Accessibility statement

We want everyone to be able to use our online shop without barriers – whether they use a keyboard, screen magnification or a screen reader. This statement describes what the shop does to achieve this, where limitations still exist and how you can contact us.

Scope

This statement applies to the online shop “Equine-Microtec” operated by Nordstern GmbH, including all pages, the shopping cart, the customer account and the checkout process.

What we offer

In our shop we sell patented Microtec functional fibres and innovative, modern riding equipment to consumers. You can view products, add them to your cart, order as a guest or with a customer account and pay online.

How we meet the accessibility requirements

Our benchmark is the requirements of the German Accessibility Strengthening Act (Barrierefreiheitsstärkungsgesetz, BFSG) and the associated ordinance. The technical basis is the European standard EN 301 549, which refers to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, level AA, for websites.

The shop can be operated entirely with the keyboard. The currently selected element is marked with a visible outline.
At the top of each page, a skip link takes you directly to the main content.
The pages are structured with headings and marked up with their language so that screen readers read them out correctly.
Product images have an image description.
Prices, unit prices and tax and shipping information are shown as text on the page, not as images.
The layout adapts to any screen size; text can be enlarged in the browser without any content being lost.
If you have set “Reduce motion” in your operating system, the shop does without animations.

Accessibility menu

Using the icon at the bottom left of every page, you can open a menu in which you can adjust the display to suit you:

font size in four steps
larger letter, word and line spacing
an easy-to-read font or a font for people with dyslexia
high contrast (black background, white text, yellow links)
highlighted links
a clear outline when navigating with the Tab key
large mouse pointer
reading guide that follows the mouse pointer
pause animations, scrolling text, sliders and videos
additional descriptions for icons and images

Your selection is only stored in your browser – without a cookie and without being transmitted to us.

Compliance status

The online shop is largely compliant with the requirements mentioned above. The following content is not yet fully accessible:

The product videos have no subtitles and no audio description. However, you will also find the important product information in the description text.
In product lists, the list is not completely correctly marked up for screen readers, and the heading levels of the product names do not consistently follow the structure of the page.

We are working on removing these limitations.

Preparation of this statement

This statement was prepared on 9 November 2026. It is based on a self-assessment, including an automated test (Lighthouse 13 with axe-core) of the home page, a category page and a product page.

Reporting barriers and contact

Have you come across a barrier, or do you need information from the shop in a different format? Write to us or give us a call – we will deal with it as quickly as possible.

Nordstern GmbH
Talstraße 17
67487 Sankt Martin
Germany
Phone: +49 2572 9601771
Email: info@equine-microtec.com

Competent market surveillance authority

If you believe that our online shop does not meet the accessibility requirements, you can contact the competent market surveillance authority:

Marktüberwachungsstelle der Länder für die Barrierefreiheit von Produkten und Dienstleistungen (MLBF AöR) – the German federal states' market surveillance authority for the accessibility of products and services
Carl-Miller-Straße 6
39112 Magdeburg
Germany
Phone: +49 391 289 230 23
Email: kontakt@mlbf-barrierefrei.de
Website: www.mlbf-barrierefrei.de