Privacy Policy

The BSH login provides your company/organization/institution with secure access to the online services of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH). In order to offer you secure access to the requested services, it is necessary that you register to use the portal on behalf of your employer. Through the registration process, you provide us with the data listed under "Registration." We process this data solely within the framework of the registration procedure and use it only in compliance with the legal provisions (SeeAufG, WindSeeG). The data will only be used for the purpose for which it was collected. Your data will not be passed on without your explicit consent.

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Personal Information

  • Salutation*
  • Last Name*
  • First Name*
  • Business E-mail Address* (= User ID)
  • Your Position within the Institution*
  • Justification for the legitimate interest in access

Institution Information

  • Name*
  • Type*
  • Address (Street*, House Number*, Postal Code*, City*, Country*, Address Addition)
  • Phone Number*
  • Website

All required fields are marked with a *. Additionally, the date of consent for data processing will be stored.

Storage of Data Relevant to Registration and Login

The registration process involves several verification steps. The information required for this, as well as the status of data processing, will be stored until the registration is completed. After that, the processing data will be deleted. The registration data will be stored in both cases — whether access is granted or denied. The need to store rejected applications arises from security considerations and the effort involved in validating the data. Rejected applications are stored for a period of 6 months.

Access Logging

For security purposes, your access and actions within the applications are logged. The deletion of this data is carried out in accordance with the respective data deletion policies of the applications you use.

Deletion of Your Access

You may request the deletion of your data relevant to system access. The deletion will be carried out in accordance with the respective data deletion policies of the applications you have used.

Use of Cookies

In order to provide you with a secure use of our applications, cookie technology is employed, among other methods. Cookies are small text files that are stored locally in the cache of the user’s internet browser. Cookies enable the recognition of the internet browser and allow a web server to store information on the user’s device to, among other things, enable certain functions of the website. Disabling the use of cookies is possible via the browser settings. However, in this case, it may not be possible to use all functions of these applications.

Contact and Inquiries

If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy or the processing of your data, you can contact us at any time using the following details:

Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency
Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78
20359 Hamburg
E-mail: datenschutz@bsh.de