NSD is the Data Protection Official for your institution. This entails that projects that are subject to notification have to be reported to NSD. The obligation to notify is a legal requirement, and the procedure of notifying NSD is in agreement with the institution.

Brochure about the obligation to notify 
The brochure provides general information about the obligation to notify, as well as our contact information.

Test if the project is subject to notification
Are you unsure whether your project is subject to notification? Feel free to try our informal test.

If you have academic or supervising responsibility for students that are to undertake projects that might be subject to notification, we kindly ask that you inform your students about the brochure and the test.

Students projects
Because of the large increase in numbers of notifications made from students at bachelor level, we encourage the institutions to teach students how to undertake projects without registering personal data. Learn how this can be done here.

Lectures and presentations from the Data Protection Official
The Data Protection Official can provide information about the obligation to notify for staff and research fellows. Information can be adapted for specific groups or research topics. We may
occasionally give talks for students, provided that the person with academic responsibility is present. The institution covers travel expenses, the lecture is free.

Contact Head of Section Katrine U. Segadal 55 58 35 42/ katrine.segadal@nsd.uib.no or switchboard 55 58 81 80.

Licensing obligation
Some projects require a license from The Data Protection Authority (Datatilsynet) (read more here). We recommend that projects which require a license are sent to us well in advance before the project is to start. Please contact us in advance or as soon as the project has received a project number.

Contact person is special adviser Lis Tenold 55 58 33 77 or switchboard 55 58 81 80

Contract research / research with short deadlines
If the project is an assignment with a short deadline, we ask that you to contact us before or right after the project has been given the project number.

Send an e-mail to personvernombudet@nsd.uib.no or contact switchboard 55 58 81 80 for questions about priorities.

Health Research
If you are unsure whether the project is covered by the Health Research Act, you can find more information here.

Contact person is senior adviser Anne-Mette Somby 55 58 24 10 or switchboard 55 58 81 80