Personal data and anonymity
The whistleblowing unit may process personal data in order to be able to perform its task. In addition, the unit may process personal data to pass on incoming reports that will not be investigated by the whistleblowing unit within the organization. Therefore, the unit should not process personal data to a greater extent than what is necessary to determine which unit or senior management will handle the matter.
Whistleblowing by persons outside the university are always documents that must be registered, or otherwise handled, in accordance with the Public Access to Information and Privacy Act, as well as the Freedom of the Press Act. Such acts immediately become public documents. If a university employee blows the whistle, this is considered a university matter, which is handled differently. The starting point is that the notification should be considered a public document.
Mid Sweden University is a public authority and thereby subject to the principle of public access to official documents. Therefore, anonymity cannot be guaranteed if the identity appears in a document submitted to the function. Actions of the whistleblowing function may be classified, depending on the content. However, this does not apply to all documents, and in addition, there may also be a time limit. If you wish to remain anonymous, please notify us in such a way that your identity is not disclosed in any document.