The Administrative Office for Protection against Discrimination performs general tasks in the area of protection against discrimination as well as the specific tasks of the AGG Complaints Office. It is responsible for receiving and investigating complaints of discrimination.
Employees, students and third parties can contact us for information, advice and representation of their interests. We offer you advice as part of our informal procedure and try to find solutions for your concerns. We can also refer you to other points of contact at the university, such as psychological counselors or independent third parties as mediators. As part of our formal procedure, we will offer advice and support you in lodging an official complaint with us.
Information
· You can submit your report anonymously if you wish. In this case, please do not provide any personal information that could be used to identify you. Before sending the report, you give your consent for the Anti Discrimination Office to involve other persons if required, insofar as this is necessary for the investigation and clarification of possible violations.
· After submitting the report, you will receive access data for your personal area. If necessary, the Anti Discrimination Office can use this to contact you if there are any queries. You can also provide further information if necessary. This personal area is also available to you if you submit an anonymous report.
· After submitting your report, you will receive confirmation of receipt from the Anti Discrimination Office.
If you have any questions, you can also contact us at any time outside of this system.
Employees, students and third parties can contact us for information, advice and representation of their interests. We offer you advice as part of our informal procedure and try to find solutions for your concerns. We can also refer you to other points of contact at the university, such as psychological counselors or independent third parties as mediators. As part of our formal procedure, we will offer advice and support you in lodging an official complaint with us.
Information
· You can submit your report anonymously if you wish. In this case, please do not provide any personal information that could be used to identify you. Before sending the report, you give your consent for the Anti Discrimination Office to involve other persons if required, insofar as this is necessary for the investigation and clarification of possible violations.
· After submitting the report, you will receive access data for your personal area. If necessary, the Anti Discrimination Office can use this to contact you if there are any queries. You can also provide further information if necessary. This personal area is also available to you if you submit an anonymous report.
· After submitting your report, you will receive confirmation of receipt from the Anti Discrimination Office.
If you have any questions, you can also contact us at any time outside of this system.
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.