Personenbezogene Daten Auskunft beantragen

If you or a data subject require information about your stored data in accordance with Section 23 (1) of the Security Check Act, you can request this by submitting an informal application.

Pursuant to Section 23 (1) of the Security Clearance Act, you can request information about what data has been stored about you as part of a security check.

It is not only the person concerned (person subject to a security check) who is entitled to information, but also any person whose personal data has been stored as part of a security check, for example the person involved, the reference and information persons, the parents, the employer or persons over the age of 18 living in the household of the person concerned who were specified in the security declaration.

The right to information is not unlimited; it can be waived in accordance with Section 23 (3) of the Security Clearance Act.

Furthermore, according to Section 23 (2) of the Security Clearance Act, information on certain data can only be provided with the consent of the cooperating authority.

• Informal application
• Proof of identity

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Access to information is granted upon request.

This application must be submitted in writing or for recording to the authority where the requested information is available.

The application may only be submitted by electronic mail (e-mail) if access has been opened and the application is provided with a qualified electronic signature.

Information about personal data stored as part of a security check.

Prerequisite: Informal application with proof of identity

Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution

Merianstrasse 100
50765 Cologne

Telephone: 0221 792-0

Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Merianstrasse 100
50765 Cologne

Telephone: 0221 792-0

Forms: none
Online procedure possible: no
Written form required: yes
Proof of identity: yes
Personal appearance required: no