bbk.bund.de

BBK — the federal civil protection agency, issuing hazard warnings and guidance for public preparedness. 65 requests, 1 domain. BundesSans and BundesSerif served locally. Matomo is documented as opt-in via a cookie banner — absent from the HAR. ReadSpeaker — local JS with no external requests. Full compliance.

Context

BBK (Bundesamt für Bevölkerungsschutz und Katastrophenhilfe) is the federal agency responsible for warning the public of hazards (the NINA system, Cell Broadcast), coordinating civil protection, and publishing the “Ratgeber für Notfallvorsorge und richtiges Handeln in Notsituationen.” It reports to the BMI. HAR: 65 requests, 1 domain.

Matomo opt-in — correctly implemented

The privacy policy contains an unambiguous statement: “Die Webanalyse wird jedoch nur aktiviert, sofern Sie über das Cookie-Banner ausdrücklich in die Nutzung von „Statistikcookies” eingewilligt haben (‘Opt-In’)." This is a correct implementation of the requirements of TDDDG § 25 and Art. 6(1)(a) DSGVO. In the HAR from May 2026, there are no Matomo requests: neither matomo.js nor matomo.php. The opt-in mechanism works as documented — unlike bauindustrie.de, where Matomo fires before consent despite an identical declaration.

Matomo is hosted on ITZBund (Informationstechnikzentrum Bund) infrastructure — Germany’s federal IT center. Data is processed within Germany’s state infrastructure.

ReadSpeaker — accessibility without tracking

ReadSpeaker webReader is a text-to-speech tool for people with visual or reading impairments. It loads as a local JS file (/readSpeaker/webReader.js). The policy clearly states that the IP address is transmitted to ReadSpeaker GmbH’s servers (Bad Wörishofen) only when the “Vorlesen” button is clicked — not on page load. This is a correct implementation of accessibility without background data transfer. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) DSGVO (performance of a contract / a user’s request).

BundesDesign and state infrastructure

BundesSansWeb and BundesSerifWeb are hosted locally. All images, icons, and SVG graphics are on the proprietary server. CMS: the standard bundesgov platform. Hosting via ITZBund — a state provider.

Conclusion

bbk.bund.de is the third zero result in the German series, after bundespolizei.de and bamf.de. All three are federal security bodies. The pattern is consistent: Germany’s federal security and critical-infrastructure bodies build architectures with zero external domains, state hosting, and correct implementation of opt-in consent. BBK additionally demonstrates an exemplary implementation of an accessibility tool: ReadSpeaker transmits data only on the user’s explicit request.