diff --git a/web/app/views/api.scala.html b/web/app/views/api.scala.html
index bc168c897..ca5291725 100644
--- a/web/app/views/api.scala.html
+++ b/web/app/views/api.scala.html
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ <h5 id='@(label.toLowerCase)'><a href='@resources.routes.Application.resource(hb
 
 
 @main("", "lobid-resources - API") {
-
+    <div id="usage-policy" class="alert alert-info" role="alert">
+        <span class="glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+		Technische und sonstige Hinweise zur lobid-Nutzung finden sich in den <a class="alert-link" href="https://lobid.org/usage-policy/">Richtlinien zur API-Nutzung</a>.
+    </div>
 	<h2 id='basics'>API-Grundlagen <small><a href='#basics'><span class='glyphicon glyphicon-link'></span></a></small></h2>
 
 	<dl>
diff --git a/web/app/views/main.scala.html b/web/app/views/main.scala.html
index eb07c51ab..370545152 100644
--- a/web/app/views/main.scala.html
+++ b/web/app/views/main.scala.html
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
                         <ul class="dropdown-menu">
                           <li @if(title.contains("Dataset")){class="active"}><a href='@resources.routes.Application.dataset("")'>Datenbeschreibung</a></li>
                           <li><a href="mailto:lobid-admin@@hbz-nrw.de?subject=Feedback%20zu%20lobid-resources,%20aktuelle%20URL%20@controllers.resources.Application.currentUri()">Feedback zur aktuellen Seite</a></li>
+                          <li><a href="http://lobid.org/usage-policy/">Richtlinien API-Nutzung</a></li>
                         </ul>
                       </li>
                     </ul>
@@ -70,9 +71,10 @@
               <div class="panel-body">
                 <span class="pull-left">
 	                <img src='@controllers.routes.Assets.at("images/wappen.png")' alt="NRW-Wappen"/> &nbsp;
-	                lobid-resources | ein LOD-Dienst des <a href='https://www.hbz-nrw.de/produkte/linked-open-data'>hbz — Hochschulbibliothekszentrum des Landes NRW</a>
+	                lobid-resources | ein Dienst des <a href='https://www.hbz-nrw.de/produkte/linked-open-data'>hbz</a>
                 </span>
                 <span class="pull-right">
+	                <a href="http://lobid.org/warranty">Gewährleistung</a> | 
 	                <a href="https://www.hbz-nrw.de/impressum">Impressum</a> | 
 	                <a href="https://github.com/hbz/lobid/blob/master/conf/Datenschutzerklaerung_lobid.textile">Datenschutz</a> |
 	                <a href="https://twitter.com/lobidorg"><i class="fa fa-twitter" aria-hidden="true"></i> Twitter</a>&nbsp; 
diff --git a/web/public/stylesheets/resources.css b/web/public/stylesheets/resources.css
index 38261d2a5..1b501cb69 100644
--- a/web/public/stylesheets/resources.css
+++ b/web/public/stylesheets/resources.css
@@ -310,3 +310,11 @@ h5 {
 	height: 1.4em
 }
 
+#usage-policy {
+	margin-top: 20px;
+	/*
+	setting standard background-color for .alert-info
+	https://getbootstrap.com/docs/3.3/components/#alerts
+	*/
+	background-color: #d9edf7;
+}