Laws, courts and authorities
BDSG
Abbreviation for Bundesdatenschutzgesetz
In short and in plain language
The BDSG is a German law on data protection.
It adds to the data rules of the European Union.
It has rules on the data of staff and of job seekers.
For firms it can matter for careers pages and for notes on how data is used.
Definition
The BDSG is the German Federal Data Protection Act, which supplements the European General Data Protection Regulation in Germany. Among other things, it contains rules on handling data of employees and applicants. For businesses, it can matter for career pages and privacy notices, for example.