{"id":4059,"date":"2026-04-28T13:25:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T11:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotel.kloster-dev.de\/anonymous-whistleblower-portal-and-ombudsmans-office-for-hegne-abbey-hegne-abbey-foundation\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T08:02:55","slug":"anonymous-whistleblower-portal-and-ombudsmans-office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.st-elisabeth-hegne.de\/en\/anonymous-whistleblower-portal-and-ombudsmans-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Anonymous Whistleblower Portal and Ombudsman&#8217;s Office for Hegne Abbey \/ Hegne Abbey Foundation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trust is essential for Hegne Abbey \/ the Hegne Abbey Foundation to be perceived by the public as a competent and reliable partner.<br\/>For this reason, openness, transparency, and compliance with the law at all levels of Hegne Abbey \/ the Hegne Abbey Foundation form the basis of our work. Hegne Monastery \/ the Hegne Monastery Foundation therefore encourages employees, volunteers, and even outsiders to report misconduct or violations of laws and regulations within the organization, thereby helping to prevent harm to employees and the organization.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reliable reporting channels and the protection of whistleblowers from sanctions are essential for effective compliance, as they help ensure that potential misconduct is reported and can be thoroughly investigated and resolved. To ensure we are made aware of potential violations of rules and laws, we provide internal and external whistleblowers with various protected reporting channels: <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>an anonymous, secure, and privacy-compliant whistleblower system,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contacting the Ombudsman&#8217;s Office.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"gb-text\">You can find the <strong>anonymous reporting system<\/strong> at: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sicher-melden.de\/whistle\/#\/mainpage\/erzfreiburg\/caritas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.dicvfreiburg.caritas.de\/hinweisgeber<\/a><\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You <strong>can <\/strong>contact the <strong>Ombudsman\u2019s Office <\/strong>at the following address:<br\/>Court of Auditors for the Archdiocese of Freiburg<br\/>Ombudsman Elke Hall<br\/>Kart\u00e4userstr. 47<br\/>79102 Freiburg<br\/>Tel: +49 (0) 761 2188-57<br\/>Email: <a href=\"javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('nbjmup%2BpncvetqfstpoAsfdiovohtipg.fcgs%5C%2Fef');\">ombudsperson@rechnungshof-ebfr.de<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can report possible violations to the ombudsperson confidentially and, if you wish, anonymously. Your identity may only be disclosed with your consent or upon a binding order from government authorities. <br\/><br\/>There are no specific requirements regarding the format in which you submit your reports. In particular, you may submit your reports in person, in writing, by phone, or by email. <br\/><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Anonymity Guaranteed<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, you can also submit your reports through the digital whistleblower system, which includes an anonymous chat feature. If possible, you can provide the Ombudsperson with any documents supporting your concerns or upload them through the whistleblower system. <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Federal External Reporting Office<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to our whistleblower system reporting channels, the federal government has also established an agency for external reports of misconduct. You can find the corresponding reporting channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bundesjustizamt.de\/DE\/MeldestelledesBundes\/MeldestelledesBundes_node.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n<h4 class=\"gb-text\">Important Information<\/h4>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The information you report may result in the initiation of internal and regulatory investigations, as well as other consequences. Therefore, please only provide us with information that you believe, to the best of your knowledge and belief, to be accurate. If you knowingly provide false or misleading information, you may face consequences. Knowingly disseminating false information may result in criminal penalties.   <\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:200px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trust is essential for Hegne Abbey \/ the Hegne Abbey Foundation to be perceived by the public as a competent &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Anonymous Whistleblower Portal and Ombudsman&#8217;s Office for Hegne Abbey \/ Hegne Abbey Foundation\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.st-elisabeth-hegne.de\/en\/anonymous-whistleblower-portal-and-ombudsmans-office\/#more-4059\" aria-label=\"Read more about Anonymous Whistleblower Portal and Ombudsman&#8217;s Office for Hegne Abbey \/ Hegne Abbey Foundation\">weiterlesen<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4060,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4059","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Anonymous Whistleblower Portal and Ombudsman&#039;s Office for Hegne Abbey \/ Hegne Abbey Foundation &#8211; 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