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The privacy laws that protect personal confidential information in a general sense are limited up to 70 years. The 70 year rule is based upon when the record was created, even if the people mentioned are still living. Exceptions to the 70 year rule are given occasionally. In such cases it should be accompanied with a written statement that the information is for your own research and will not be shared with anyone else. <ref>Släktforska steg för steg, p. 14</ref><br> | The privacy laws that protect personal confidential information in a general sense are limited up to 70 years. The 70 year rule is based upon when the record was created, even if the people mentioned are still living. Exceptions to the 70 year rule are given occasionally. In such cases it should be accompanied with a written statement that the information is for your own research and will not be shared with anyone else. <ref>Släktforska steg för steg, p. 14</ref><br> | ||
=== Privacy Law and Swedish Genealogy === | |||
Generally a genealogist thinks of privacy laws as they relate to "record access" for records that were created for population registration. In Sweden these restrictions are controlled through the Offentlighets- och sekretesslagenIn. In a general sense the 70 year rule restricts the access to records (for example the Kyrkbok), but one can say that it only pertains to private personal matters. In Sweden general information such as: name, address, birth date, birthplace, and relationship are not considered private personal matters. Therefore one can request to see certain records that are less than 70 years old at the archive. Because of this, databases such as Sveriges Dödbok and Sveriges Befolkning are allowed to publish names, dates, and places. The 70 year rule is always applied for records that are loaned out from a Swedish archive in microfiche, microfilm, or digital form. <ref>Wiki-Rötter, Sekretessgräns</ref><br> | |||
=== Requesting information that is protected by privacy laws === | === Requesting information that is protected by privacy laws === | ||
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Wikipedia Community. <u>Sekretess</u>. Swedish Wikipedia, March 2011 | Wikipedia Community. <u>Sekretess</u>. Swedish Wikipedia, March 2011 | ||
Wiki-Rötter Community. <u>Sekretessgräns</u>. Wiki-Rötter, March 2011 | |||
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