Data privacy information Main-navigation Home Page Chancellor  Federal Government Cabinet Ministries Federal Press Office News Speeches Service Information material issued by the Federal Government Archive E-Mail Subscription Data privacy information Contact show more Media Center Photos Videos Follow the Federal Government: To the Federal Government's Facebook channel To the Federal Government's Instagram channel To the Federal Government's WhatsApp channel To the Federal Government's X channel To the Federal Government's Mastodon channel To the Federal Government's YouTube channel © 2026 Press and Information Office of the Federal Government Legal notice Data privacy information Site map Privacy settings To the top Archive To the overview Media Center Archive E-Mail Subscription Data privacy information Contact To the overview Contact Follow the Federal Government: To the Federal Government's Facebook channel To the Federal Government's Instagram channel To the Federal Government's WhatsApp channel To the Federal Government's X channel To the Federal Government's Mastodon channel To the Federal Government's YouTube channel To the overview News Germany4Ukraine  Chancellor  Cabinet Service Service Data privacy information The following data privacy information will give you an overview of how we record and process your data. Please consult our privacy policy for complete information. 3 min reading time E-mail, Data privacy information Facebook, Data privacy information Share the article E-Mail E-mail, Data privacy information Facebook Facebook, Data privacy information X X, Data privacy information Threema , Data privacy information WhatsApp share via Whatsapp, Data privacy information copy link The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which came into effect on 25 May 2018, obliges us to inform you comprehensively about the processing of your personal data. Amongst other things, we inform you in detail about your rights as a "data subject", whose personal data we process. For details of our privacy policy, click here. What data do we collect about you? 1. When you access our website: The IP address is recorded in the log file of the load balancer. This ensures the smooth running of the website and protection against attacks. The log files are deleted after 90 days. 2. When you enter data on our website: On the contact form and the accessibility feedback form: your first name, surname and your e-mail address If you subscribe to our newsletter: your e-mail address 3. We do not record any other data. How do we record your data? The data that we record every time the website is accessed is automatically recorded; the only other data we record is information entered by you. What do we use your data for? Your data will only be used to provide, optimise and ensure the security of our online services With your authorisation, we use your data to accept your message and to process your order. We do not use your data for profiling for advertising and we never pass on data to third parties, except:when you order any images, we will pass on your address to the shipping provider. to pursue our own legal interests, especially if the data is linked to an attack on our IT structures. What are your rights? Information Erasure Correction Objection Data privacy officer  Press and Information Office of the Federal Government 11044 Berlin Tel. +49 (0)30 18 272-0 E-mail: [email protected] For statistical purposes, the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government (Federal Press Office) uses "Matomo" (formerly "PIWIK") on this website. This is an open source web analysis tool. Matomo does not transfer any data to servers outside the control of the Federal Press Office (see our privacy policy). Matomo is deactivated when you visit our website. Your user behaviour will only be recorded anonymously, after you have actively granted your consent. Matomo uses what are known as cookies. These are text files that are saved on your computer and enable the Federal Press Office to analyse how its website is used. The information on usage collected by the cookie is transferred to the Federal Press Office server and saved there so that we can analyse user behaviour. Your IP address will be immediately anonymised; as a user, therefore, you remain anonymous. The information generated by the cookie on how you use the website will not be passed on to third parties. The Federal Press Office regards this analysis as an integral part of its online service. Its aim is to consistently improve the website and align it more closely with user needs. You can decide here whether or not to allow a web analysis cookie to be stored in your browser to enable the Federal Press Office to gather and analyse statistical data. 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