THE DATA PROTECTION FRAMEWORK IN GERMANY FOR THE OPERATION OF EVALUATION PLATFORMS ON THE INTERNET ON THE BASIS OF THE GDPR (GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION)

Abstract

Although the "spickmich" ruling of the German Federal Supreme Court provides guidance on the process of evaluating reputational rating platforms, the balance between personality law and freedom of communication will always depend on the design of the platform in individual cases. The judgement in question can ultimately be understood as a "yes" to the assessment of teachers' reputational rating platforms in Germany, however, in each individual case, in order to asses the admissibility of those specific platforms, a weighting of the interests at stake is necessary.