Skjønt den behandlingsansvarlige avgjør saken, undersøker databehandleren tilgangsloggen.

to investigate; examine

Breakdown of Skjønt den behandlingsansvarlige avgjør saken, undersøker databehandleren tilgangsloggen.

• saken: the case; matter being discussed
• avgjøre: to decide; determine
• den behandlingsansvarlige: the data controller

Questions & Answers about Skjønt den behandlingsansvarlige avgjør saken, undersøker databehandleren tilgangsloggen.

What does skjønt mean here, and is it a common word?

Here skjønt means although, though, or even though.

It introduces a subordinate clause:

• Skjønt den behandlingsansvarlige avgjør saken = although the controller decides the case

It is a correct and perfectly normal word, but it sounds a bit more formal or written than everyday selv om. In casual speech, many speakers would more naturally say:

• Selv om den behandlingsansvarlige avgjør saken, undersøker databehandleren tilgangsloggen.

So skjønt is not wrong at all, but it has a slightly more formal/literary feel.

Why is it den behandlingsansvarlige, but databehandleren?

This is because the two expressions are built differently.

• den behandlingsansvarlige uses behandlingsansvarlig as an adjective-like word functioning as a noun
• databehandleren is an ordinary noun with the definite ending -en

So:

• behandlingsansvarlig = controller / responsible party
• den behandlingsansvarlige = the controller

But:

• databehandler = processor
• databehandleren = the processor

A simple way to think about it is:

• adjective-like noun → often den + -e
• ordinary noun → usually just add the definite ending