Legal Notice (Impressum)
Website: Behind the Merge
Associated YouTube channel: Behind the Merge on YouTube
Last updated: 29 October 2026
Information pursuant to Section 5 of the Austrian E-Commerce Act (E-Commerce-Gesetz, ECG) and Section 63 of the Austrian Trade Regulation Act 1994 (Gewerbeordnung 1994, GewO), and disclosure pursuant to Section 25 of the Austrian Media Act (Mediengesetz, MedienG).
Website operator and contact
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Full name / business name | Stefan Lacher |
| Legal form | Sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen) |
| Project name | Behind the Merge |
| Business address / location of the trade authorisation | Kloepferstraße 14/5, 1220 Wien (Vienna), Austria |
| contact@behindthemerge.com | |
| Contact form | Send a message |
Business and trade information
Business purpose / trade authorisation: Services in automatic data processing and information technology (Dienstleistungen in der automatischen Datenverarbeitung und Informationstechnik).
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| GISA trade register number | 38539275 |
| Chamber / professional group | Vienna Economic Chamber (Wirtschaftskammer Wien), Professional Group for Management Consultancy, Accounting and Information Technology (Fachgruppe Unternehmensberatung, Buchhaltung und Informationstechnologie — UBIT) |
| Competent trade authority | Municipal District Office for Vienna's 22nd District (Magistratisches Bezirksamt für den 22. Bezirk) |
| Applicable trade rules | Austrian Trade Regulation Act 1994 (Gewerbeordnung 1994, GewO), available in the Austrian Legal Information System (RIS) |
| Company register entry (Firmenbuch) | Not registered |
| VAT identification number (UID) | None |
Disclosure under Section 25 MedienG
Media owner: Stefan Lacher, sole proprietor.
Place of establishment: Wien (Vienna), Austria; full address as stated above.
Business purpose: Services in automatic data processing and information technology (Dienstleistungen in der automatischen Datenverarbeitung und Informationstechnik).
Ownership: The media owner is Stefan Lacher, a natural person operating as a sole proprietor. There is no separate corporate entity, corporate ownership chain or supervisory board.
Silent participations: None.
Trust arrangements: None.
Other media undertakings or media services: None beyond the Behind the Merge website and associated YouTube channel identified above.
Editorial policy (Blattlinie): Behind the Merge presents original illustrated fictional stories about software engineering, professional responsibility, teamwork and the human consequences of technical decisions. The website introduces the stories, their characters and the associated YouTube channel.