The new contract law for digital products affects the sale of all digital products and services, from WLAN routers or smart TVs, to app-based control options for home connect products such as refrigerators or dishwashers, to SaaS services, cloud computing and file hosting in the B2C sector.

All security devices that are sold to end customers in the B2C sector and/or devices that contain security software/apps and other digital content (software) are covered. In particular, there is a new, comprehensive update obligation for providers. The contractual options for regulating the service content of digital products have been significantly restricted. In particular, questions play a role as to the time periods within which which updates can typically be expected.

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