Transparency
Licenses and Attribution
Last updated: June 2026
The German version of this page is authoritative. This English version is provided for convenience and transparency only.
1. Purpose of This Page
This page documents rights, licenses, sources, third-party notices and attributions that may be relevant to this website.
It supplements the Legal Notice, the Terms of Use and the Disclaimer.
2. Own Content
Unless otherwise stated, texts, layout decisions, content structure, visual compositions and personal content on this website were created by Jialiang Lai.
These contents are subject to German copyright law.
Any use beyond legally permitted limits requires the prior consent of the respective rights holder.
3. Source Code and Technical Basis
This website is based on modern web technologies, including Next.js, React, TypeScript, CSS, animations and other frontend tools.
Where open-source libraries are used, their respective licenses apply. Typical license models may include MIT, Apache-2.0, BSD, ISC or similar open-source licenses.
The use of an open-source library does not mean that the entire website or its content is licensed under the same license.
4. Open-Source Dependencies
This website may use libraries or tools from the following areas, among others:
- frameworks and build tools,
- UI and icon libraries,
- animation libraries,
- WebGL- or Canvas-related libraries,
- internationalisation,
- analytics or consent integrations,
- publication, deployment and hosting tools.
The relevant license information is set out in the publicly provided license notices and official repositories of the respective projects.
Where required, supplementary license information for open-source dependencies is provided on this page or in separate license notices.
5. Trademarks, Logos and Signs
This website may mention or display trademarks, logos, product names, company names, university names or other signs of third parties.
These may include in particular:
- universities,
- employers,
- technology providers,
- cloud and software platforms,
- certification providers,
- open-source projects,
- professional networks.
All trademarks, logos and signs remain the property of their respective rights holders.
Their use is made solely for descriptive, informational or referential purposes, for example to present professional, academic, technical or project-related stations.
Unless expressly stated, no partnership, sponsorship, approval or endorsement by the respective rights holders exists.
6. Images, Photographs and Visual Asset Sources
This website may use photographs, image motifs, graphics, textures, illustrations or other visual materials that originate from third parties or were published on third-party platforms.
Some photographic materials, especially in the photographic area of the About page, may originally come from free-to-use image sources such as Unsplash, Pexels or Pixabay.
These platforms provide content under their own license terms and terms of use. According to their respective information, attribution is often not mandatory, but it is commonly appreciated or recommended. The official terms that apply at the time of use are always decisive.
- Unsplash: License and Terms
- Pexels: License
- Pixabay: Content License Summary
Where individual creators, photographers or source pages are clearly documented, additional attribution may be provided on this page or in a separate source list.
The license of the respective platform does not automatically cover every possible third-party right that may be affected by an image. This applies in particular to recognizable persons, trademarks, logos, designs, artworks, buildings, private property or other protected signs and objects.
The display of such materials on this website does not mean that visitors receive an independent sublicense or any broader right to reuse those third-party materials.
If you believe that an image, source, license notice or rights attribution is incomplete, incorrect or problematic, please contact the website operator using the contact details provided in the Legal Notice.
7. Fonts
This website may use system fonts, self-hosted fonts or external font files.
If external or licensed fonts are used, the respective license terms of the font providers apply.
Where fonts are self-hosted, no automatic connection to external font servers is made unless expressly stated elsewhere.
8. Icons
Icons may originate from open-source icon sets or from own designs.
The respective icon licenses remain applicable. Attribution on this page or in technical license files may be required depending on the specific icon set.
9. Third-Party Services
This website may use third-party services, in particular for hosting, domain management, forms, analytics, UX analytics, tag management and search engine verification.
The following licence and attribution notices apply in particular to the map display:
- Mapbox GL JS 3.25.0: used under the Mapbox Web SDK License and Mapbox terms (https://www.mapbox.com/legal/tos); attribution requirements are described at https://docs.mapbox.com/help/dive-deeper/attribution/
- MapLibre GL JS 5.24.0: BSD-3-Clause; official repository and licence notices at https://github.com/maplibre/maplibre-gl-js
- OpenFreeMap: project code under the MIT License; maps are subject to the attribution stated at https://openfreemap.org/ including OpenMapTiles and data from OpenStreetMap.
- OpenStreetMap data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL); licence information at https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright and attribution guidance at https://osmfoundation.org/wiki/Licence/Attribution_Guidelines
Details can be found under:
10. No Transfer of Rights
The display of content on this website does not grant any further rights of use.
In particular, no rights in texts, images, designs, animations, logos, trademarks, source code elements or other content are transferred unless this is expressly stated in writing.
11. Notice Regarding Possible Errors
Despite careful review, license or attribution entries may be incomplete.
If you notice a missing, incorrect or unclear notice, please contact me at:
I will review substantiated notices and make necessary corrections.
