Information about our whistleblowing protection platform

Due to the Whistleblower Protection Act (WbPrAc) of July 2, 2023, we offer our employees, suppliers and customers a “whistleblowing” whistleblower system via our homepage as a new service. You can also provide information about legal or ethical grievances or misconduct in our company. These can be submitted with your name or anonymously.

This includes, for example: B. Violations of applicable law or company policies, such as: B. the misuse of data as well as corruption or violations of occupational safety regulations.

The report may concern behavior by all employees and/or third parties (external business partners or service providers) that does not comply with or violates legal regulations, company guidelines or operational regulations.

The whistleblower system can be used if other means through superiors or other contacts have failed and/or you fear disadvantages for yourself if the violation is discovered. This will allow you to submit a confidential, protected report in the future.

What can you do?

If you witness something wrong or if you only hear about such situations in passing, or if you are pressured into a certain action by a colleague or superior, you can submit a trustworthy and protected report using various reporting channels. You can do this anonymously or by providing your contact details.

How can the report be submitted?

Use our online platform “Whistleblower Protection System” from our external service provider MKM Compliance GmbH. You can choose whether you submit the report anonymously or provide information about yourself voluntarily.

By clicking on the button you will go directly to the whistleblower system.

https://hgs.white-sparrow.net/publicweb/MKM.INOVAT

How will my report be processed?

We have selected MKM Compliance GmbH (Äußere Sulzbacher Str. 118, 90491 Nuremberg) as our partner for operating the platform. Every incoming report is first received and processed by MKM’s compliance employees. The content of the report, including the persons named there, is always treated confidentially and then only passed on to the human resources department of Inovatools Eckerle & Ertel GmbH for further processing. If the report was not submitted anonymously, the identity of the whistleblower will only be passed on to the human resources department of Inovatools Eckerle & Ertel GmbH for further processing if he has not consented to further use of his name. If the report is submitted anonymously, it is impossible to draw any conclusions about the whistleblower’s identity.

Every serious tip will be checked and processed. If the whistleblower provides personal information, Inovatools will only release the registered information, including the names of those affected, to other places if this is enforced by courts or authorities or if the person concerned has consented. If the report is submitted anonymously, it is not possible to reveal the identity of the whistleblower, even if requested by the public prosecutor.

Best regards

Inovatools Eckerle & Ertel GmbH