Reporting Misconduct
You may report breaches of corporate policies and procedures, of the Code of Conduct, of regulations and applicable legislation (e.g. theft, embezzlement, fraud, active and passive corruption, misappropriation, forgery, property damage, money laundering, falsification of accounting records and financial statements, misuse of personal data, incidents of violence and harassment at the workplace, human rights breaches, environmental law breaches, violations regarding the global supply chain of Deutsche Telekom and in general, any act or omission that may cause a material or non-material damage to OTE Group companies) as well as breaches of Union law, as laid down in article 4 of Law 4990/2022 – ‘Protection of persons who report breaches of Union law’, by using the reporting channels mentioned below.
Internal reporting channels:
- Electronic Whistleblowing Form
- Via e-mail: tellme@ote.gr
- Via telephone: +30 210 611 2345 (Monday to Friday: 10am until 5pm)
- Postal address:
Attn: Reports Receiving and Monitoring Officer
OTE Group Compliance
99 Kifissias Ave., P.C. 15124 Maroussi, Attica, Greece
- E-mail humanrights@ote.gr
for issues related to the Code of Human Rights and Social Principles
In case the channels included in the above link are used, your report will be received and handled by Deutsche Telekom
Please do not use these channels for reporting issues about Company’s products or services. These issues should only be directed to OTEAcademy’s Business Development Department.
Employees or third parties who provide information on wrongdoing or violations of corporate Policies, as well as employees or third parties mentioned or included in those tip-offs shall have the right to obtain access to the personal data, to obtain information as to whether or not personal data concerning him or her are being processed, shall have the right to object, to obtain rectification of inaccurate personal data, as well as to request at any time and without charge the erasure of personal data they have provided under the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 679/2016-GDPR).
The Compliance Office is committed to collect and maintain only data that is necessary in accordance with the principle of proportionality, to delete them safely after a period of three (3) years, unless there are serious grounds for their maintenance (e.g. ongoing investigations, pending court proceedings), to protect the personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorized access or disclosure, and generally to ensure that there are appropriate technical and organizational measures that guarantee data protection.
The collection and processing of personal data is performed with confidentiality by the responsible employees of the Company who have received special training for this purpose.
Moreover, the OTE Group shall take all necessary measures to guarantee that persons, who provide information on incidents regarding violations, in good faith and having reasonable grounds to believe that the information provided is reliable, do not suffer any personal, business or pecuniary loss. On the contrary, employees who deliberately raise false and malicious allegations shall not be protected.
Finally, it is noted that OTE Group has established clear rules and Policies which define what is allowed and what incidents constitute misconduct. These incidents have consequences for offenders and specific sanctions and penalties are imposed.