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A curated selection of links to professional associations, training bodies, supervisory authorities, and public advice and victim support services that may be of use to our clients and to interested visitors.

Professional Associations & Training

Associations to which Interdetekt / its investigators are affiliated, and our training body.

BuDEG — Bundesverband des Detektiv- und Ermittlungsgewerbes e.V.

German Federal Association of the Detective and Investigation Industry. Friedrichstr. 95 (IHZ), 10117 Berlin.

www.budeg.de
ZAD — Central Training Body for the Detective Profession

An organ of the Stiftung Gesellschaft und Recht e.V. — our training body for qualified investigators.

www.z-a-d.de
ÖDV — Österreichischer Detektiv-Verband

Austrian Association of Professional Investigators. Vienna, Austria.

www.oedv.at
DGfK — Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kriminalistik e.V.

German Society for Criminalistics. Burgau, Germany.

www.kriminalistik.com
W.A.D. — World Association of Detectives

PO Box 20030, Evans, CO 80620, USA — our international partner network.

www.wad.net

Supervisory & Data Protection Authorities

LDI NRW

Data protection authority for North Rhine-Westphalia; competent authority, see legal notice.

www.ldi.nrw.de
IHK Düsseldorf

Chamber of Industry and Commerce Düsseldorf; competent chamber, see legal notice.

www.ihk.de/duesseldorf

Public Advice & Victim Support Services

WEISSER RING e. V.

Nationwide, independent victim support organisation; free victim helpline 116 006.

www.weisser-ring.de
Hilfetelefon "Gewalt gegen Frauen"

Free, anonymous counselling around the clock; telephone 08000 116 016.

www.hilfetelefon.de
bff — Bundesverband Frauenberatungsstellen und Frauennotrufe

Umbrella body for over 230 women's counselling centres, covering domestic violence and stalking.

www.frauen-gegen-gewalt.de
Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes

Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency; free advice line 0800 546 546 5.

www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de
Deutscher Mieterbund e. V. (DMB)

German Tenants' Association, over 500 advice centres nationwide.

www.mieterbund.de
Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Schuldnerberatung e. V. (BAG-SB)

Federal Association for Debt Counselling in Germany.

www.bag-sb.de
Initiative Vermisste Kinder e. V.

Missing Children Initiative, Europe-wide hotline 116 000.

www.initiative-vermisste-kinder.de
DRK-Suchdienst (German Red Cross Tracing Service)

Locates missing relatives in connection with war, displacement and disaster.

www.drk-suchdienst.de
TelefonSeelsorge® Deutschland

Free, anonymous crisis counselling around the clock; telephone 0800 111 0 111 / 0800 111 0 222 / 116 123.

www.telefonseelsorge.de
Nummer gegen Kummer

Children's helpline 116 111, parents' helpline 0800 111 0 550.

www.nummergegenkummer.de

The institutions named above are independent third parties with no business, organisational or other affiliation with Interdetekt; links are provided for informational purposes only. Interdetekt is not responsible for the content of linked external sites (Sections 7(2) and 8(1) TDDDG). All addresses were verified on 22 July 2026. Further legal websites and specialist portals are available on our Information page.