Authorities

After an examination, your personal data may be disclosed to public authorities that need to access the data because they are performing a task in the public interest or in connection with the exercise of public authority. It may be the Swedish Police Authority, the Swedish Transport Administration, the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration, the Swedish Maritime Administration or Statistics Sweden. How the data is to be disclosed is regulated in special provisions such as register regulations or the Public Access to Information and Secrecy Act.

Transfer to a third country or international organisation

In some cases, the Swedish Transport Agency transfers personal data to a third country (non-EU country) or to an international organisation. We only transfer personal data to such a country if the European Commission has assessed that the country meets the requirements for an adequate level of protection. If the third country is not approved by the EU, we write a data protection agreement instead, and use the contractual clauses adopted by the European Commission that provide protection for personal integrity. In certain cases the law requires us to supply information to other states or international organisations. The personal data are then being transferred to satisfy an important public interest.

The Commission's website provides information about the countries approved by the Commission and about the Commission's standard contractual clauses.

Processors of personal data

The Swedish Transport Agency can also engage external suppliers to handle the operation and administration of our systems; these suppliers are called processors of personal data. Processors of personal data may need to have access to your personal data to be able to perform their task.

The principle of public access to official records

The Swedish Transport Agency is a Government authority and has to observe the principle of public access to official records. This means that any document, including those containing personal data, that is submitted to the Swedish Transport Agency may be disclosed to the person requesting it. In some cases, however, data may be classified as confidential and must therefore not be disclosed.