Processing of personal data by HLT
What is considered personal data
Personal data is all forms of data and information that can be linked to and identify a person, for example name, social security number, telephone number or picture. At HLT, tens of thousands of personal data are processed in connection with study administration, research and employment.
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What information is stored?
As registered at HLT – whether you are a student or an employee – you have the right to receive information about what kind of information is stored about you, and how this is processed at HLT. This follows from the provisions in the Act on the processing of personal data § 18-21.
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Examples of why HLT must use personal data in some cases
HLT uses personal data to ensure that:
- the right person gets admission to the right study
- the right person can take the right exam
- the right person gets access to various IT services
- the right person gets the right salary
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The principal is responsible for processing
The principal has overall processing responsibility for all processing of personal data at HLT. This includes responsibility for ensuring that all handling of personal data takes place in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and that HLT does not process personal data to a greater extent than is necessary to fulfill HLT’s purpose. § 1-3 of the Universities and Colleges Act describes the institution’s operations.
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Further information
If you would like further information, you can send your inquiry to the administrative manager, Henning Korsmoe.
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Online statistics and use of cookies
HLT collects statistics about how the website is used, in order to improve and further develop the websites. We use the analysis tool Google Analytics on the open websites. The IP address is anonymized before it is sent to Google. We do not have web statistics for the restricted websites.
HLT uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Analysis of usage patterns and statistics
- Login and Site Administration
- All information in these cookies is anonymised, to prevent us from linking information about your use of the website to you as an individual.
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