Rules for processing personal data
The Ministry’s processing of personal data is done in accordance with the rules set forth in the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data etc.) and the Data Protection Act (Act no. 502 of 23. May 2018).
Data Controller
The Department of the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science is responsible for the processing of personal data, which the Ministry carries out in connection with the types of situations mentioned in these pages. Contact information for the Ministry:
The Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science
Børsgade 4
1215 Copenhagen K
CVR: 16805408
Tel: 3392 9700
Email: ufm@ufm.dk
Data Protection Officer
The Ministry has a Data Protection Officer who is tasked with advising the Ministry on the rules for processing personal data, etc.
Contact the Data Protection Officer:
Email: dpo@ufm.dk
Tel: 72318909
Post: Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science, P.O. Box 2135, 1015 Copenhagen K, “att. Data Protection Officer”.
Questions regarding the Ministry’s processing of personal data
If you have any questions regarding the Ministry’s processing of your personal data as a part of a specific case, you can contact the relevant caseworker or the Ministry’s Data Protection Officer. Contact information for the relevant caseworker will generally appear on your case files. It is possible to contact the Ministry’s Data Protection Officer as listed above.
Complaint
You have the right to file a complaint with the Data Protection Agency if you are unhappy with the way the Ministry processes your personal data.