Terms of Use

These Terms of Use apply to the content published on DeWandelaar.org and its associated websites. Their primary purpose is to explain how content on this Website may be used and under what conditions.

If you have any questions or wish to request permission to use content, you can do so via the contact form.

Last updated: 24 January 2026

Name clarification

The name “DerWanderer” is used on the German-language website as the German-language designation for “DeWandelaar”. Both names refer to the same person and the same copyright holder.

Scope

Unless stated otherwise, these Terms of Use apply to all text, images, photographs, maps, and other media published on this Website.

Different types of content are subject to different copyright and usage conditions, which are explained below.

Informational purpose

The content published on this Website is provided for general informational purposes only.

While reasonable care is taken to ensure accuracy, the content may be incomplete, outdated, or subject to change. No guarantees are given regarding accuracy, completeness, or suitability for any particular purpose.

Third-party content

This Website includes content created by third parties, in particular images.

Where third-party content is used:

• The creator is credited
• The copyright holder is identified
• The applicable licence is specified, including a link to the licence text

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, third-party content on this Website is used under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence.

The rights and obligations relating to such content are defined by the original licence and not by these Terms of Use. If you wish to reuse third-party content, you must comply with the terms of the applicable licence.

Images Provided via the German National Tourist Board (GNTB / DZT)

Where images are not created by DeWandelaar, such images may include, and are most likely to include, visual materials made available by the German National Tourist Board / Deutsche Zentrale für Tourismus (GNTB / DZT) (www.germany.travel) through its Open Data / Knowledge Graph initiative for Germany as a tourism destination.

These images are provided under the Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) licence.

The GNTB typically supplies a copyright name without further attribution details. Accordingly:

• The copyright creator;
• The copyright holder;
• The licence reference page;
• The copyright credit text; and
• The copyright notice

as displayed by DeWandelaar (either visibly on the relevant webpage or embedded within the webpage metadata/schema), represent faithful reproductions of the information provided by the GNTB and, where applicable, by the relevant German state tourism organisations (Landestourismusorganisationen, “LTOs”).

Such LTOs supplying images to the GNTB may include, but are not limited to:

• Tourismus Marketing GmbH Baden-Württemberg (visit-bw.com/de)
• Bayern Tourismus Marketing GmbH (erlebe.bayern)
• Berlin Tourismus & Kongress GmbH (visitberlin.de)
• TMB Tourismus-Marketing Brandenburg GmbH (reiseland-brandenburg.de)
• WFB Wirtschaftsförderung Bremen GmbH (bremen.de)
• HA Hessen Agentur GmbH (hessen-tourismus.de)
• Hamburg Tourismus GmbH (hamburg-tourismus.de)
• MV Tourismus GmbH (auf-nach-mv.de)
• TourismusMarketing Niedersachsen GmbH (reiseland-niedersachsen.de)
• Tourismus NRW e.V. (nrw-tourismus.de)
• Rheinland-Pfalz Tourismus GmbH (rlp-tourismus.com)
• Tourismus Zentrale Saarland GmbH (urlaub.saarland)
• Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH (sachsen-tourismus.de)
• Investitions- und Marketinggesellschaft Sachsen-Anhalt mbH (sachsen-anhalt-tourismus.de)
• Tourismus-Agentur Schleswig-Holstein GmbH (sh-tourismus.de)
• Thüringer Tourismus GmbH (thueringen-entdecken.de)

DeWandelaar does not claim ownership of such third-party images and relies in good faith on the copyright and licensing information provided through the GNTB Open Data infrastructure.

Content created by DeWandelaar (general)

Unless stated otherwise, original content created by DeWandelaar is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.

In practical terms, this means:

You are free to:

• Share the content in its original form
• Copy and redistribute it in any medium or format
• Adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material

Under the following conditions:

• Attribution — You must credit DeWandelaar and provide a link to the source
• Non-Commercial — You may not use the content for commercial purposes
• ShareAlike — If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.

No additional restrictions apply beyond those defined in the licence.

Other content created by DeWandelaar

Unless stated otherwise, content created by DeWandelaar not provided under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence is published with All Rights Reserved.

For this content:

• All rights are reserved
• No permission is granted for reuse, reproduction, modification, or distribution
• No implied licence arises from publication on this Website

This applies regardless of whether the intended use is commercial or non-commercial.

This restriction exists to protect personal rights, identity, and context and is independent of the copyright licences applied to other content on the Website.

Requesting permission

If you wish to:

• Use DeWandelaar content for commercial purposes
• Create derivative works
• Use content that includes my image
• Use content in a way not covered by the licences described above

You may request permission by contacting me via the contact form.

Permission may be granted or refused at my discretion and, where granted, may be subject to specific conditions agreed in writing.

Attribution and metadata

Where possible, licensing and attribution information is provided:

• In image captions
• In page metadata and structured data

You are encouraged to preserve this information when reusing content, even where not strictly required by the applicable licence.

Use of the Website and limitation of liability

Use of this Website and its content is at your own discretion.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, DeWandelaar shall not be liable for any direct or indirect damage resulting from the use of, or reliance on, content published on this Website.

This limitation does not apply in cases of intent or gross negligence, nor in any situation where liability cannot be excluded under applicable law.

External links

This Website may contain links to external websites. DeWandelaar has no control over the content or availability of those websites and accepts no responsibility for their content or practices.

Changes to these Terms

The content of this Website and these Terms of Use may change over time.

The version published on this Website at the time of use applies. Continued use of the Website after changes have been made constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms.

Governing law

These Terms of Use are governed by Dutch law. Dutch courts have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising in connection with these Terms of Use.