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SPEAK UP!

Clean sport is the norm. Equal opportunities and fairness are values worth standing up for. Maybe you have a suspicion that suggests these values may be threatened?

Even if it is only a hunch, it could be an important piece of information!

„But I didn't really see it...“
„But they'll know that I've blown the whistle on them...“
„But I've only heard about it...“
„But I don't really want to be a snitch...“
„But it wasn't an athlete...“
„But I don't even know if it's worth mentioning...“

This is the only way to discover structures, solve misunderstandings, identify ringleaders and expose crooks.

Reports submitted through this portal are anonymous and treated with strict confidentiality. The provision of this especially secured communication platform allows you to protect yourself through anonymity while simultaneously make an active contribution to the identification of anti-doping rule violations or criminal behaviour. Each and any hint can be the decisive last part of the jigsaw puzzle!

SPEAK UP and don't allow others to ruin your sport.

What is the process for submitting a report?

What is the process for submitting a report?

To submit an anonymous or personalised report, first click the “Submit report” button at the top of our information page.

The reporting process consists of 3 steps:

First, you will be asked to read some information about the protection of your anonymity, and answer a security query.
On the following page, you are asked about the report category of your report.
On the report page, you may describe the situation in your own words and answer questions about the situation by selecting provided responses. This helps us to investigate your report. In the free text field, you can write 5,000 characters, which corresponds to a full DIN A4 page. You may also send a file of up to 5 MB to support your report. Please remember that documents can contain information about the author. After you have submitted your report, you will receive a reference number as proof that you submitted this report.

You will be given more detailed information on possible report categories during the reporting process. During the individual steps, you will be asked to answer questions or explain a situation.

As long as you do not enter any data that allow conclusions to be drawn concerning your identity, the BKMS^® System protects your anonymity by means of a certified technical solution.

What is a postbox and how do I set up one?

What is a postbox and how do I set up one?

If you wish, you can request personal feedback to your report.

You can set up your own, secured and (if desired) anonymous postbox for this purpose. Via your postbox, we will send you feedback, you can answer questions and you will be informed about the status of your report.

If you already have a secured postbox, you can access it directly via the “Login” button. Again, you will have to answer a security query first.

How can I receive feedback, yet at the same time remain anonymous?

How can I receive feedback, yet at the same time remain anonymous?

The overriding principle of the BKMS^® procedure used here is the protection of the whistleblower. The anonymity functionality is certified and can be verified by you at any time.

When setting up your secured postbox, please select your own pseudonym/user name and password. Your report is kept anonymous through encryption and other special security routines. You will never be asked for personal information at any time during the reporting process. Do not submit any information that can be traced back to you. Please do not use a PC provided by your employer when you create your report.

You will receive feedback to your secured postbox to let you know what happens to your report. You can also ask questions, if you are uncertain about some details: even during the dialogue, you stay anonymous.

It's the report that counts, not the identity of the whistleblower.

Information on data protection and data security

Information on data protection and data security

Declaration of data protection

We take data protection and confidentiality very seriously and adhere to the current national data protection regulations. Please read this information about data protection carefully before submitting a report.

Purpose of the whistleblowing system

The whistleblowing system (BKMS^® System) offers a safe and confidential method of receiving and processing reports about anti-doping rule violations or other criminal behaviour.

Responsible authority and data security

The responsible authority for the data security of the whistleblowing system is the German NADA (National Anti Doping Agency Germany). The whistleblowing system is run on behalf of NADA by a specialised company, the EQS Group GmbH, Bayreuther Str. 35, 10789 Berlin in Germany.
Personal data and information entered into the whistleblowing system are saved in a database operated by EQS Group GmbH in a high-security data centre. Only NADA has access to the data. The EQS Group GmbH and other third parties do not have access to the data. This is ensured by extensive technical and organisational measures within the certified process.
All data are encrypted and saved with multi-level password protection, so that access is limited to a very small number of explicitly authorised NADA employees.

Type of collected personal data

The use of the whistleblowing system is voluntary. When you wish to submit a report using the whistleblowing system, we collect the following personal data and information:

Your name, if you choose to reveal your identity, and
potentially names of people or other personal data of people mentioned in the report.

Confidential handling of reports

Reports are received and processed in a strictly confidential manner by a small circle of explicitly authorised and specially trained employees of the legal department and the Intelligence & Investigations department of NADA. Employees from the legal department and the Intelligence & Investigations department examine the situation and, if necessary, carry out further case-related fact-finding measures.
In the context of processing a report, or during an investigation, it may be necessary to forward reports to further NADA employees or investigating authorities for the purpose of prosecuting criminal behaviour. Each person receiving access to the data is obliged to maintain confidentiality.

Duration of storage of personal data

Personal data are stored as long as necessary for the intelligence and subsequent investigation of the case. After the processing of the report is finished, the data are deleted in accordance with the corresponding statutory requirements.

Use of the whistleblowing system

The communication between your computer and the whistleblowing system takes place through an SSL-encrypted connection. Your computer's IP address is not stored during your use of the whistleblowing system. In order to maintain the connection between your computer and the BKMS^® System, a cookie is stored on your computer that merely contains the session ID (a so-called NULL cookie). The cookie is only valid until the end of your session and expires when you close your browser.
You can set up a secured postbox with your pseudonym / user name and password of choice in the whistleblowing system. This allows you to send reports to the respective responsible NADA staff member either by name or in an anonymous, safe way. In this system, data is stored exclusively in the whistleblowing system and is therefore especially secure; this is not a regular way of e-mail communication.

Sending attachments

During the report submission or when submitting additional information, you can send attachments to the respective responsible NADA member. If you wish to submit an anonymous report, please take note of the following security advice: Files can contain hidden personal data that could endanger your anonymity. Remove such data before sending. If you are unable to remove these data or uncertain, copy the text of your attachment to your report text or send the printed document anonymously to the address of the report recipient (see footer) with specification of the reference number that you receive at the end of the report process.

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