Mandatory details on a Slovak company website: the complete list
Two things make this worth doing properly. It is a legal requirement — and it is the first thing a Slovak buyer checks before paying a company they have not dealt with before.
A site without these details reads as a site that might not be a real company. That impression costs more than any fine.
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What an s.r.o. must state
- Company name exactly as entered in the Commercial Register, including the legal form
- Registered address (sídlo)
- IČO — the organisation identification number
- DIČ — the tax number
- IČ DPH — if you are VAT registered
- Commercial Register entry details — which court, which section, which insert number
The last item is the one most often missed. The wording looks roughly like this: "Spoločnosť je zapísaná v Obchodnom registri Okresného súdu …, oddiel: Sro, vložka č.: …".
What a sole trader must state
- Name and surname
- Place of business
- IČO
- Trade register entry details with the issuing authority
A sole trader does not state a Commercial Register insert number — there is no entry there to state.
Where to put it
In the site footer. That puts the details on every page, including the one a visitor arrived at from search. It satisfies the requirement and it is convenient for the client.
On the contact page — in full, alongside phone, email and address.
In the terms of business, if you run an online shop.
On invoices — those have their own set of mandatory fields, but the data must match the website.
Important: these details have to match everywhere. Name, address and IČO on the website, in your Google listing, in directories and on invoices should be identical, down to how the address is written. Discrepancies stop Google tying your company together as one entity, and you lose position in local search. Almost nobody thinks about this, and it is expensive.
What an online shop needs on top
Selling to private individuals online adds obligations:
Terms of business. How an order is placed, paid for, delivered, and how complaints are handled.
The right of withdrawal. A consumer may withdraw from the purchase within 14 days without giving a reason. This has to be communicated before the purchase, not after.
Returns and complaints procedure. Where to write, within what deadlines, who pays the postage.
Delivery and payment information — methods, timelines, cost. The final sum must be visible before the order is confirmed, not appear at the last step.
A link to the dispute resolution platform. The European online platform for out-of-court settlement — the link is mandatory.
Supervisory authority details — which inspectorate supervises you, with its address.
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Common mistakes
Only the name and a phone number. The most widespread version, and the most visible from outside.
No registration details. The IČO is there but the court and insert number are not. The requirement is half met.
Details only on the contact page. A visitor from search lands on an article or a product page and never sees them.
The address differs between the website and the Google listing. Even something as small as "ul." against "ulica" weakens the link.
IČ DPH not added after registration. You became a VAT payer and the details were never updated. More on that in VAT registration in Slovakia.
A shop with no right of withdrawal. That is no longer a formality but a direct risk of a dispute with a buyer.
Check your own site in two minutes
- Open any page other than the home page and scroll to the bottom. Are the name, address and IČO there?
- Find the register entry — court, section, insert number.
- Compare the address on the site with the one in your Google listing. Character for character?
- If you are VAT registered, is the IČ DPH there?
- If you run a shop — are the terms, the right of withdrawal and the dispute platform link present?
If any answer is no, it is fifteen minutes of work — and the same fifteen minutes decide whether a buyer trusts you enough to pay.
If it needs putting right
I add these details as part of building a site rather than as a patch after an inspection, and I make sure they match your Google listing and directory entries so the search signals point at one company rather than three.
I have lived in Slovakia for over ten years and launched 12+ websites for Slovak companies. I work as a Slovak s.r.o. and issue a faktúra with an IČO.
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