c)
d)
e)
whether the data will be disclosed and if so, the identity of the recipient,
the fact that the provision of data is voluntary, and
any other circumstances that will enable the data subject to exercise his rights
pursuant to this Act in the best possible way, such as information on the right to
demand access to data, cf. section 18, and the right to demand that data be
rectified, cf. sections 27 and 28.
Notification is not required if there is no doubt that the data subject already has
the information in the first paragraph.
Section 20 Obligation to provide information when data is collected from persons other
than the data subject
A controller who collects personal data from persons other than the data subject
shall on his own initiative inform the data subject of which data are being collected and
provide such information as is mentioned in section 19, first paragraph, as soon as the
data have been obtained. If the purpose of collecting the data is to communicate them to
other persons, the controller may wait to notify the data subject until such disclosure
takes place.
The data subject is not entitled to notification pursuant to the first paragraph if
a)
the collection or communication of data is expressly authorized by statute,
b)
notification is impossible or disproportionately difficult, or
c)
there is no doubt that the data subject already has the information which shall be
contained in the notification.
When notification is omitted pursuant to litra b, the information shall
nonetheless be provided at the latest when the data subject is contacted on the basis of
the data.
Section 21 Obligation to provide information in connection with the use of personal
profiles
When a person contacts the data subject or makes decisions to which the data
subject is subject on the basis of personal profiles that are intended to describe
behaviour, preferences, abilities or needs, for instance in connection with marketing
activities, the controller shall inform the data subject of
a)
the identity of the controller,
b)
the categories of data which are being used, and
c)
the sources of the data.
Section 22 Right to information regarding automated decisions
If a decision has legal or another significant effects for the data subject and is
based solely on automated processing of personal data, the data subject who is subject
to the decision may demand that the controller give an account of the rules incorporated
in the computer software which form the basis for the decision.
Section 23 Exceptions to the right to information
The right to access pursuant to sections 18 and 22 and the obligation to provide
information pursuant to sections 19, 20 and 21 do not encompass data
a)
which, if known, might endanger national security, national defence or the
relationship to foreign powers or international organizations,
b)
regarding which secrecy is required in the interests of the prevention,
investigation, exposure and prosecution of criminal acts,