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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Data protection, information and inspection of files

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Do you want to inspect files or gain access to other government information under the Freedom of Information Act? Here you will find everything you need to know about data protection, disclosures and file inspection.

There are 15 services for Data protection, information and inspection of files

Applying for access to Stasi files as a public or non-public body
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As a public and non-public body, you can obtain access to subject-related Stasi documents under certain conditions.
consult a Stasi file
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Everyone has the right to apply for access to the documents of the State Security Service of the former GDR relating to him or her. The records on missing or deceased persons are...
Have personal data deleted
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As part of your self-determination under data protection law, you can, under certain conditions, demand that entities that process your personal data must delete your data completely.
Have personal data processed by the Federal Statistical Office deleted
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As part of your right to self-determination under data protection law, you can, under certain conditions, demand that bodies such as the Federal Statistical Office, which process your personal data, delete your data completely.
Object to the processing of your personal data
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Within the framework of your self-determination under data protection law, you can object to the electronic processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
Object to the processing of your personal data at the Federal Statistical Office
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Under certain conditions, you can object to the electronic processing of your personal data by the Federal Statistical Office (StBA) as part of your right to self-determination under data protection law.
Obtain access to the adoption file
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As an adopted person, you can inspect the files relating to the placement of your adoption yourself from your 16th birthday. Unless the interests of other parties concerned - such as those of your biological parents - conflict with or outweigh this right of access.
Requesting access to official information from the federal authorities
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Would you like to obtain access to official information from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and other authorities? Then you can submit a corresponding application under the Freedom of Information Act.
Requesting access to Stasi files for research or media purposes
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If you work in research or the media or if you represent a political education institution, you can obtain access to Stasi documents relevant to the topic.
Requesting access to Stasi files on your own person, missing or deceased relatives
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If you would like to know whether the Stasi files contain information about you, you can apply for access to the files.
Restrict the processing of your personal data by the Federal Statistical Office
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As part of your right to self-determination under data protection law, you can, under certain conditions, request that your personal data may only be stored by the Federal Statistical Office (StBA), but no longer processed.
Restrict the processing of your personal data
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Within the framework of your self-determination under data protection law, you can, under certain conditions, ensure that your personal data may only be stored, but no longer processed.

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