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Contacting AU’s data protection officer (DPO)2

Like all other public-sector institutions in Denmark, AU has a data protection officer (DPO) who advises employees on questions of data protection and monitors compliance with data protection guidelines and legislation. As an AU employee, you may find yourself in need of advice or guidance from AU’s DPO in certain situations. 

In such cases, you can request assistance via AU’s internal DPO contact scheme. Your request will be assessed, and will either be forwarded to AU’s DPO or handled by your faculty’s data protection coordinator.

When can you get help from AU’s DPO contact scheme?

You can ask for help from AU’s DPO contact scheme if you:

  • need advice and guidance on data protection, for example in connection with a security breach, doubts about processing personal data or in connection with drafting impact assessments.
  • have questions in connection with purchasing new IT systems or drafting data policies, or are unsure whether personal data is being processed in compliance with the rules in a particular case.

Before you ask for help from the DPO contact scheme, it’s a good idea to explore whether your faculty’s data protection coordinator can help you.

Contact AU’s DPO contact scheme

Fill out and submit the form below. AU’s DPO scheme will review your enquiry and will determine whether it can/must be handled internally at AU or forwarded to AU’s external DPO. You will be notified directly by email.

Contacting AU’s DPO contact scheme

Contact form

AU is required by law to have a DPO

Public-sector authorities and institutions such as Aarhus University are required to appoint a data protection officer (DPO).
AU has an external DPO: Lawyer Karina Søndergaard of the law firm HjulmandKaptain.

The role of a DPO is to advise employees on questions of data protection and monitor compliance with data protection guidelines and legislation.

The DPO and the Danish Data Protection Agency

The DPO liaises with the Danish Data Protection Agency and cooperates with the agency on behalf of the data controller, for example in cases involving personal data processing where a data protection impact assessment indicates a high level of risk to the data subject. In such cases, AU must consult the agency before commencing data processing. It may also be necessary to work with the agency in connection with audits or a specific complaint.

Revised 08.11.2024
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