Privacy notice for Microsoft Teams video calls

Privacy notice for Microsoft Teams video calls

By Deutsche Welle
Publication Date: 2026-10-26 10:26:00

In the context of video calls via Microsoft Teams, we process your data in compliance with the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the German Federal Data Protection Act (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz – BDSG) and the Deutsche Welle Act (Deutsche-Welle-Gesetz – DWG).

Controller

The controller under Art. 4(7) GDPR is:

Deutsche Welle 
Kurt-Schumacher-Str. 3 
53113 Bonn 
info@dw.com

Data Protection Officer

For questions about data protection, please contact: 

Data Protection Officer Deutsche Welle 
Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 3 
53113 Bonn 
datenschutz@dw.com

Purposes of data processing

DW uses Microsoft Teams to hold video and audio meetings with internal and external participants. This includes, in particular, meetings with business partners, service providers, applicants, guests and other contacts in the context of Deutsche Welle’s activities.

Categories of personal data processed

The following personal data may be processed in the context of video calls via Teams:

  • master…