The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information

Navigation and service

Accessibility Statement

The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI) endeavours to make his website www.bfdi.bund.de accessible. The legal basis for accessibility is the Act on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons (BGG) and the Ordinance on Accessible Information Technology (BITV).

However, we have found that with regard to access to contents, in some areas of the website it is not possible to meet accessibility standards. The BfDI tries to improve access to information as far as possible.

Areas where accessibility is partially unavailable

  • PDF downloads: In this area some old documents are not machine-readable. This concerns in particular old activity reports. Documents were all made available in an accessible way from 2020 onwards.
  • Images: Some images contain incorrect alternative texts. This issue will be addressed by mid-2021.

Contact

If you notice any deficiencies in the accessibility of our website, you can contact the BfDI’s website editorial office.

Der Bundesbeauftragte für den Datenschutz und die Informationsfreiheit
Graurheindorfer Str. 153
53117 Bonn

Telephon: +49 (0)228 997799-0
E-mail: redaktion@bfdi.bund.de

Arbitration Service

If you believe to have been disadvantaged by an insufficiently accessible design of our website, you can contact the Arbitration Service BGG:

Schlichtungsstelle nach dem Behindertengleichstellungsgesetz bei dem Beauftragten der Bundesregierung für die Belange von Menschen mit Behinderungen
 (“Arbitration Service according to the German Act on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons organised with the Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities”)

Mauerstraße 53
10117 Berlin

Telephon: +49 (0)30 18 527 2805
E-mail: info@schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de
Internet: www.schlichtungsstelle-bgg.de