Sustainability Report 2015
Data privacy
Ensuring confidentiality, data privacy and data security is of the utmost importance to Hannover Re. The most significant rules in this regard are set out with binding effect for all members of staff in our Code of Conduct and in our information security and data privacy policies.
Furthermore, our structures ensure that customer-related data is handled in conformity with all laws. In this regard, Hannover Re's Data Protection Officer assumes all functions, responsibilities and rights as set out according to the German Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG). His tasks include, among others, working to ensure adherence to provisions governing data privacy, e.g. monitoring the proper use of data processing programs that are used to process personal data. Sharing knowledge about data privacy and drawing up the annual activity report also form part of his scope of duties.
No complaints were received about privacy breaches affecting customer data or the loss of such data during the period under review. There was therefore no requirement to fulfil the duty to notify data breaches in the event of data mishaps pursuant to § 42a BDSG.