Auskunftssperre
A German residents'-registry information block (§51 Bundesmeldegesetz) that fully hides your registered address where disclosure could endanger you.
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An Auskunftssperre is a full information block on Germany's residents' registry (Melderegister) under §51 of the Bundesmeldegesetz (BMG). When granted, the registration authority will not disclose your registered address to third parties where doing so could endanger your life, health, freedom, or similar interests, the tool most relevant to stalking victims and at-risk professions. It is free, lasts two years, and is renewable. You apply at your local Bürgeramt/Meldeamt. The Auskunftssperre is the strongest of Germany's registry-suppression tools; for ordinary marketing suppression, the narrower Übermittlungssperre is used instead.
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Übermittlungssperre
A German registry opt-out that blocks specific disclosures of your address, such as to advertisers, political parties, churches, or for anniversary lists.
Melderegister
Germany's mandatory residents' registration database; third parties can request basic name-and-address data unless you file a registry block.
Address Confidentiality Program
A state-administered program that lets qualifying individuals use a substitute address for government records and mail.
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