Accessibility Statement

1. Scope

This accessibility statement applies to all language versions of zarges.com and the associated country and market pages of ZARGES GmbH, Zargesstraße 7, 82362 Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany.

2. Compliance Status

This website is partially compliant with the requirements of Directive (EU) 2016/2102 and the European Accessibility Act (EAA). The following overview is based on an initial analysis conducted by web agency BGM websolutions GmbH & Co. KG (as of 8 July 2025).

Areas of compliance:

✓  Keyboard accessibility (WCAG 2.1): The website is fully operable via keyboard and focus elements are largely visible.

✓  Touch target sizes (WCAG 2.5.5): All tested interactive elements meet Level AAA minimum sizes for mobile use.

✓  Semantic HTML (WCAG 2.4.6): Semantic HTML structures are implemented.

Known limitations:

✗  Colour contrast (WCAG 1.4.3): Several colour combinations do not meet the required minimum contrast ratio — affected areas include navigation, CTA buttons and teaser elements. Lighthouse accessibility score: Desktop 77, Mobile 69.

✗  Alternative texts / image descriptions (WCAG 1.1.1): Alt texts are incompletely maintained and in some cases only available in the German language version.

✗  ARIA labels (WCAG 1.1.1, 1.3.1, 2.4.4, 4.1.2): ARIA labels are missing in numerous locations (47 missing ARIA labels identified).

✗  Screen reader compatibility (WCAG 1.1.1, 3.1.2): Forms are not read out correctly; form fields are not fully labelled. In the main menu, background content rather than menu items is announced on mouse interaction.

✗  Forms (WCAG 1.3.5, 3.3): Form fields are not marked up in a way that allows screen readers to identify the expected input.

✗  Keyboard accessibility (detail): Skip links are missing; the focus indicator is insufficiently visible on blue backgrounds.

✗  Language / readability (WCAG): Occasional grammatical and spelling errors; complex sentence structures in product texts.

Areas not yet assessed:

•  Time-based media (videos/podcasts): Subtitles and transcripts have not been fully assessed. Media content published before 28 June 2025 is subject to a transitional exemption.

3. Remediation and Timeline

ZARGES GmbH is actively working to improve accessibility. The following measures are planned:

•  Revision of colour contrasts across the design system (2026)

•  Systematic addition of alt texts in all language versions (2026)

•  Implementation of missing ARIA labels (2026)

•  Improvement of screen reader compatibility for forms and navigation (2026)

•  Addition of skip links and improvement of the focus indicator (2026)

4. Preparation of this Statement

This statement was prepared on the basis of the initial analysis by BGM websolutions GmbH & Co. KG (analysis date: 8 July 2025) and an internal self-assessment. Date of statement: 17 September 2025.

5. Contact and Feedback

If you encounter barriers on our website or have questions about accessibility, please contact us:

ZARGES GmbH 
Email: marketing@zarges.de 
Phone: +49 881 687 0 
Zargesstraße 7, 82362 Weilheim in Oberbayern, Germany

We aim to respond to your enquiry within 10 working days.

6. Enforcement Procedure

If you have not received a satisfactory response within 10 working days, you may contact the relevant enforcement body:

Federal Monitoring Office for Accessibility of Information Technology (BFIT-Bund): www.bfit-bund.de