Accessibility Statement

1) Introduction

We are pleased about your visit to our website and thank you for your interest. Below you will find information about the accessible usability of our online service. We inform you about:
- what services and functions you can expect on this website,
- how you can use these services and functions,
- what options are available for accessible use, and
- which authority is responsible for monitoring accessibility on this website.

2) Services and functions of this website

This website is an online shop for the sale of goods. Goods are defined here as physical items.
You are presented with goods that can be added to an electronic shopping cart and then ordered and paid for in a binding manner.
This website has a header and footer menu.
In the header menu, the goods we sell are listed by category and can be accessed individually from there.
Each item is described on its own detail page with additional information about its essential characteristics, scope of delivery, and total price. From there, it can be added to the electronic shopping cart.
Additionally, once you have added at least one item to the shopping cart, it can be accessed through the header menu. From the cart, the electronic ordering process can be initiated and completed.
In the footer menu, you will find links to our legal notice with our contact information, as well as information on the legal basis of our online services, shipping and payment options, and links to other helpful service pages.

3) Explanations on using the services and functions

1. Virtual buttons
   This website can be operated using virtual buttons.

2. Home, overview, and detail pages
   On the home page, you will find a selection of offered products in the central page area. By interacting with a product display, you will reach the product detail page.
   In the header menu, you can navigate between different product categories.
   After selecting a category, you will be directed to an overview page where all products in that category are displayed.
   By interacting with a product display on the overview page, you will again be directed to the product detail page.
   The product detail pages contain, in addition to all essential information about the product and the total price, a quantity selection element and an add-to-cart button, if applicable.
   If available, the desired order quantity can be set via the quantity selection.
   

3. Electronic shopping cart
   By clicking the add-to-cart button, you add the product (in the selected quantity, if applicable) to the electronic shopping cart.
   This electronic cart can be accessed at any time via the header menu.
   Here, you can first review the added products. Using appropriate buttons, products can be removed or the quantity changed, where relevant.

4. Electronic ordering process
   After reviewing the cart, you can complete the electronic order process by interacting with the appropriate buttons.
   To do this, you will first be asked to provide your contact details (at least name, email address, and shipping or billing address) using an input form.
   In the next step, you can select from the available shipping or service options.
   Finally, you can choose one of the available payment methods, enter the required payment data, and complete the order.
   The binding submission of the order only occurs when the designated button on the final order page is clicked. It is labelled with "Buy", "Buy Now", "Place Order with Obligation to Pay", or another clear phrase.
   Before clicking this order button, you can use the "Back" button of your browser at any time to return to previous steps and/or cancel the order process entirely.
   If you choose to pay using an online payment method, you will be redirected from the final order page to the payment provider’s system to make the payment there.

4) Legal requirements for accessibility

This website qualifies as an online shop and is considered a "service in electronic commerce" characterised by an electronic ordering and payment system.
It is therefore subject to special legal requirements regarding accessibility.
In general, this website must provide functions and procedures that address the needs of people with disabilities and allow for operability with digital assistive technologies.

The online shop functions of this website must be
- perceivable
- operable
- understandable, and
- robust.


Perceivability means that the information and components of the online shop are presented in a way that is easily perceivable by all users.
Operability requires that the functions of the online shop can be used even by users with mobility or cognitive limitations.
Understandability implies that the information and functions of the online shop are logically structured, clearly recognisable, and unambiguous.
Robustness ensures that the content and functions of the online shop can be used reliably and without limitations, even when users utilise digital assistive technologies.
If the online shop offers products that themselves are subject to accessibility requirements, then accessibility information must be provided for those products, if available.

5) Available tools for accessible use

This website meets accessibility requirements through the following measures:
- Alt texts for images: Images in the online shop are equipped with alternative texts that provide a brief description of the image and can be processed by screen readers.
- Adjustable font size: The font size of the page content can be customised to ensure optimal readability for all users.
- Adjustable color contrast: The colour contrast of page elements is adjustable. It can be increased or decreased.
- Operability via mouse and keyboard: The online shop functions can be operated using both mouse and keyboard. The mouse pointer can be navigated and activated using keyboard control keys.
- Browser-independent page output: The content and functions of this website are available in identical layout, orientation, and resolution regardless of the browser used.
- Cascading Style Sheets (CSS): A programming language is used that separates the presentation (appearance, colour, design) of page content from its structural layout. This allows assistive technologies to use their own display schemes to present content.
- Sufficient spacing between characters: Text characters are displayed with sufficient spacing to ensure readability.
- Compatibility with screen readers: The contents of the online shop are compatible with all common screen readers and can be read and processed by them.
- Responsive design (adaptation to different screen sizes): Content, elements, and functions automatically adjust in size to the screen being used.
- Scalability (visibility when zoomed): Page elements and content remain high-resolution and readable even when zoomed in.
- Strong colour contrast: A high contrast between text and background colours is preset to ensure optimal visibility of page elements.
- Textual hints when required input fields are left empty: If mandatory fields are left unfilled, a textual note appears in addition to a colour marking. This note specifies which information is missing in the input field.


6) Responsible supervisory authority

A supervisory authority will be responsible for monitoring accessibility on this website.
Currently, none has been appointed.
Once a responsible authority is designated, it will be listed here with name and address.