Data Protection

Basically, use of the web offer of the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy) is possible without disclosure of personal data.
When you send us an email it will be used, together with your email address, exclusively for the purpose of correspondence with you. Preservation of inquiries both in paper and electronic form is done in accordance with the periods of time of the `Rules and Regulations on the Management of Records`, which supplements the Gemeinsame Geschäftsordnung der Bundesministerien (Common Ministerial Rules of Procedure).

With each access to our servers data for statistical evaluations are stored. In this case we record only for a limited period the IP address of your Internet Service Providers, and the date and time as well as the website you visit at us. These data are exclusively used for the improvement of our Internet service and are not evaluated in an individual-related manner. No user profiles are established.

However, we reserve the right to arrange for the derivation of individual-related data in case of serious violations of our terms and conditions of use as well as with severe infringements in the case of inadmissible accesses or inadmissible attempts of access to our servers. 

Links to other websites of other suppliers

Our online offer includes links to websites of other suppliers. It is beyond our competence to ensure that these suppliers adhere to the relevant data protection rules and related enforcement requirements.

General hints

The contents of this website are researched and implemented with utmost carefulness. However, errors occurring during processing cannot be excluded. We welcome any hints or proposals of correction via our contact form.

Communication via email may present security gaps. For instance, emails on their way to the members of staff of the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy can be blocked, viewed and also manipulated by versed internet users. Therefore, only informal contacts are possible via email without any exception. We assume being entitled to an answer by email if we should receive an email from your side. Otherwise, you are requested to expressly indicate your preferred means of communication.