Privacy Policy

Responsible person

E-mail: zodpovednaosoba@nku.gov.sk

General provisions

The operator of the website of the Supreme Audit Office of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as "SAO SR") is the SAO SR, Priemyselná 2, 824 73 Bratislava. The SAO SR respects the privacy of everyone who accesses its website and processes personal data in accordance with applicable legislation. Each time a user accesses the SAO SR website and each time he/she accesses files, documents and pages, the data on this access is recorded and processed. See cookies section. All this data is processed for statistical purposes only and to improve the services we provide through the website. This data is not provided to third parties, no data transfer to third countries takes place and no form of profiling takes place.

Logged in user

Extended possibilities of using some services of the SAO SR web site (portal) are available for logged-in users via the SAO SR web site. Data about the logged-in user of the SAO SR portal are processed only in the scope of his/her first name, surname, e-mail address and IP address. The e-mail address is used to communicate directly with the correspondent and only to provide information, and the IP address is used for network security purposes. The legal basis for the processing of data for the purpose of network security is Section 12(1)(a), Section 18(2) and Section 31(i) of Act No. 95/2019 Coll. on Information Technology in Public Administration and on Amendments and Additions to Certain Acts, as amended. The data for the purpose of network security is stored for 1 year. This data is not provided to third parties, no data is transferred to third countries and no form of profiling is carried out.

Filing a complaint and a complaint to the SAO SR

The purpose of the processing of personal data when submitting a complaint and a complaint to the SAO SR is the handling of complaints pursuant to Act No. 9/2010 Coll. on Complaints, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Complaints Act"). The legal basis for this processing of personal data is the handling of complaints pursuant to the Complaints Act. The recipients or categories of recipients of personal data obtained in the course of complaint handling may be public authorities and other persons within the framework of the cooperation provided, the complainant and other persons concerned by the complaint. The disclosure of personal data may only be on the basis of a lawful request within the meaning of the legal basis for the disclosure of personal data. The transfer of personal data obtained in the course of the handling of complaints and complaints to a third country shall not take place and the retention period of these personal data shall be 5 years in accordance with the Rules of the SAO SR's Register and the plan. Automated decision-making, including profiling, shall not take place.

Rights of the data subject

In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) and Act No. 18/2018 Coll. on the protection of personal data, as amended, the right to request from the SAO SR access to personal data relating to the data subject and the right to rectification or erasure or restriction of processing, or the right to object to processing, as well as the right to data portability. The exercise of the data subject's rights must be submitted by the data subject in writing to the SAO SR. Furthermore, the data subject shall have the right to lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority.


Social networks

As a modern and flexible office, the SAO SR also uses social networking services such as X, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and YouTube to inform and present its activities. For more information on the collection and use of social network data, your rights and the protection of your privacy, please visit the websites of the social network providers.