Heilbrigðiseftirlit Suðurlands – Dismissed (Iceland, 2020)

On 14 September 2019, the DPA received a complaint regarding the visit of a representative of the South Iceland Health Inspectorate at the complainant's home which included taking pictures of the property. The complainant argued that his wife present during the visit was not sufficiently informed about its purpose. The South Iceland Health Inspectorate explained the legal basis for the visit. The Inspectorate stated that it had sent a letter to the complainant afterwards where it indicated the right to object its actions in accordance with the administrative law. It stressed that access to documents and pictures created during supervision limited to health representatives who perform these tasks. Was the processing of personal information about the complainant by the South Iceland Health Inspectorate in accordance with Icelandic data protection laws? The DPA held that the registration and processing of personal information about the complainant by the Health Inspectorate of the South were justified by the legal authorization envisaged by point 3. Article 9 Act no. 90/2018.