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Checking personal data from police personal data files

According to the Personal Data Act, the controller of a personal data file must draw up a description of the file indicating, for example, the controller, the purpose of the file, a description of the data subjects and the related data and data groups.

Everyone, with a few exceptions, has the right to know what data concerning him/herself is stored in a personal data file or if no data has been entered in the file at all. Everyone also has the right to demand that errors be corrected and unlawfully stored data be removed.

Personal data can be checked once a year free of charge. A request for scrutiny must be presented personally to the local police, from where the request is forwarded to the Data Protection Ombudsman or to other authorities if necessary. Persons making such a request must prove their identity. In cases where there is no right of scrutiny, the Data Protection Ombudsman can verify that the data is legal.

• Implementation of a data subject´s rights by the police: Right of access, rectification of data and provision of information
• Police administration’s data systems and file-keeping

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