Publication details

Federal Foreign Office
Internet and Social Media Team
Werderscher Markt 1
10117 Berlin

Telephone (24 hours): +49 (0)30 5000 0
Help desk (Mon to Fri, 9.00 to 15.00): +49 (0)30 5000 2000
Telefax: +49 (0)30 1817 3402
Website: www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Email: buergerservice@auswaertiges-amt.de
[Please use this email address for queries relating to publication details only – enquiries from the public should be submitted here.]

Responsible editor in the Social Media Team, for the Federal Foreign Office:

• Christian Wagner

Legal information

Disclaimer

We have taken great care in compiling and checking the content featured on our site. However, we assume no liability for the completeness and accuracy of the information.

We are not responsible for the external content of linked or referenced sites. Reactions on the channels of the Federal Foreign Office and the Federal Foreign Minister solely reflect the opinion of the respective user – not that of the Federal Foreign Office.

Images

The images on the Federal Foreign Office pages on Bluesky and X are licensed for use by the Federal Foreign Office. Third parties may only use or publish these images in accordance with the licensing provisions set out by the copyright holder.

Data protection information for social media channels

The Federal Foreign Office takes the current discussion on data protection in social networks very seriously and asks you to consider very carefully what personal information you provide to social networks by using our website.

We expressly point out that social networks store their users’ data (e.g. personal information, IP address etc.) in accordance with their own data usage guidelines and use this data for commercial purposes. You can find out more about how social networks process data by clicking on the following links: Bluesky, X.

The Federal Foreign Office has no influence on whether or what data is collected by social networks and how this data is used. We are unable to identify how much, where and for how long data is stored, to what extent the networks adhere to requirements to delete data, how the data is evaluated and linked, and to whom the data is forwarded.

If you do not want social networks to receive your personal data via your communication on our channels, you should contact us in another way, for example through the Federal Foreign Office help desk.

Information on data protection at the Federal Foreign Office can be found here.

For more information on the subject of data protection, go to the website of the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information at http://www.bfdi.bund.de/en.

Netiquette

We welcome it when users who view content on our social media channels engage in lively dialogue. However, we also ask that you respect our netiquette policy. In cases where netiquette is violated, we reserve the right to delete posts without stating why, and to report and take action against illegal content. Our netiquette policy can be viewed here.