“Processing of personal data” refers to everything that the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency does with data that directly or indirectly concerns a living person. Both independent measures and series of measures are included within the rules. This may involve the collection, recording, storage, working with, disclosure or compilation of personal data.
Examples of personal data include name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, Swedish personal ID number/civil registration number and photographs.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency uses an electronic case, document and archiving management system, in order to facilitate the processing of cases and matters. Among other information, personal data that may arise in the cases and matters is processed in the system.
What does the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency do with the personal data?
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency processes the personal data that is necessary to implement the assignments given to us by the Swedish Government.
All processing of personal data must have a legal basis. In the vast majority of cases, the legal basis follows from legislation or other legal provisions, such as a regulation. The Environmental Protection Agency also processes the personal data that is necessary to fulfil agreements. In exceptional cases, for instance regarding newsletters, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency bases the personal data processing on the consent of the data subject.
What personal data does the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency collect?
The purpose for processing personal data determines which information we process. For instance, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency processes personal data when communicating with the general public regarding our mission, and as part of our obligation to provide service.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is also the public authority responsible for the hunting and hunter permit registers in accordance with the Swedish Hunting Regulation. In addition, the Agency collects personal data in order to be able to process applications and disburse grants and subsidies or other support, such as in connection with the Climate Change Regulation and the electric vehicle or electric bike premium. The Environmental Protection Agency also processes your personal data if you attend a conference, if you apply for a job with us, or if you contact or interact with us for any other reason.
The most frequently occurring situation is that the information is collected directly from the data subject. In some instances, we also gather data from other sources, such as other governmental agencies and other public authorities.
Who else could be the recipient of personal data provided to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency?
The purpose of the processing and the legal basis govern who may access your personal data. The Environmental Protection Agency provides personal data to other governmental authorities, for instance if it follows due to that it is a task or act of a public interest, or as a part of governance or the exercise of official authority, or because it follows from a legal obligation imposed on the Environmental Protection Agency. In addition, personal data can be provided to suppliers or other parties who need to be aware of the information in order to fulfil an agreement between the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and you.
The Environmental Protection Agency only discloses or otherwise provides personal data to other parties in the event there is a legal basis which permits this. Information about the recipients, or categories of recipients, is provided by the Environmental Protection Agency at the time of the collection of the personal data.
All data submitted to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency will become public documents at the Agency, and therefore copies may be requested in accordance with the Freedom of the Press Act. If personal data is contained in a public document, anyone who requests access to the document may obtain a copy of this personal data. The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency can only keep your personal data secret if it is indicated by a provision in the Swedish Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act.
How long does the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency retain the personal data?
The personal data is retained to the extent required for the purpose of the processing and/or as statutorily required. Personal data in public documents is retained and selectively deleted in accordance with the legislation concerning the archiving of documents including the National Archives Act, the regulations from the National Archives of Sweden and decisions concerning the application of these regulations.
How does the Environmental Protection Agency protect your personal information?
All processing of personal data at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is protected by appropriate technical and organisational measures. These measures are designed to ensure an appropriate level of security in relation to the nature of the processing and the risks associated with the processing. This may include control of access rights to systems, such as only giving access to personal data to those individuals who need the data to perform their work tasks and responsibilities, sending certain personal data via encrypted e-mail, and that the personal data is stored in a proper manner in accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s rules and procedures.
Transmission of personal data outside of the EU/EEA
As a general rule, the Environmental Protection Agency normally processes personal data only within the EU/EEA.
What are my rights?
The General Data Protection Regulation provides you with a number of rights.
Whom can I contact to obtain more details?
The Data Protection Officer at the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is Emma Svennerstam. You can turn to her if you would like to know more about how the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency collects, processes and retains personal data.
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Naturvårdsverket/Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
SE-106 48 Stockholm
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