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 ## Requirements
 
-The data protection group at your site will probably want to know exactly what our software does with patient data, and you may need to get their approval before you are allowed to install a Bridgehead. To help you with this, we have provided some data protection concepts:
+The data protection officer at your site will probably want to know exactly what our software does with patient data, and you may need to get their approval before you are allowed to install a Bridgehead. To help you with this, we have provided some data protection concepts:
 
 - [Germany](https://www.bbmri.de/biobanking/it/infrastruktur/datenschutzkonzept/)