The GnuPG e.V. is a charitable legal person (a German “Verein”) to improve data protection, data sovereignty and customer protection in in our supranational networked society. To achieve these goals the Verein seeks for international cooperation with people and organizations and supports the development and distribution of Free and Open Source software.

The Verein was founded on February 8, 2017 by 7 active GnuPG developers. Its registration number is VR11482 at Amtsgericht Düsseldorf. The tax office Düsseldorf-Altstadt has confirmed the charitable state. As of 2019-02-04 the Verein has 15 regular members represented by its board: Werner Koch (chairperson), Bernhard Reiter (vice-chair) and Andre Heinecke (treasurer).

• Members
• Financial overview
• Satzung [German]
• Constitution [English translation]
• Founding protocol [German]
• Membership fee regulations (English) (German)

Members of the Verein should be subscribed to the Verein's mailing list and that is the preferred way for communication.

For other questions you may either write to the board or the office. That is {board|office} at gnupg.org. Keys are available via the web key directory or by using the provided direct links.