Whistleblower Portal
Report violations. Confidentially. Protected.
The whistleblower portal under the German HinSchG — for employees, civil servants, interns and external contractors. Identity protection, ban on reprisals, statutory response times.
Whistleblowing in brief
The German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) at a glance.
What can be reported?
Criminal offences, serious regulatory breaches, violations of data protection, environmental, tax or consumer protection law.
Who is protected?
Employees, civil servants, board members, interns, applicants as well as external contractors and subcontractors.
What protection applies?
Confidentiality of identity, ban on reprisals with reversed burden of proof, no obligation to report internally first.
Protection under HinSchG
Your rights as a whistleblower
What the Whistleblower Protection Act guarantees.
Confidentiality
Identity of the reporter is protected. Disclosure only in narrowly defined exceptional cases.
Ban on reprisals
Dismissal, warning, transfer or other disadvantages in response to a report are prohibited.
Reversed burden of proof
If the reporting person is disadvantaged after a report, the employer must prove the opposite.
Clear deadlines
Acknowledgement of receipt within 7 days, feedback on follow-up measures within 3 months. Anonymous reports possible.
Every report counts.
Confidential, with statutory deadlines and ban on reprisals.