Greenland. Comprehensive data protection. Act
Persondataloven (Greenland)Danish Act on Processing of Personal Data (Act No. 429 of 31 May 2000) as brought into force for Greenland by Royal Decree
In force
Partly verified
Low confidence.Not verified this session (search budget exhausted). Royal Decree date and current status (any Greenlandic GDPR-style reform) need checking.
§1Summary
- Synopsis
Greenland is outside the EU, so the GDPR does not apply; instead a version of Denmark's pre-GDPR Personal Data Act applies by royal decree, supervised by the Danish Datatilsynet.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Pre-GDPR regime still applies; no separate EU adequacy decision for Greenland.
- SaaS relevance
Relevant to SaaS providers processing data of people in Greenland; EU exporters treat Greenland as a third country.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Limited
- DPO
- No
- Cross-border transfers
- Third-country transfer rules
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text retsinformation.dk
- Authority
- Datatilsynet (Danish Data Protection Agency)
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Greenland
§6Sources and verification
- Verification
Low confidence.
Partly verified
Low confidence.Not verified this session (search budget exhausted). Royal Decree date and current status (any Greenlandic GDPR-style reform) need checking.