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Data Protection Authority – Germany
Federal Commissioner for Freedom of Information
Commissioner for Freedom of Information – Ms. Andrea Voßhoff
Representative of the Federal States – Prof. Dr. Johannes Caspar
Address:
Husarenstraße 30
53117 Bonn
Tel: 49 (0) 228-997799-0
Fax: 49 (0) 228-997799-550
Email: postelle@bfdi.bund.de
Website: www.bfdi.bund.de/
Federal Data Protection Act: The purpose of this Act is to protect the individual against his/her right to privacy being impaired through the handling of his/her personal data. Data Protection Act (PDF 315K)
Individual German States have their own DPAs responsible for enforcement.
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Additional local DPO obligation?
Yes, for organizations that employ at least 10 people involved in automated processing of personal data. DPO is not required to be based in Germany.
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication
DPA of federal government has implemented an online notification system (for public agencies of federal government, providers of postal and telecommunications services only).
Local Guidance
Guidelines (In German) (in German)
Baden-Württemberg – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
State Commissioner for Data Protection – Prof. Dr. Tobias Keber
Physical Address:
Königstr. 10a
70173 Stuttgart
Mailing Address:
Postfach 10 29 32
70 025 Stuttgart
Phone: 0711/61 55 41-0
Fax : 0711/61 55 41-15
E-mail: poststelle@lfd.bwl.de
Website: http://www.baden-wuerttemberg.datenschutz.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
-Via online form.
Bayern (Bavaria) – Bayerisches Landesamt für Datenschutzaufsicht (private sector)
President – Dr. Thomas Kranig
Address:
Promenade 27
91522 Ansbach
Phone: +49 (0) 981 53 1300
Fax: +49 (0) 981 53 98 1300
E-mail: poststelle@lda.bayern.de
Website: www.lda.bayern.de
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
An online form is available.
Bayern (Bavaria) – Der Bayerische Landesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz (public sector)
Commissioner – Prof. Dr. Thomas Petri
Mailing Address:
Postfach 22 12 19
80502 München
Physical Address:
Wagmüllerstraße 18
80538 Münche
Phone: 089 212672-0
Fax: 089 212672-50
E-mail: poststelle@datenschutz-bayern.de
Website: www.datenschutz-bayern.de
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
An online form is available.
Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Information Freedom
Commissioner – Ms. Maja Smoltczyk
Address:
Friedrichstr. 219
10969 Berlin
Phone: 030 / 13889 0
Fax: 030 / 2155050
Email: mailbox@datenschutz-berlin.de
Website: http://www.datenschutz-berlin.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online form.
Brandenburg – The Data Protection Supervisor and the Right to File Inspection
Commissioner – Dr. Alexander Dix
Address:
Stahnsdorfer Damm 77
14532 Kleinmachnow
Phone: 033 203 / 356-0
Fax: 03 3203 / 356-49
Email: Poststelle@LDA.Brandenburg.de
Website: http://www.lda.brandenburg.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
You can download a paper form here, or visit the online portal.
Bremen – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Prof. Dr. Ralf Bose
Physical Address:
Arndtstraße 1
27570 Bremerhaven
Mailing Address:
Postfach 10 03 80
27503 Bremerhaven
Phone: +49 471 596 2010 or +49 421 361 2010
Fax: +49 421 496 18495
Email: office@datenschutz.bremen.de
Website: www.datenschutz-bremen.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Available via online portal or paper form for download here.
Hamburg
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via the online portal, or you may download a paper form here.
Hessen – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Prof. Dr. Alexander Roßnagel.
Physical Address:
Gustav-Stresemann-Ring 1
65189 Wiesbaden
Mailing Address:
Postfach 3163
65021 Wiesbaden
Phone: 06 11/140 80
Fax: 06 11/14 08-900 or 901
Email: poststelle@datenschutz.hessen.de
Website: http://www.datenschutz.hessen.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online portal or paper form here.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online notification system.
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony) – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Mr. Stefan Brink
Physical Address:
Prinzenstrasse 5
30169 Hannover
Mailing Address:
Postfach 2 21
30002 Hannover
Phone: +49 511 120 45 00
Fax: +49 511 120 45 99
Email: poststelle@lfd.niedersachsen.de
Website: www.lfd.niedersachsen.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Through an online portal or a paper form available here.
Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia) – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Prof. Dr. Andreas Fellmeth
Physical Address:
Kavalleriestraße 2 – 4
40213 Düsseldorf
Mailing Address:
Postfach 20 04 44
40213 Düsseldorf
Phone: 0211/38424-0
Fax: 0211/38424-10
Email: poststelle@ldi.nrw.de
Website: www.ldi.nrw.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online notification system (sign-in required).
Rhineland-Pfalz (Palatinate) – The State Commission for Data Protection
Commissioner – Ms. Daphne Braun
Physical Address:
Hintere Bleiche 34
55116 Mainz
Mailing Address:
Postfach 30 40
55020 Mainz
Phone: 061 31/208-24 49
Fax: 061 31/208-24 97
Email: poststelle@datenschutz.rlp.de
Website: www.datenschutz.rlp.de
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online notification system.
Saarland -
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via paper form.
Sachsen (Saxony) – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Mr. Thomas Kreyßig
Physical Address:
Kontor am Landtag
Devrientstraße 1
01067 Dresden
Mailing Address:
LINE 1
Bernhard-von-Lindenau-Platz 1
01067 Dresden
Phone: 0351/493-5401
Fax: 0351/493-5490
Email: saechsdsb@slt.sachsen.de
Website: www.datenschutz.sachsen.de
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Has published an online form or paper form available here.
Sachsen-Anhalt (Saxony-Anhalt) – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Dr. Harald von Bose
Physical Address:
Leiterstraße 9
39104 Magdeburg
Mailing Address:
Postfach 1947
39009 Magdeburg
Phone: 03 91/81803-0
Toll Free: 0800 9153190
Fax: 03 91/81803-33
Email: poststelle@lfd.sachsen-anhalt.de
Website: https://www.sachsen-anhalt.de/startseite
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online portal or paper form here.
Schleswig-Holstein – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Dr. Marit Hansen
Physical Address:
Holstenstraße 98
24103 Kiel
Mailing Address:
Postfach 71 16
24171 Kiel
Phone: 04 31/988-1200
Fax: 04 31/988-1223
Email: mail@datenschutzzentrum.de
Website: www.datenschutzzentrum.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA\
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online notification system.
Thüringer – The State Commissioner for Data Protection
Commissioner – Prof. Dr. habil. Maria Buscher
Physical Address:
Hasslestrasse 8
99096 Erfurt
Mailing Address:
Postfach 900455
99107 Erfurt
Phone: 0 361 / 37 71 900
Fax: 0 361 / 37 71 904
Email: poststelle@datenschutz.thueringen.de
Website: https://thueringen.de/
How to Provide DPO Contact Information to Your DPA
Preferred method or procedure for DPO communication:
Via online form.
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