{"id":6848,"date":"2026-08-04T09:29:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T07:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brostclassen.de\/medienrecht-presserecht-reputationsmanagement\/right-to-access-information\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:57:23","slug":"right-to-access-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/brostclassen.de\/en\/media-law-press-law-reputation-management\/right-to-access-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Right of Access to Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6848\" class=\"elementor elementor-6848 elementor-6760\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-020a27b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"020a27b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996a848 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"996a848\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83bdc2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d83bdc2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e9d85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41e9d85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85eece3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"85eece3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:120,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e2314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66e2314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Right to Access Information<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1018f3e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1018f3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7f4a90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7f4a90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data and information are considered the most important raw materials in the modern world. Consequently, both the collection and the protection of information are key concerns that often conflict with one another. <\/p><p><br>The right of access to information\u2014enshrined in the Freedom of Information Act (IFG), the Environmental Information Act (UIG), and the press and information laws of the federal states\u2014grants companies, journalists, and citizens a legal right to access official information from government agencies and public authorities.<br \/>We support you in strategically and effectively exercising this right (information retrieval) or in protecting your data and information from unwanted disclosure (data protection).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6e463b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b6e463b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfea13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbfea13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e3231 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09e3231\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285039b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"285039b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437a84c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"437a84c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34a3222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"34a3222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4730f66 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"4730f66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M10.0002 13.8005L16.1784 7.62224C16.3524 7.45241 16.5513 7.36749 16.7752 7.36749C16.999 7.36749 17.1979 7.45241 17.3719 7.62224C17.5458 7.79624 17.6327 7.99616 17.6327 8.22199C17.6327 8.44783 17.5458 8.64774 17.3719 8.82174L10.6029 15.5967C10.4329 15.7667 10.232 15.8517 10.0002 15.8517C9.76834 15.8517 9.56743 15.7667 9.39743 15.5967L6.62243 12.8217C6.45259 12.6477 6.36768 12.4478 6.36768 12.222C6.36768 11.9962 6.45459 11.7962 6.62843 11.6222C6.80243 11.4524 7.00234 11.3675 7.22818 11.3675C7.45401 11.3675 7.65393 11.4524 7.82793 11.6222L10.0002 13.8005Z\" fill=\"#030301\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><b>Enforcing the Right to Information:<\/b> We draft precise requests for information to minimize grounds for denial (such as the protection of public interests) from the outset. If the agency refuses to provide the information or delays the process, we will consistently enforce your rights through the appeals process and by filing lawsuits in administrative courts. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M10.0002 13.8005L16.1784 7.62224C16.3524 7.45241 16.5513 7.36749 16.7752 7.36749C16.999 7.36749 17.1979 7.45241 17.3719 7.62224C17.5458 7.79624 17.6327 7.99616 17.6327 8.22199C17.6327 8.44783 17.5458 8.64774 17.3719 8.82174L10.6029 15.5967C10.4329 15.7667 10.232 15.8517 10.0002 15.8517C9.76834 15.8517 9.56743 15.7667 9.39743 15.5967L6.62243 12.8217C6.45259 12.6477 6.36768 12.4478 6.36768 12.222C6.36768 11.9962 6.45459 11.7962 6.62843 11.6222C6.80243 11.4524 7.00234 11.3675 7.22818 11.3675C7.45401 11.3675 7.65393 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Consequently, both the collection and the protection of information are key concerns that often conflict with one another. 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