§ 42 BlnDSG
Notification of Data Subjects
(1)Where the notification of data subjects regarding the processing of their personal data is provided for or ordered in specific legal provisions, in particular in the case of covert measures, that notification shall contain at least the following information: 1. the information referred to in Section 41, 2. the legal basis of the processing, 3. the storage period applicable to the data or, where this is not possible, the criteria for determining that period, 4. where applicable, the categories of recipients of the personal data, including, in the case of transmissions to recipients in third countries or international organisations, information thereon, and 5. where necessary, further information, in particular where the personal data were collected without the knowledge of the data subject.
(2)In the cases of paragraph 1, the controller may postpone, restrict or omit the notification insofar and for as long as otherwise 1. the fulfilment of the tasks referred to in Section 30(1) and (2), 2. public safety, or 3. the rights of third parties would be jeopardised, if the interest in avoiding these risks outweighs the information interest of the data subject.
(3)Where the notification relates to the transmission of personal data to the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, the Federal Intelligence Service, the Military Counter-Intelligence Service and, insofar as the security of the Federation is concerned, other authorities of the Federal Ministry of Defence, it shall only be permissible with the consent of those bodies.
(4)In the case of restriction pursuant to paragraph 2, Section 43(7) shall apply accordingly. zur Einzelansicht § 42