(2) The prohibition provided for in subsection (1) of this section also applies to: 1) non-profit associations, foundations or companies which are founded by the state, local governments or legal persons in public law or in which the state, local governments or legal persons in public law participate; 2) information pertaining to the use of funds allocated and assets transferred to legal persons in private law from the state or a local government budget. § 37. [Repealed - RT I 2003, 26, 158 - entry into force 01.10.2003] § 38. Access to information classified as internal only (1) A holder of information shall disclose information concerning facts which arouse public interest and which are related to an offence or accident before the final clarification of the circumstances of the offence or accident to an extent which does not hinder the investigation or supervision or clarification of the reasons for the accident. The competent official who organises the investigation or supervision or who clarifies the circumstances of the accident shall decide on the extent of disclosure of such information. (2) If the grant of access to information may cause the disclosure of restricted information, it shall be ensured that only the part of the information or document to which restrictions on access do not apply may be accessed. (3) State and local government officials have the right to access information which is classified as information intended for internal use in order to perform their duties. Such information shall not be communicated to third persons without the permission of the agency which establishes the restriction on access. (4) The head of an agency may decide to grant access to information classified as internal to persons outside the agency if this does not damage the interests of the state or a local government. [RT I 2003, 26, 158 - entry into force 01.10.2003] § 39. Access to information which contains personal data [RT I 2003, 26, 158 - entry into force 01.10.2003] (1) A holder of information shall grant access to personal data in its possession upon the existence of a basis provided for in the Personal Data Protection Act pursuant to the procedure provided for in this Act. (2) A holder of information is required to maintain records concerning to whom, for what purpose, when, in which manner and which information classified as internal which contains personal data is released. (3) [Repealed - RT I 2007, 12, 66 - entry into force 01.01.2008] § 40. Terms of restrictions on access (1) A restriction on access to information intended for internal use applies as of the preparation or receipt of the documents for as long as necessary or until the arrival of the event, but not for longer than five years. The head of an agency may extend the term by up to five years if the reason for establishment of the restriction on access continues to exist. [RT I 2007, 12, 66 - entry into force 01.01.2008] (2) A restriction on access to documents pertaining to state supervision, supervisory control and preparation of individual decisions of executive power applies until adoption of a decision unless another reason to restrict access to the information exists.

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