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SIO: Welfare Organisation for Students in Oslo

When you have paid the semester fee or been granted the right to study at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH), SiO will receive access to certain personal data about you that are registered in our student database. This is necessary for SiO to confirm that you are a student and to provide you with access to SiO’s services and information about their offerings.

Personal Data Shared With SiO

SiO receives the following information from NIH’s student register:

  • national identity number or D‑number
  • first name and last name
  • institution code (NIH)
  • most recently paid semester fee
  • any exemption from the semester fee
  • email address
  • mobile phone number

This access also applies to SiO’s subcontractors who have a data processing agreement with SiO. The sharing of this information is necessary for SiO to deliver its services to students.

Legal Basis

The legal basis for sharing personal data with SiO is:

  • GDPR Article 6(1)(e), processing necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest
  • Supplementary legal basis in the Universities and University Colleges Act:
  • § 2‑8, first paragraph
  • § 10‑1, fourth paragraph

Privacy statement SiO

You can read more about how SiO processes personal data in SiO’s own privacy statement.

Published June 1, 2026 12:08 PM - Last modified July 13, 2026 11:32 AM