Melderegister
Germany's mandatory residents' registration database; third parties can request basic name-and-address data under statutory conditions, while registry blocks can restrict specified disclosures.
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The Melderegister is Germany's residents' registration system under the Bundesmeldegesetz: residents generally must register their address ("Anmeldung") with the local authority. Because third parties can request "simple registry information" (einfache Melderegisterauskunft), including name and current address under statutory conditions, the registry can disclose limited information to an identifiable requester. For commercial-purpose requests, §44 requires the purpose to be stated and does not permit simple registry information to be issued for advertising or address-trading purposes; the registry should not be described as a general address-trading feed. Residents can ask about an Übermittlungssperre for specified disclosures and, where a credible risk is established, an Auskunftssperre under §51 BMG; neither route should be described as an unlimited block on every lawful disclosure.
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Übermittlungssperre
A German registry opt-out that blocks specified disclosures from the residents' register, such as to address-book publishers, political parties, religious societies in covered cases, or for anniversary lists.
Auskunftssperre
A German residents'-registry information block under §51 Bundesmeldegesetz for cases where disclosure could endanger a person or protected interest.
Public Records
Government-maintained records that may be open to public inspection under applicable law, including property records, court filings, voter rolls, and business registrations.
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