On a request from the local government of Greenland, it has been established with the Ordinance that the law on personal data of 1 December 2016 will enter into force in Greenland with the deviations requested from the special conditions of Greenland. Greenland’s Personal Data Act replaces the law of records previously applicable since 1978.

The version of the personal data law that entered into force in Greenland is substantially the same as that of the Danes. The general guidance texts on the website of the Danish Data Protection Agency are largely relevant also for the processing of personal data covered by the law on personal data in Greenland.

Still, some deviations have been made in the Greenlandic version of the law, which among the other things due to the fact that Greenland applies other rules, which are important for the application of a law. A significant departure from the rules that apply in Denmark is that the special rules on television surveillance have not been applied in Greenland. This means that the processing of personal data in relation to the television surveillance has to be evaluated in compliance with the general rules of the law. Another departure is that Greenland’s law on personal data, contrary to Danish law, does not cover the processing of personal data by the Courts.

As a transitional provision, Greenland’s personal data law provides that the notification and obtaining of authorizations for the existing processing of personal data in accordance with chapters 12 and 13 of the Law on Personal Data must pass only within three years of the entry into force of the law, i.e. before 1 December 2019. Treatments started after the entry into force of the law, on the other hand, in line of principle have to be notified prior to action.

Greenland Data Inspectorate.
The Danish Data Protection Agency is the independent state authority that controls any processing of personal data covered by the personal data law. It is a role of the Danish Agency to ensure that the processing of personal data is carried out in compliance with the law on personal data and the rules dictated by law.

The Danish Data Protection Agency also controls the version of the law on personal data that has been introduced in the Groenlandia decree.

You can get help from the Danish Data Protection Agency in case of questions about the processing of personal data.

You can file a complaint with the Danish Data Protection Agency if you think that the elaboration of information about yourself, for example from an authority, company or organization – does not comply with the requirements of the law on personal data. If you wish to file a complaint, you can contact the Danish Data Protection Agency and explain what you are not satisfied with. Complaining has no costs. If you think that the information about yourself is processed in violation of the law, contact the person responsible (e.g. authority, company or organization) first and you get an explanation of the case.

The Danish Agency for the Protection of DAtos also issues opinions to the authorities, for example, in relation to draft law and draft executive decrees, which the Authority receives by consultation.

Part of the Danish Agency’s activities is also the development of controls close to public authorities and private companies. Danes Agency dependents carry out inspections close to public authorities and private companies.

The decisions of the Danish Agency cannot be challenged by another administrative authority.
Still, decisions can be challenged in court. You also have the opportunity to file a complaint with the Danish Data Protection Agency to the Ombudsman.

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