Contact / Legal Notice
For questions about our shop, orders, products, books, courses, or digital offerings, please contact us using the details below.
Information pursuant to § 5 ECG, § 63 GewO and § 25 MedienG (Austria)
Operator / Service Provider / Media Owner:
Malle-Schmickl GesbR (civil law partnership)
acting through the partners:
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helge Schmickl
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Bettina Malle-Schmickl
Ehrentalerstraße 39
9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
Austria
Customer support:
Phone: +43 463 437786
E-Mail: [email protected]
Legal and administrative matters:
E-Mail: [email protected]
VAT ID: ATU69623838
Commercial Register (Firmenbuch): no entry; a GesbR is not registered in the commercial register
Trade licence holders and trade authorisations:
In a civil law partnership (GesbR), each partner individually holds the trade licences. The trades relevant for the operation of this online shop and our related activities include in particular:
- Commercial trade and commercial agents (§ 124 no. 10 of the Austrian Trade Code GewO 1994)
- Services in automatic data processing and information technology
Current GISA numbers, exact trade wordings, and business locations of the partners can be looked up in the public Austrian trade register (GISA) and via the WKO “Firmen A-Z” directory.
Memberships:
Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (WKO) and Economic Chamber of Carinthia; specialist associations as set out in the respective trade licence and the WKO “Firmen A-Z” entry.
Supervisory / Trade Authority:
Magistrat der Landeshauptstadt Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, to the extent competent for the trade authorisations.
Applicable legal provisions:
Austrian Trade Code 1994 (Gewerbeordnung, GewO), available via the Federal Legal Information System: https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/
Disclosure pursuant to § 25 Austrian Media Act
Media owner:
Malle-Schmickl GesbR, Ehrentalerstraße 39, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria.
Business purpose:
Online sales of equipment and accessories for distilling spirits, distilling essential oils and hydrosols and producing vinegar; sale of books, vouchers, courses and digital offerings; information on these goods and services.
Partners and authorised representatives:
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Helge Schmickl and Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Bettina Malle-Schmickl. Partnership shares: 50 % each.
General direction of the website:
Information about the goods, services, courses and digital offerings of the operators as well as promotion of these offerings. The website also provides expert information on distilling spirits, distilling essential oils and hydrosols, and producing vinegar.
Alternative dispute resolution
The EU Online Dispute Resolution platform was discontinued on 20 July 2025. A link to that platform is therefore no longer provided.
We are not obliged and not generally willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration body unless a statutory obligation applies. Statutory information duties in a specific consumer dispute remain unaffected.
Liability and copyright
We are responsible for our own content on this website in accordance with general legal provisions. Content is created with the greatest possible care. Statutory warranty, consumer and information rights remain unaffected.
This website contains links to external third-party websites whose content we cannot influence. The respective provider or operator is responsible for such content. If we become aware of any unlawful content, we will remove the corresponding links without undue delay.
The content and works created on this website are subject to copyright. Any use beyond the limits of copyright law requires the prior consent of the respective rights holder.