{"id":7801,"date":"2025-03-10T11:56:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T10:56:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/?page_id=7801"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T10:30:32","slug":"whistleblower-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/whistleblower-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Whistleblower Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row row_padding=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\" vmb-3  wpb_content_element\" ><div class=\"hero hero--d hero--left\"><div class=\"hero__content\"><div class=\"hero__title\"><h1>Whistleblower Protection<\/h1><\/div><p class=\"hero__text\"><\/p><div class=\"btn__wrapper \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero__bg\"><svg width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><rect width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" transform=\"translate(0.00195312)\" \/><path d=\"M330.88 64.8887C278.831 96.6645 233.747 136.892 196.635 184.677L303.991 265.244C330.395 231.685 362.211 203.285 398.781 180.637L330.883 64.8935L330.88 64.8887ZM292.993 312.468C287.92 320.931 283.206 329.604 278.865 338.464C278.825 338.547 278.788 338.634 278.748 338.716C278.734 338.742 278.731 338.767 278.717 338.793L278.694 338.824C269.741 357.172 262.401 376.264 256.759 395.884L398.272 432.871C404.228 413.443 413.058 395.014 424.468 378.199L307.511 290.429C302.425 297.609 297.506 304.943 292.993 312.468ZM239.307 391.427C244.507 373.291 251.088 355.58 258.993 338.449L140.953 274.508C128.109 301.214 117.642 328.999 109.674 357.542L239.305 391.423L239.307 391.427ZM407.841 196.109C373.349 217.533 343.317 244.338 318.359 275.977L435.288 363.723C448.248 347.884 463.809 333.805 481.784 322.157L407.841 196.109ZM252.151 413.318C242.999 452.579 240.729 493.13 245.441 533.166L390.189 512.564C388.16 491.757 389.34 470.761 393.687 450.311L252.151 413.318ZM446.661 634.466L337.567 731.511C351.261 746.172 366.08 759.64 382.003 771.656C382.252 771.807 382.515 771.923 382.752 772.108C382.91 772.225 383.034 772.375 383.185 772.506C394.831 781.213 407.047 789.153 419.737 796.346C419.737 796.346 419.747 796.353 419.751 796.353C419.751 796.353 419.756 796.359 419.763 796.359C443.436 809.786 468.823 820.48 495.561 828.201L532.313 686.873C499.426 676.713 470.178 658.717 446.658 634.466H446.661ZM364.765 781.151C329.344 753.159 299.028 718.605 275.499 678.495C251.971 638.384 237.345 596.974 230.003 553.587L97.3496 572.47C107.242 633.719 128.177 692.162 159.909 746.254C191.641 800.346 234.598 849.486 284.429 888.349L364.765 781.151ZM695.266 667.951C674.92 679.878 653.053 688.065 630.151 692.36L654.512 836.442C694.876 829.201 733.431 815.014 769.225 794.03C848.782 747.398 903.854 673.199 928.002 589.635L786.496 552.649C771.89 599.82 740.288 641.563 695.266 667.958V667.951Z\" fill=\"#DB97DC\"\/><path d=\"M421.779 603.129L295.823 676.974C304.765 691.38 314.729 705.126 325.639 718.105L434.755 621.032C430.113 615.3 425.782 609.324 421.779 603.129ZM580.819 695.614C570.388 695.005 559.978 693.559 549.745 691.353L512.988 832.702C530.079 836.71 547.509 839.525 564.96 840.93C588.867 842.855 612.935 842.19 636.631 839.196L612.243 694.991C601.816 696.005 591.287 696.231 580.822 695.621L580.819 695.614ZM293.135 279.697L185.739 199.101C180.528 206.336 175.425 213.695 170.62 221.174C162.916 233.18 155.791 245.711 149.109 258.399L267.028 322.274C270.386 315.844 273.869 309.457 277.583 303.264C282.414 295.212 287.684 287.366 293.132 279.693L293.135 279.697Z\" fill=\"#DB97DC\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section row_padding=&#8221;vpt-10 vpb-10&#8243;][vc_row row_padding=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; col_sticky=&#8221;&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-9 vc_col-sm-offset-1&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"welcome-to-our-internal-reporting-office-in-accordance-with-the-whistleblower-protection-act\">Welcome to our internal reporting office in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act!<\/h2>\n<p>As a responsible company, we take our obligation to protect employees, customers, partners and the public interest very seriously. For this reason, we have set up this internal reporting office to ensure that you can report concerns, irregularities or grievances securely and confidentially.<\/p>\n<p>Our reporting center has been established in accordance with the provisions of this law and provides you with a safe and secure platform to report possible violations or ethical concerns.<\/p>\n<p>We understand that it can often be difficult to raise ethical concerns or point out breaches. Therefore, we have implemented strict safeguards and protections to ensure that your identity is kept strictly confidential. We encourage you to contact the internal reporting office without fear of reprisal or retaliation.<\/p>\n<p>The dedicated staff in the internal reporting office will carefully review your report and take appropriate steps to resolve the issue or investigate further. We are committed to maintaining the integrity of our organization and ensuring that ethical standards are upheld.<\/p>\n<p>Reporting an incident is simple and straightforward. Simply use our secure reporting form which you can access via the following link: <a href=\"https:\/\/vimopro.interne-meldestelle.de\/report?area=0f52be71-5161-4d1c-a1c8-ae06f95a5cb7&amp;form=e1caf016-37af-4b0e-aca5-8b7e1321a52e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/vimopro.interne-meldestelle.de\/report?area=0f52be71-5161-4d1c-a1c8-ae06f95a5cb7&amp;form=e1caf016-37af-4b0e-aca5-8b7e1321a52e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You also have the option of contacting us anonymously if you prefer.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can also contact the internal reporting office by post or telephone. In this case, however, anonymization is not possible:<\/p>\n<p>vimopro GmbH<br \/>\n&#8211; internal reporting office &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Benediktinerring 1078050 Villingen-Schwenningen<\/p>\n<p>Phone: +49 7721 69811 50<br \/>\nE-mail: <a href=\"mailto:whistleblower@vimopro.de\">whistleblower@vimopro.de<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We thank you in advance for your support in maintaining our high standards of ethics and integrity. Together, we can build a trustworthy and responsible organization.<\/p>\n<p>In principle, you also have the right to contact an external reporting office directly. However, by law, the route via the internal reporting office should be prioritized. However, if you are concerned that you could still face reprisals, you can contact one of the following external reporting offices, depending on the type of violation:<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"federal-cartel-office\">Federal Cartel Office<\/h2>\n<p>Kaiser-Friedrich-Str. 16<br \/>\n53113 Bonn<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 0228 94 99 &#8211; 0<br \/>\nFax: 0228 94 99 &#8211; 400<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Bundeskartellamt is the reporting office for information on the following topics:<br \/>\non prohibited agreements restricting competition between companies (ban on cartels) between competitors (horizontal) or between suppliers and customers (vertical)<\/li>\n<li>prohibited behavior by dominant companies or companies with relative or superior market power (abuse supervision),<\/li>\n<li>other breaches of competition law by companies (e.g. calls for supply or procurement freezes, breaches of the prohibition on enforcement under merger control law or breaches of orders issued by the Federal Cartel Office),<\/li>\n<li>prohibited behavior of large online platforms as gatekeepers (including violations of the Digital Markets Act)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information should be submitted via: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bkms-system.net\/bkwebanon\/report\/clientInfo?cin=9okdios845&amp;c=-1&amp;language=ger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bkms-system.net\/bkwebanon\/report\/clientInfo?cin=9okdios845&amp;c=-1&amp;language=ger<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"federal-financial-supervisory-authority-bafin\">Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin)<\/h2>\n<p>Whistleblower office<br \/>\nGraurheindorfer Street 108<br \/>\n53117 Bonn<\/p>\n<p>Phone: 0228 \/ 4108 &#8211; 2355<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority is the reporting office for information on the following topics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Violations in the area of financial services<\/li>\n<li>Violations in the area of financial products<\/li>\n<li>Violations in the area of financial markets<\/li>\n<li>Violations in the area of combating money laundering and terrorist financing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information should be submitted via:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bafin.de\/EN\/DieBaFin\/Hinweisgeberstelle\/hinweisgeberstelle_node_en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bafin.de\/EN\/DieBaFin\/Hinweisgeberstelle\/hinweisgeberstelle_node_en.html<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"federal-office-of-justice\">Federal Office of Justice<\/h2>\n<p>Adenauerallee 99 &#8211; 103<br \/>\n53113 Bonn<br \/>\nGermany<\/p>\n<p>Phone: +49 228 99 410-40<br \/>\nFax: +49 228 410-5050<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Office of Justice is responsible for all other types of violations under the Whistleblower Protection Act. In case of doubt, this reporting office also forwards reports that do not fall within its area of responsibility to the other reporting offices.<\/p>\n<p>Information should be submitted via: <a href=\"http:\/\/formulare.bfj.bund.de\/ffw\/action\/invoke.do?id=externeMeldestelle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/formulare.bfj.bund.de\/ffw\/action\/invoke.do?id=externeMeldestelle<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section][vc_row row_padding=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section row_padding=&#8221;vpt-10 vpb-10&#8243;][vc_row row_padding=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;5\/6&#8243; col_sticky=&#8221;&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-8 vc_col-md-9 vc_col-sm-offset-1&#8243;][vc_column_text] Welcome to our internal reporting office \u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7801","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7801"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13835,"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7801\/revisions\/13835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ingentis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}