SI:s data protection policy

SI's privacy policy explains how we collect and use your personal data, as well as what rights you have in relation to us and how you can exercise those rights. You can always contact us via [email protected] if you have questions regarding privacy and data protection.

What personal data does the Swedish Institute process?


The Swedish Institute (SI) processes personal data such as contact details (e.g. name, address, telephone number, e-mail address), information about education, demographic information (age, language, nationality,
gender and occupation) and social security number in cases where your identity needs to be confirmed.
 

In general

How and from where does SI collect personal data?

The personal data that SI processes must be adequate, relevant and not too extensive in relation to the purposes for which they are processed. We do not collect personal data for undetermined future needs.

For what purposes does SI process personal data?

Who has access to your personal data?

Principles

Your rights 

Here is an overview of the rights that you as a data subject have in relation to SI as a data controller. Please contact us using the contact details provided in this privacy policy if you wish to exercise any of your rights. 

Upon contact, we may ask you for information confirming your identity. We do this to ensure that we do not give out information to the wrong person and to protect your privacy.  

What we may ask you for depending on your request is: 

  • a written request
  • proof of your identity, may be a personal identity number or other identification
  • proof of your address 
  • if possible, information about the units or employees at SI with whom you have been in contact, for what purpose and when the contact was made.

More about your rights

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Contact us  

SI is the data controller, which means that we are responsible for how your personal data is processed and that your rights are safeguarded. SI has one data protection officer and one data protection coordinator per business unit.  

You can always reach SI’s registrar at [email protected]. The same address applies to contact SI’s data protection officer.