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Legal Notice

Impressum  |  Service-provider identification

This legal notice ("Impressum") identifies the operator behind ARA and the supervisory authorities that apply to us. It is provided in accordance with Section 5 of the German Telemedia Act (TMG), Section 18(2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (MStV), the Austrian E-Commerce Act (ECG), and equivalent EU transparency requirements.
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Service Provider

Company name
Arbos Folk
Legal form
Enkeltmandsvirksomhed (Danish sole proprietorship)
Trade name / product
ARA: the shared digital home for intentional communities
Country of registration
Denmark
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Contact Information and Registration

Responsible person (Inhaber)
Leif Pettersen
Address
Byhøjvænget 17
8380 Trige, Denmark
CVR (Danish business registry)
46278895
VAT identification number
DK46278895

Public business-registry details can be verified at datacvr.virk.dk using the CVR number above.

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Editorially Responsible Person

Pursuant to Section 18(2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (MStV), the person responsible for editorial content on this website is:

Leif Pettersen
Byhøjvænget 17, 8380 Trige, Denmark
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Nature of Business

Arbos Folk operates ARA, a cloud-based software-as-a-service platform designed for regenerative communities such as eco-villages, co-ops, intentional communities, land trusts, and similar organisations. The platform provides tools for task and project management, governance, document collaboration, event coordination, shared resource management, financial tracking, peer-to-peer exchange, and federation across communities.

ARA is offered under tiered subscription plans (Seedling, Village, and Ecosystem) as described on our Pricing page.

ARA is one of several brands operated by Arbos Folk under the parent identity Arbos Techne. Other brands include HILT, a management platform for Historical European Martial Arts clubs.

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Regulatory Information

Arbos Folk is registered with the Danish Business Authority (Erhvervsstyrelsen) and operates in compliance with Danish law and applicable European Union regulations, including:

  • General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). See our Privacy Policy.
  • Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive) on cookies and electronic communications.
  • Directive 2011/83/EU (Consumer Rights Directive).
  • Directive 2000/31/EC (E-Commerce Directive).

The competent data protection supervisory authority is:

Datatilsynet (Danish Data Protection Agency)
Carl Jacobsens Vej 35
2500 Valby, Denmark
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EU Online Dispute Resolution

Pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 524/2013, the European Commission provides an online dispute resolution (ODR) platform for consumers:

ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr

Our email for dispute-resolution correspondence is legal@arbosfolk.com.

We are not obligated to, and do not currently participate in, dispute-resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board. However, we will consider participation on a case-by-case basis as required by applicable law, and will always engage directly and in good faith with any consumer complaint sent to the address above.

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Intellectual Property

All content on this website and within the ARA platform (including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, icons, images, software code, UI design, and the ARA brand identity) is the property of Arbos Folk or its respective licensors and is protected by Danish, European, and international copyright and trademark laws.

The ARA name, logo, and associated branding elements are trademarks of Arbos Folk. Unauthorised use, reproduction, or distribution of any materials without prior written consent is prohibited.

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Liability for Content

As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with general laws. However, we are not obligated to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information (including content posted by Sanctuary members within the platform) or to investigate circumstances indicating illegal activity.

Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general laws remain unaffected. Liability in this regard is only possible from the point at which we become aware of a specific legal violation. Upon becoming aware of any such violation, we will remove the content immediately.