{"id":10498,"date":"2026-04-08T11:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tkdeutschland.de\/whistleblower-protection\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:48:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:48:48","slug":"whistleblower-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tkdeutschland.de\/en\/whistleblower-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblower Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10498\" class=\"elementor elementor-10498 elementor-516\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb9e6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6eb9e6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b7dbbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"32b7dbbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whistleblower Protection \u2013 Whistleblowing<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea1a2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dea1a2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96bfb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"f96bfb4\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8083927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8083927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>A reliable and transparent whistleblower system is essential for identifying and responding appropriately to legal violations and policy breaches.<\/p><p>To report potential compliance violations, we provide our employees, as well as customers, suppliers, and other third parties, with various reporting channels.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-702f446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"702f446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Online Portal:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ac44c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ac44c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96bfb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"f96bfb4\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8083927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8083927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>The web-based whistleblower system allows potential legal or policy violations within TKD to be reported\u2014anonymously if desired. The whistleblower system is available to all employees, as well as customers, suppliers, and other third parties.<\/p><div><p>Your report will be received and processed by sicdata \u2013 Unternehmensberatung as the externally appointed Whistleblower Protection Officer for our organization. As a professional bound by confidentiality, sicdata is obligated to treat the identity of whistleblowers and the information received with absolute discretion. For this purpose, sicdata provides a whistleblower system for maximum confidentiality (no forwarding to unauthorized persons or other disclosure) in addition to traditional channels such as email or telephone.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Each incoming report is carefully reviewed and evaluated by our external Whistleblower Protection Officer\u2014if necessary, with the involvement of company management.<\/p><\/div><p>You can access the web-based reporting form through the following link:<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/meldung.hinweisbox.online\/index.php\/public\/form?h=e420f2455d684ce314af923d275f6da9607c3e66\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whistleblowing<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff06178 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff06178\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Email, Telephone, or Postal Report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c580aa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c580aa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96bfb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"f96bfb4\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8083927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8083927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>You can also contact our external Whistleblower Protection Officer directly:<\/p><p><strong>sicdata \u2013 Unternehmensberatung<br\/><\/strong>Tobias Erdmann e.K.<br\/>Heiligenstock 34c<br\/>42697 Solingen<br\/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:hinweisgeberschutz@sicdata.de\">hinweisgeberschutz@sicdata.de<\/a><br\/>Telephone: +49 212 73 87 24-0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31df602 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31df602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In-Person Report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ce1817 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ce1817\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f96bfb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent e-lazyloaded\" data-id=\"f96bfb4\" data-element_type=\"container\"><div class=\"e-con-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8083927 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8083927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>You also have the option to submit an in-person report at sicdata \u2013 Unternehmensberatung. The offices are open Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM in Solingen-Ohligs. <\/p><p><strong>To ensure that a contact person is available on-site, we recommend that you register in advance using the telephone number provided above.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aa6fd tkd-theme-base elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a1aa6fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/meldung.hinweisbox.online\/index.php\/public\/form?h=e420f2455d684ce314af923d275f6da9607c3e66\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Whistleblowing Form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whistleblower Protection \u2013 Whistleblowing A reliable and transparent whistleblower system is essential for identifying and responding appropriately to legal violations and policy breaches. 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