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(1)
Data in personal data files as referred to in section 6 established for
the purpose of performing duties laid down in section 1(1) of the
Police Act is deleted as follows:
1) in the case of manually maintained personal data files established
for nationwide use by the police, the data is deleted one year after the
data subject’s death;
2) in the case of personal data files established for the use of a police
unit or more than one police unit, the data is deleted ten years after
the entry of the act, action or event, unless there is a need to retain
the data for investigational or supervisory reasons; the need to retain
the data is reviewed no later than three years after the previous
occasion on which it was reviewed, and an entry is made accordingly.
(2)
Personal data is not deleted on the grounds referred to in subsection
1 if attached to it is information concerning the person’s own safety or
the occupational safety of the police. The need to retain the data is
reviewed no later than three years after the previous occasion on
which it was reviewed, and an entry is made accordingly.
(3)
In the case of personal data files as referred to in section 6
established for the purpose of performing duties laid down in section
1(3) of the Police Act, the data is deleted one year after the data
subject’s death.
(4)
A temporary personal data file established for police use that is no
longer needed shall be destroyed unless it is transferred for archiving.
Section 27
Information found to be incorrect
(1)
Information found to be incorrect shall be marked as incorrect, and it
may be retained if this is necessary for safeguarding the rights of the
data subject, another party involved or police personnel. Such
information may only be used for the stated purpose of safeguarding
rights.