We are committed to fair, lawful and responsible conduct. To ensure these are not just empty words, we need your support. If, as an employee, you notice anything, you are always free to speak to your line manager or another trusted person within the company. External parties can also contact their usual points of contact at any time. However, we know that this is not always possible or reasonable. Our whistleblowing system is there precisely for such cases.
Through our whistleblowing system, all employees, our business partners (customers, suppliers, service providers, etc.) and other third parties have the opportunity to report breaches of laws and internal guidelines – even completely anonymously. These include, amongst other things, data protection breaches, the manipulation of business documents, violations of antitrust and competition law, and discrimination and harassment.
Through our whistleblowing system, all employees, our business partners (customers, suppliers, service providers, etc.) and other third parties have the opportunity to report breaches of laws and internal guidelines – even completely anonymously. These include, amongst other things, data protection breaches, the manipulation of business documents, violations of antitrust and competition law, and discrimination and harassment.
How our whistleblower system helps protect your privacy
- No identifying information is provided to the contacts.
- Your message will be stylometrically redacted to provide you with an even higher level of anonymity. We remove all punctuation and convert all words to lowercase.
- All information is end-to-end encrypted, so your sensitive information remains safe.
What you can do to protect yourself
- You are not on the corporate network (Internet/VPN).
- You should not use a device (smartphone, computer, etc) that is provided by your employer.
- You should not use the kinds of idioms or abbreviations that you frequently use in conversations or when writing emails.