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Model letters to contact federal law enforcement authorities and intelligence services

Would you like to request information, correction or deletion from a federal law enforcement authority or intelligence services, but are unsure what to write? Our templates provide you with a few suggestions that you can adapt to your specific needs.

Model texts regarding the Schengen Information System (SIS):

Access request (SIS)

Addressee:

Bundeskriminalamt
BdA 4– Petenten
65173 Wiesbaden
Germany


Dear Sir or Madam,

Pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2018/1861 and 2018/1862, I, ................................................................................................................ (surname, first name), ................................................................................................................................(nationality), .......................................................................................................…. (date and place of birth), ..................................................................................................................…. (ID card number), would like to request access to my personal data entered in the SIS.

Best regards,
[Signature]

Further information can be found on our website on SIS and the GUIDE FOR EXERCISING DATA SUBJECTS’ RIGHTS: THE RIGHT OF ACCESS, RECTIFICATION AND ERASURE.

Rectification request (SIS)

Addressee: Authority issuing the alert

Dear Sir or Madam,

Pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2018/1861 and 2018/1862, I, ............................................................................................…............…. (surname, first name), ............................................................................................................................... (nationality), .......................................................................................................…. (date and place of birth), ..................................................................................................................…. (ID card number), would like to request rectification of my personal data entered in the SIS.

Best regards,
[Signature]

Further information can be found on our website on SIS and the GUIDE FOR EXERCISING DATA SUBJECTS’ RIGHTS: THE RIGHT OF ACCESS, RECTIFICATION AND ERASURE.

Erasure request (SIS)

Addressee: Authority issuing the alert

Dear Sir or Madam,

Pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2018/1861 and 2018/1862, I, ............................................................................................…............…. (surname, first name), ............................................................................................................................... (nationality), .......................................................................................................…. (date and place of birth), ..................................................................................................................…. (ID card number), would like to request deletion of my personal data entered in the SIS.

Best regards,

[Signature]

Further information can be found on our website on SIS and the GUIDE FOR EXERCISING DATA SUBJECTS’ RIGHTS: THE RIGHT OF ACCESS, RECTIFICATION AND ERASURE.