Data Protection in Switzerland: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 11:09, 9 January 2025

{{

Data Protection in Switzerland

Data Protection Authority:	EDÖB/PFPDT/IFPDT
National Implementation Law (Original):	https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/de/home/fakten-trends/digitalisierung/datenschutz/neues-datenschutzgesetz-rev-dsg.html
English Translation of National Implementation Law:	https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/en/home/facts-and-trends/digitization/data-protection/new-federal-act-on-data-protection-nfadp.html
Official Language(s):	German, French, Italian, Ladin
National Legislation Database(s):	{{{national legislation database}}}
English Legislation Database(s):	{{{english legislation database}}}
National Decision Database(s):	{{{national decision database}}}

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-== Legislation ==
+<nowiki>{{</nowiki>
-=== History ===
+{{DPbox|geo=Switzerland|type=Switzerland|shortcode=CH|dpa=EDÖB/PFPDT/IFPDT|official language=German, French, Italian, Ladin|english translation=https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/en/home/facts-and-trends/digitization/data-protection/new-federal-act-on-data-protection-nfadp.html|national implementation law=https://www.kmu.admin.ch/kmu/de/home/fakten-trends/digitalisierung/datenschutz/neues-datenschutzgesetz-rev-dsg.html}}
-The [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/491/en Swiss Federal Data Protection Act], originally dated 19 June 1992, has undergone a complete revision, which has been passed on 25 September 2020 and is in force since 1 September 2023.
-With its revision, Switzerland now complies with the revised Council of Europe Convention 108. The provisions provisions are similar to those of the GDPR, although with a few differences, for example relating to legal grounds and sanctions.
-Apart from the Federal Data Protection Act, other laws such as the [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1988/223_223_223/en Swiss Unfair Competition Act] [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1988/223_223_223/en (UCA),] the [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1997/2187_2187_2187/en Swiss Telecommunications Act] and the [https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/54/757_781_799/en Swiss Penal Code] contain further provisions governing data protection in Switzerland.
-=== National constitutional protection ===
-=== National GDPR implementation law ===
-=== National e-Privacy law ===
-== Data Protection Authority ==
-The Swiss Federal Data Protection Authority (''EDÖB, Eidgenössischen Datenschutz- und Öffentlichkeitsbeauftragten'' in German, or ''PFPDT, Préposé fédéral à la protection des données et à la transparence'' in French, or ''IFPDT, Incaricato federale della protezione dei dati e della trasparenza'' in Italian) is the data protection authority for Switzerland.
-→ Profile: [[EDÖB/PFPDT/IFPDT (Switzerland)]]
-== Judicial Protection ==
-=== Civil Courts ===
-=== Administrative Courts ===