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Service provider within the meaning of § 5 Telemediengesetz (TMG) (German Telemedia Act):

Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG) (Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy).
The BKG is a higher federal authority under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and is represented by its President

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hansjörg Kutterer
Richard-Strauss-Allee 11
60598 Frankfurt am Main
Telephone: +49 (0) 69 - 63 33 - 226
Fax: +49 (0) 69 - 63 33 - 235
E-Mail: E-Mail BKG

Sales tax identification number according to § 27a Turnover Tax Act:
DE 811 331 330.

Responsible for content

Geoinformation:
Dr. Bernd Richter
Richard-Strauss-Allee 11
60598 Frankfurt am Main

Geodesy:
Dr. Johannes Ihde
Richard-Strauss-Allee 11
60598 Frankfurt am Main

Central Services:
Martina Bock
Richard-Strauss-Allee 11
60598 Frankfurt am Main

Disclaimer

The contents of this website are constantly checked and updated. Despite of all care taken errors in the processing procedure cannot be excluded. Therefore, the following restrictions must be made.

Contents of other providers

The links given on these pages on websites of third parties ("third-party contents“) were compiled by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie to the best of its knowledge and under consideration of highest accuracy, while merely providing access to “third-party contents”. In this context particular attention has been paid to the trustworthiness of the external providers involved and to the legitimacy of the "third-party contents".

Nonetheless, because the content of an internet page is dynamic and can change at any time, uninterrupted supervision of all contents to which a link has been provided is not feasible in each case. For this reason, the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie does explicitly not adopt the contents of the internet sites of third parties, which are linked to its own internet presence. Liability for damage caused by the use or non-use of websites lies exclusively with the provider or the respectively linked website.

Own contents

To the extent that the contents placed on these pages contain legal provisions, official instructions, recommendations or information, the latter have been provided to the best knowledge and with the greatest possible care. In the event of discrepancies, the current official version applies exclusively, as it is published in the publication organ designated for it. Potential legal instructions, recommendations and information are non-binding; legal advice and counsel are not provided thereby.

The following limitation of liability applies to the information offered. The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie is not liable for damage arising from use or non-use of information offered in this way, nor for any damages caused by computer viruses during the retrieval or downloading of data, or the installation or use of software.

Error messages

The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie would be grateful if users of www.bkg.bund.de let us know, if necessary, of any illegal or erroneous third-party content accessed in the internet presence through links on our website. We would also be glad to have our attention drawn to anything published on our own website that is not accurate, clear, up-to-date and complete (Message).

Data privacy

Usage of the web offer of the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie is basically possible without the provision of personal information.

If you send us an email, your address will solely be used for our communication with you. If you place any orders, the personal data provided are used only for forwarding the desired publications to third parties (sales company, authorities). Your data will be deleted automatically after six months. Enquiries submitted as handwritten letters and in electronic format shall be kept for the periods required, in accordance with the Registry Instructions for keeping written records which supplement the Joint Rules of Procedure (GGO) of the Federal Ministeries .

Data will be stored for statistical and security purposes every time our servers are accessed. We record the IP address of your internet service provider, the applicable date and time and the website that you visit while you are with us. These data are used for improving our internet service only and are processed in a way that cannot be traced back to you in person. We reserve the right to arrange a derivation of personal data with the help of individual data records in cases of serious infringements against our terms of use and impermissible access or impermissible attempts to access our servers.

Copyright

The Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie reserves the copyright for texts unless stated otherwise. The copyright for pictures is also reserved by the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie if not stated otherwise.

Texts, text components, graphics, tables or image material made available on the BKG web pages may not be reproduced nor distributed or exhibited in any manner without the prior consent of BKG.

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