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Provider
Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau
Bundesoberbehörde im Geschäftsbereich des Bundesministeriums für Verkehr
Represented by the President Dr.-Ing. Jan Kayser
Kußmaulstr. 17
76187 Karlsruhe
Phone: +49 (0)721 9726-0
Email: info@baw.de
Responsible for content
Peter Weinmann
Email: peter.weinmann@baw.de
VAT identification number: DE 811 466 537
Editor-in-Chief
Marguerite Schnelle
Phone: +49 (721) 9726-3380
Email: marguerite.schnelle@baw.de
Design and implementation
arxio GmbH
www.arxio.de
Disclaimer
No liability can be accepted for completeness, editorial or technical errors, omissions, etc. or for the correctness of entries.
In particular, no liability can be accepted for the completeness and correctness of information provided by external sources linked to from the website. Website providers are responsible for their own content that they make available in accordance with the generally applicable laws. A distinction must be made between this content and links to content made available by other providers.
Any links to the content of third-party websites by means of hyperlinks are included for information purposes only.
The provider of the external sites who makes the content available is solely responsible for the content of these sites. The external websites of third-party providers have been examined with the utmost diligence and to the best of the provider's knowledge and belief before including the respective reference. However, no liability can be accepted for the completeness or correctness of information provided by external sources linked to from the website by means of hyperlinks. The content of external websites can change at any time without the BAW’s knowledge. The following statement applies to all links on this site: we emphasise that we do not have any influence on the design and content of any websites made available by external providers that are linked to from our homepage and that such links do not imply any endorsement of their content. This statement applies to all pages of this home page and to all links available on these pages.
We kindly ask you to make us aware if the BAW links to any pages whose content is objectionable.
The BAW reserves the right to alter, supplement or delete any of the information provided without prior notice.
Copyright
Unless stated otherwise, the BAW holds the copyright for all texts.
Unless stated otherwise, the BAW or, as appropriate, the WSV holds the copyright for all images.
Any texts, text passages, charts, tables or images made available on this website must not be reproduced, disseminated or exhibited without the BAW’s prior consent.
Image credits
Images in the header and content sections: Ridderbusch Bildwerbung
www.theuner-ridderbusch.de
Terms of use for images
The BAW has acquired all rights of use from the authors of the digital images unless otherwise stated, e.g. in the information accompanying the images.
The information accompanying the images and any restrictions regarding their use and exploitation must be observed. The user will be held liable for any damages resulting from a failure to comply with this rule. The user must release the BAW from any claims asserted by third parties in this respect. Special terms of use apply to the use of images from the historical image library of German federal waterways.
The images can be downloaded free of charge as a basic principle and can be used for reporting for the following purposes: press releases, publications on film or television
Any other use for commercial purposes, particularly for advertising purposes, is not permitted.
Any editing, modifying or manipulating of digital images that goes beyond the scope of colour corrections, cuttings and reductions in size is inadmissible and will only be permitted with the BAW’s prior written consent. Digital images may not be reproduced in any context that distorts their original meaning.
Any distortion of copyrighted works in image, text or any other form, e.g. by photographic reproduction, adulteration by drawing, photomontage or electronic means is inadmissible. The user is responsible for the accompanying text.
The press is obliged to observe the journalistic principles of the German Press Council (Press Code) in particular. Consent given for the use of charts and images does not imply that the persons appearing in the images, the holders of rights to items appearing in the images or the holders of trademark or any other property rights have given their consent to public reproduction. The user is obliged to seek the consent of third parties wherever required in individual cases. The user must observe the moral rights, copyright, trademark rights and any other property rights of persons, works, objects or symbols appearing in the images. If any of the above rights are violated, the user will be solely liable for damages payable to any third parties.
The BAW reserves the right to carry out investigations if there are grounds to suspect improper use or a material infringement of the terms and conditions of use.
Whenever a digital image is used, the source ‘first name and surname of the photographer / BAW’ must be indicated. This also applies to electronic publications, e.g. websites. Prior to any publication in print, a file copy must be submitted to the BAW unprompted and free of charge.