Legal Notice (Impressum)

Last updated: August 2026

This English version is provided for convenience. The German version (Impressum) is authoritative.

1. Information pursuant to Section 5 of the German Digital Services Act (DDG)

WTE Group GmbH
Leo-Leistikow-Allee 18
22081 Hamburg
Germany

Represented by the Managing Directors:
Fabian Scholz, Jakob Scholz

2. Contact

Email: info@welcome-to-europe.com

Please note: To ensure efficient and globally accessible support, we offer digital communication channels only. You can reach us at any time via the email address stated above.

3. Commercial register and VAT ID

Registered in the commercial register.
Register court: Local Court (Amtsgericht) of Hamburg
Registration number: HRB 179321

VAT identification number pursuant to Section 27a of the German VAT Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz):
DE359787075

4. Information on our activity as an insurance broker

Licence pursuant to Section 34d (1) of the German Trade Regulation Act (GewO) (insurance broker).

Competent supervisory and licensing authority

Handelskammer Hamburg (Hamburg Chamber of Commerce)
Adolphsplatz 1
20457 Hamburg
Germany
https://www.hk24.de

Broker register number: D-E7VP-AIFVH-23

The entry in the broker register can be verified at:

Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK) e.V.
Breite Straße 29
10178 Berlin
Germany
Telephone: 0180 600 58 50 (landline rate €0.20 per call; mobile rates up to €0.60 per call)

Register lookup at: https://www.vermittlerregister.info

5. Responsible for content pursuant to Section 18 (2) of the German State Media Treaty (MStV)

Fabian Scholz
WTE Group GmbH
Leo-Leistikow-Allee 18
22081 Hamburg
Germany

6. Data Protection Officer

ARTANA Digital GmbH
Prof. Dr. Christian Rauda
Alstertwiete 3
20099 Hamburg
Germany
Email: dpo@welcome-to-europe.com

7. Consumer dispute resolution / universal arbitration board

We are neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board, with the exception of the area of insurance brokerage.

For disputes arising from the brokerage of insurance contracts, you may contact the following out-of-court arbitration bodies:

Versicherungsombudsmann e.V.
Postfach 080632
10006 Berlin
Germany
https://www.versicherungsombudsmann.de

Ombudsmann Private Kranken- und Pflegeversicherung (Ombudsman for Private Health and Long-Term Care Insurance)
Postfach 06 02 22
10052 Berlin
Germany
https://www.pkv-ombudsmann.de

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