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smartzone GmbH
Faltermaierweg 7
84524 Neuötting
Germany
Represented by the managing directors: Jonas Andre, Joscha Becking
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Joscha Becking, Faltermaierweg 7, 84524 Neuötting, Germany
Consumer dispute resolution: EPEI’s services are directed exclusively at businesses (B2B). smartzone GmbH is neither willing nor obliged to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG).
Transparency notice: EPEI is a private, independent, commercial product assessment service. It is not a public authority, not affiliated with the European Union and holds no governmental accreditation. The assessment is free of charge; an optional licence fee applies only after a pass and never influences the assessment result. The methodology is published at /methodology, and every published award is publicly verifiable at /verify.
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Last updated: 17 July 2026. The German legal notice is available at /imprint?lang=de.