Accessibility Statement Easy Accessibility

This accessibility statement applies to the website https://www.ovb.eu published by OVB Holding AG.

OVB Holding AG strives to ensure that the website is accessible in accordance with national and European legislation, particularly “Directive (EU) 2019/882 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on accessibility requirements for products and services”.

Status of compatibility with the requirements

This website largely complies with the “Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2” (WCAG). The accessibility requirements are detailed in the § 3 Abs. 2 BFSG of the Federal Act on the Strengthening of Accessibility »Verordnung zum Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSGV)« enacted on 15 June 2022. Basic accessibility requirements are met. However, there are still some exceptions and limitations.

Non-barrier-free content

Based on the review, the website is only partially compliant with the previously mentioned requirements due to the following exceptions:

Incompatibility with the BFSG

The content listed below is incompatible with § 3 Abs. 2 BFSG and is not barrier-free for the following reasons:

Barrier 1: 

Video player – Test step 1.2.5 (WCAG): Audio Description

An audio description is not provided for all prerecorded video content in synchronised media, as vtt files are not always available. This means that subtitles are not always available. In this context, the controls for activating subtitles and audio descriptions are also missing if nothing is stored for activation. 

Barrier-free alternative: There is currently no barrier-free alternative.

Barrier 2: 

Entire website – Test step 1.4.5 (WCAG): Images of Text

Our website uses image elements containing text to convey information.  For some of these visual representations, either the ALT text is insufficiently descriptive or there is no ALT text at all. 

Barrier-free alternative: We are working on successively making this content barrier-free. Currently, there is no accessible alternative.

Barrier 3: 

Entire website – Test step 2.4.6 (WCAG): Headings and Labels

Some headings or labels do not describe any topics or purposes. 

Barrier-free alternative: We are working on successively making this content barrier-free. Currently, there is no accessible alternative.

Barrier 4: 

Entire website – Test step 3.1.2 (WCAG): Language of Parts

Some pages use words from other languages. The language of the passages concerned has not been specified and no language attributes have been used.

Barrier-free alternative: There is currently no barrier-free alternative available.

Barrier 5: 

Entire website – Test step 3.2.4 (WCAG): Consistent Recognition

There is no consistent use of labels, captions and alt texts for elements. In some cases, a recurring function, such as opening the advisor search, is displayed differently. 

Barrier-free alternative: There is currently no barrier-free alternative available.

Disproportionate burden

No use case.

No use case

There is no content that does not fall within the scope of the § 3 Abs. 2 BFSG enacted »Verordnung zum Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz (BFSGV)« of 15 June 2022.

Date of preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was created on 6 June 2025 and last reviewed and updated on 6 June 2025. The assessment is based on a self-assessment.

Feedback and contact details

If you would like to report existing barriers and/or request information on the implementation of accessibility, please contact:

Team Web, Marketing OVB Holding AG

OVB Holding AG
Heumarkt 1
50667 Köln

Telefon: +4922120150

E-Mail: web@ovb.eu

Arbitration procedure

If you are not satisfied with the response from the above contact, you can contact the arbitration board in accordance with §16 BGG. The BGG arbitration board supports out-of-court dispute resolution in conflicts between people with disabilities and federal public bodies regarding accessibility.
The arbitration procedure is free of charge and no legal advice is required. Further information on the arbitration procedure and how to submit an application can be found at www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de.

You can contact the arbitration centre at the following address:

Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen

Mauerstraße 53 
10117 Berlin

Telefon: +493018 5272805
Fax: +4930185272901

E-Mail: info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de