Hertz Prevails Over Claria (former Gator) in Germany By Marty Schwimmer on April 1, 2004 Posted in Uncategorized IPKat reports on Hertz Germany prevailing over Claria (the former Gator) re Claria’s distribution of pop-up ads triggered by Hertz’ website. The practice was found to be prohibited by Germay’s unfair competition statutes.