Welcome to the whistleblower portal of Bielefeld University. The whistleblower portal is operated by the Internal Reporting Office of Bielefeld University. It offers you the opportunity to contact the internal reporting office confidentially. You do not have to disclose your identity when communicating via the whistleblower portal.
You know your working area best and will recognise violations of laws and regulations as early as possible. With your report, you give us the opportunity to promptly investigate and stop violations. In this way, we can work together to ensure a safe environment and prevent potential damage and loss of reputation for the university.
If the requirements are met, you will enjoy the comprehensive protection of the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Further reporting channels and background information on the special requirements for protection under the Whistleblower Protection Act can be found on the homepage of the internal reporting office at: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/verwaltung/compliance/interne-meldestelle/.
You know your working area best and will recognise violations of laws and regulations as early as possible. With your report, you give us the opportunity to promptly investigate and stop violations. In this way, we can work together to ensure a safe environment and prevent potential damage and loss of reputation for the university.
If the requirements are met, you will enjoy the comprehensive protection of the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Further reporting channels and background information on the special requirements for protection under the Whistleblower Protection Act can be found on the homepage of the internal reporting office at: https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/verwaltung/compliance/interne-meldestelle/.
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.