Scope of the Act

(1) This Act regulates
1. the secrecy of telecommunications, including the prohibition on interception and the duty of confidentiality of the operators of radio equipment,
2. special provisions for the protection of personal data in the use of telecommunications services and digital services,
3. the requirements for the protection of privacy with regard to the notification of incoming calls, calling line identification suppression and presentation, and automatic call forwarding,
4. the requirements for inclusion in end-user directories and the provision of end-user data to directory enquiry services, services for notifying an individual of another user's wish to be contacted, and providers of end-user directories,
5. the technical and organisational precautions to be observed by providers of digital services,
6. the requirements for the disclosure of information on subscriber data and usage data by providers of digital services,
7. the protection of privacy in terminal equipment with regard to the requirements for the storage of information in end-users' terminal equipment and access to information already stored in end-users' terminal equipment, and
8. the supervisory authorities and the supervision of data protection and the protection of privacy in telecommunications; in the case of digital services, supervision by the authorities responsible under Land law and section 40 of the Federal Data Protection Act remains unaffected.
(2) Individual particulars concerning the circumstances of a specific or identifiable legal person or partnership with the capacity to acquire rights or incur liabilities, which are subject to the secrecy of telecommunications, are treated as equivalent to personal data.
(3) This Act applies to all undertakings and persons that have an establishment within the territorial scope of this Act, or that provide or participate in providing services, or that make goods available on the market. Section 3 of the Digital Services Act remains unaffected.