About The Data Inspectorate

The Data Inspectorate, an independent administrative body under the The Ministry of Government Administration and Reform, was set up in 1980 to ensure enforcement of the Data Register Act of 1978, now made obsolete by the commencement of the Personal Data Act of 2000. The purpose of this Act is to protect persons from violation of their right to privacy through the processing of personal data. The Act shall help to ensure that personal data are processed in accordance with fundamental respect for the right to privacy, including the need to protect personal integrity and private life and ensure that personal data are of adequate quality.

Personal Data Act (pdf, new window)
Personal Data Regulations (pdf, new window)Personal Health Data Filing System Act (new window)

The Data Inspectorate shall:

• keep a systematic, public record of all processing that is reported or for which a licence has been granted
• deal with applications for licences, receive notifications and assess whether orders shall be made in cases where this is authorized by law
• verify that statutes and regulations which apply to the processing of personal data are complied with, and that errors or deficiencies are rectified
  keep itself informed of and provide information on general national and international developments in the processing of personal data and on the problems related to such processing
• identify risks to protection of privacy, and provide advice on ways of avoiding or limiting such risks
• provide advice and guidance in matters relating to protection of privacy and the protection of personal data to persons who are planning to process personal data or develop systems for such processing, including assistance in drawing up codes of conduct for various sectors
• on request or on its own initiative give its opinion on matters relating to the processing of personal data

The Data Inspectorate
Mail address: P.O. Box 8177 Dep, N-0034 Oslo
Telephone: +47 22 39 69 00 - Telefax: +47 22 42 23 50