Sweden. Comprehensive data protection. Act
DataskyddslagenAct (2018:218) containing supplementary provisions to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (Dataskyddslagen)
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Medium confidence. No verification notes recorded.§1Summary
- Synopsis
Sweden's Data Protection Act supplements the GDPR, with numerous sector-specific register laws alongside. It protects constitutional freedom of the press and expression.
- Key themes
- Unique features
Age of digital consent (GDPR Art 8): 13. Public authorities may be fined up to SEK 5m/10m; personal identity numbers only with consent or where clearly justified; constitutional freedom-of-expression exemption covers websites with publishing certificates.
- SaaS relevance
Applies alongside the GDPR to any SaaS provider established in, or targeting users in, this country; national rules on age of consent, employee data and offences shape onboarding and HR-related features.
§2Obligations
- Extraterritorial
- Limited
- Breach notification
- Authority 72h; individuals without undue delay (GDPR Arts 33-34)
- DPO
- Conditional
- Cross-border transfers
- GDPR Chapter V (adequacy/SCCs/BCRs)
- Maximum penalty
- GDPR Art 83: €20m or 4% global turnover; public authorities SEK 5m–10m
§3Dates
- Key dates
- Adopted
- In force
§4Text and authority
- Text
- Authoritative text riksdagen.se
- Authority
- Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten (IMY)
§5Where it applies
- Domestic law of
- Sweden
§6Sources and verification
- Sources consulted
- Verification
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