Europe. National jurisdiction.

Greenland GL

Part I

Domestic law

Comprehensive data protection1

  • Persondataloven (Greenland)Danish Act on Processing of Personal Data (Act No. 429 of 31 May 2000) as brought into force for Greenland by Royal DecreeGreenland 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.
    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
    • Directive 95/46-style rules
    • transfers
    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.

    Extraterritorial
    Limited
    DPO
    No
    Cross-border transfers
    Third-country transfer rules
    Key dates
    • Adopted
    • In force
    Text
    Authority
    Datatilsynet (Danish Data Protection Agency)
    Verification

    Low confidence.

    Partly verifiedLow confidence. Not verified this session (search budget exhausted). Royal Decree date and current status (any Greenlandic GDPR-style reform) need checking.

    Record
    Full record for Persondataloven (Greenland)
    Partly verifiedLow confidence. Not verified this session (search budget exhausted). Royal Decree date and current status (any Greenlandic GDPR-style reform) need checking.