Informing the public

(1) The Digital Services Coordinator and the authorities competent under section 12(2), first sentence and (3) may report to the public on an ongoing basis on their activity and on the situation and developments in their area of responsibility. To that end, they may publish on their website and in other ways any information about their activity that may be of significance, in particular for consumers or other market participants.
(2) Where the Digital Services Coordinator and the authorities competent under section 12(2), first sentence and (3) inform about proceedings conducted by them, or about orders, measures or regulatory-fine decisions made by them, the information may contain details of the infringement found and particulars of the parties to the proceedings, insofar as no personal data are affected by this.
(3) Paragraphs 1 and 2 apply accordingly to the Federal Network Agency, where it is competent under section 22, section 22b(1) or section 22c(1).
(4) Where the Federal Network Agency is competent under section 22(1) or under section 22c(1), it may publish commitments received under section 30(4) to discontinue an infringement. This may also include disclosing the identity of the undertaking responsible for the infringement, while otherwise preserving the protection of personal data. Insofar as personal data are affected by the disclosure of the identity of the undertaking responsible for the infringement in the publication of a commitment, the publication of the commitment must as a rule be deleted after at most 12 months.