Protection of name and address

Protection of name and address (also known as a non-disclosure of name and address) means that your name and address – as a general rule – will not be provided from the Civil Registration System (CPR) to individuals, banks, PostNord, etc.

You must apply digitally to register for name and address protection in the CPR. If you are not able to apply yourself via the internet, you can seek help from the municipality.

Apart from yourself, you may apply for your children below the age of 18, if you are registered at the same address.

Once the application has been made, individuals will in principle be prevented from obtaining your name and address from the CPR. Neither your name nor your address will be released from the CPR for use by private local directories or by PostNord.

PostNord

If you have opted for name and address protection, PostNord will not be automatically notified of this. 

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Once you have registered for name and address protection, this will generally be valid for 1 year.

After this period, you must remember to apply again if you wish to renew the name and address protection.

Public authorities can access your name in the Civil Registration System (CPR).

In principle, private creditors who are awaiting payment of an invoice may ask to have your address released from the CPR by contacting the municipality.

MitID

If you have registered for name and address protection, you can inform MitID of an alternative mailing address, so that you can receive code display or audio code reader. You must remember to keep the alternative mailing address updated on MitID.dk.

PostNord

If you have opted for name and address protection, PostNord will not be automatically notified of this.

• PostNord – contact information

Once you have registered for name and address protection in the Civil Registration System (CPR), you will automatically be protected against having this information released from the CPR for use in local directories.

If you do not wish to register for name and address protection in the CPR, you can instead register not to have your name and address released from the CPR for use in local directories.

If you wish to appeal a decision made by the municipality under the Danish Civil Registration (CPR) Act, you can do so to the Ministry of the Interior and Health (Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet).

The appeal must be made in writing to the municipality that made the decision, and within 4 weeks from the day you were notified of the decision.

• CPR legislation (in Danish)