Germany provides certain privacy and data security protections and requirements. Companies subject to the law should be familiar with all relevant privacy and data laws or regulations, including those listed below.

National Data Protection Authority - Other Government Agencies

Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Virtual Privacy Office

Website maintained by German-speaking Privacy Commissioners, containing mainly information in German about data protection.

State-Provincial Data Protection Authority - Other Government Agencies

Baden-Württemberg
Bayern
Berlin
Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hessen
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Niedersachsen
Nordrhein-Westfalen
Rheinland-Pfalz
Saarland
Sachsen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Sachsen-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thüringen

Privacy Law and Regulations

National-Federal Laws and Regulations
Federal Data Protection Act
Sectoral Privacy Laws and Regulations
Data Protection and Privacy in Telecommunications and Telemedia Act
Works Council Act
Anti-Spam Laws and Regulations
The Act Against Unfair Competition