Germany's federal job and public services portal, operated by the Bundesverwaltungsamt (BVA). 27 requests, 1 domain. GSB platform. Fonts via the system font stack. No cookie banner — only technically necessary session cookies (JSESSIONID), no consent required under § 25(2) TDDDG. The CSP permits geodatenzentrum.de (BKG) for maps — inactive in the HAR. Set-Cookie — zero. Not a single external domain.
Request timeline
Declared versus actual
Context
service.bund.de is a federal portal operated by the Bundesverwaltungsamt (BVA, the Federal Office of Administration, Cologne). It aggregates job openings and tender notices from federal, state, and municipal authorities. GSB platform, Apache. HAR: 27 requests, 1 domain.
A minimalist architecture with no external dependencies
All 27 requests go exclusively to www.service.bund.de. The stack is GSB (Gemeinsames Servicezentrum der Bundesbehörden): standard CSS bundles, three local JS files. Fonts are drawn from the browser’s system font stack — there are no woff/woff2 files in the HAR. Icons for partner-portal teasers (GovData, D115, Geoportal, juris, etc.) are hosted locally. Leaflet.css is present as the styling for maps used on internal pages — no map tiles loaded on the homepage.
Permissions-Policy — an explicit restriction on browser APIs
The Permissions-Policy header explicitly disallows access to camera, geolocation, gyroscope, magnetometer, microphone, payment, usb, and interest-cohort (FLoC). The last item is a deliberate signal rejecting behavioral profiling at the browser API level.
BKG — federal cartography instead of Google Maps
The CSP includes img-src *.geodatenzentrum.de — the source for map tiles from the Bundesamt für Kartographie und Geodäsie (BKG). The privacy policy explains that when a map loads, the IP address is transmitted to BKG solely for protection against cyberattacks, with no further transfer. There are no requests to geodatenzentrum.de in the homepage HAR — the map was not displayed.
Cookies with no banner — by law
The policy declares only JSESSIONID — a session cookie for server load balancing. Legal basis: § 25 Abs. 2 Ziffer 2 TDDDG (technically necessary cookies, no consent required). Set-Cookie — zero in the HAR: a cookie is set only during active sessions (logging into the personal account, subscribing to the newsletter).
Conclusion
www.service.bund.de does not transmit visitor data to third parties. One domain, no external SDKs, no trackers, no cookie banner — and none is needed, since only technically necessary session cookies are used. No GDPR violations recorded at the time of the audit.
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Тема: Запрос доступа к персональным данным (ст. 15 GDPR) — service.bund.de Кому: [укажите адрес компании — DPO / поддержка / юридический отдел] От: [Ваше имя], [контактный email] Прошу предоставить доступ к моим персональным данным, обрабатываемым в связи с использованием сайта service.bund.de. 1. Категории данных и цели обработки (ст. 15(1)(a)-(c)) Прошу предоставить информацию по всем категориям, целям и получателям обработки моих данных на этом сайте — независимо от того, выявлены ли на сегодняшний день какие-либо несоответствия. 2. Получатели, сроки хранения и передача за пределы ЕЭЗ (ст. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46) Прошу также указать полный список третьих лиц-получателей, применимые сроки хранения по каждой категории и правовые основания передачи данных за пределы ЕЭЗ, если таковая происходит. Полный технический разбор с доказательствами (сохранённый сетевой журнал, контрольная сумма SHA-256) опубликован по адресу: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-service-bund-de/ 3. Автоматизированная обработка и профилирование (ст. 15(1)(h)) Прошу сообщить, применяется ли в отношении меня автоматизированное принятие решений или профилирование, и если да — раскрыть логику такой обработки. С уважением, [Ваше имя] [контактный email] [Страна] [Дата]
Subject: Data access request (GDPR Art. 15) — service.bund.de To: [insert the company's address — DPO / support / legal department] From: [Your name], [contact email] I request access to my personal data processed in connection with the website service.bund.de. 1. Categories of data and purposes of processing (Art. 15(1)(a)-(c)) I request information on all categories, purposes, and recipients of my data processed on this site — regardless of whether any non-compliance has been identified to date. 2. Recipients, retention periods, and transfers outside the EEA (Art. 15(1)(c)-(d), 46) I also request the full list of third-party recipients, the applicable retention period for each category, and the legal basis for any transfer of data outside the EEA. The full technical audit with evidence (saved network log, SHA-256 checksum) is published at: https://gdpru.eu/en/audits/de-service-bund-de/ 3. Automated processing and profiling (Art. 15(1)(h)) Please state whether I am subject to automated decision-making or profiling, and if so, disclose the logic involved. Sincerely, [Your name] [contact email] [Country] [Date]