An Impressum, sometimes called a Legal Notice or Masthead, is a legally mandated statement of ownership and editorial responsibility. German and broader European Union media and telecommunications law require website operators to publish an Impressum that identifies the responsible entity, provides verifiable contact information, and ensures transparency and accountability toward visitors, regulators, and legal correspondents.
The Impressum Tradition
The word "impressum" descends from the Latin impressum, "that which has been pressed in", referring to the identifying mark that a printer physically pressed into each printed page to declare responsibility for the work. As the printing trade spread across Europe, regulatory frameworks formalized this practice into law, requiring every publisher to name the responsible party on every edition.
Newspapers and periodicals carried forward the same principle as the masthead, where the publisher, editors, and principal staff appeared in every printed issue, giving readers clear knowledge of who stood behind the content they were reading. The masthead became a respected mark of editorial accountability across centuries of publishing.
The internet extended publishing to a global scale. Several European legal frameworks responded by applying the same transparency obligations that had governed printed periodicals to online publishing. The Impressum became the digital continuation of the printed masthead, carrying the same purpose into the era of websites and web applications: every visitor deserves to know who operates the service they are using.
Why WIMG Publishes an Impressum
When you open WIMG to draw, trace, or export an SVG, you place a degree of trust in the tool. The WIMG Impressum makes that trust verifiable. You can confirm who builds, operates, and maintains WIMG, and you can reach the responsible party through documented channels.
WIMG's commitment to verifiability runs through every layer of the application. Every shape you draw stays inside your browser. No account is needed, no file is transmitted to any server, and no tracking of any kind takes place. The Impressum extends that architectural transparency to organizational identity, giving every visitor the ability to confirm who stands behind WIMG.
WIMG Operator Information
The complete legal disclosure for WIMG at wimg.net, including the registered operator name, registered address, responsible party details, and formal contact information, is maintained through an official Impressum registry.
The full Impressum for WIMG, including operator name, registered address, and legal contact details, is published at the following registry address.
View Full Impressum for wimg.netAdditional Legal Pages
You may also wish to review the WIMG Privacy Policy and the WIMG Terms and Conditions. For a complete overview of WIMG, the privacy-first browser-native SVG editor, please visit the About WIMG page.
