
Final Provisions: Referendum and commencement
Art 39: This Act is subject to an optional referendum...
Art 39: This Act is subject to an optional referendum...
Art 38.a: The appointment of the Commissioner and the termination of his employment relationship are subject to the previous law until the end of the legislative period in which this amendment comes into force...
Art 38: The controllers of data files must register existing data files that must be registered under Article 11 within one year of the commencement of this Act at the latest....
Art 37: Unless there are cantonal data protection regulations that ensure an adequate level of protection...
Art 36: The Federal Council shall issue the implementing provisions...
Art 35: Anyone who without authorisation wilfully discloses confidential, sensitive personal data or personality profiles...
Art 34: On complaint, private persons are liable to a fine if they...
Art 33: Legal protection is governed by the general provisions on the administration of federal justice...
Art 31: The Commissioner has the following additional tasks in particular...
Art 30: The Commissioner shall submit a report to the Federal Assembly at regular intervals and as required. He shall provide the Federal Council with a copy of the report at the same time...
Art 29: The Commissioner shall investigate cases in more detail on his own initiative or at the request of a third party if...
Art 28: The Commissioner advises private persons on data protection matters...
Art 27: The Commissioner supervises compliance by federal bodies with this Act and other federal data protection regulations of the Confederation. The Federal Council is excluded from such supervision...
Art 26.b: The Commissioner may not carry on another occupation...
Art 26.a: The Commissioner’s term of office may be extended twice....
Art 26: The Commissioner is appointed by the Federal Council for a term of office of four years...
Art 25bis45: For as long as proceedings relating to access to official documents within the meaning of the Freedom of Information Act of 17 December 2004...
Art 25: Anyone with a legitimate interest may request the federal body concerned to...
Art 23: If a federal body acts under private law, the provisions for the processing of personal data by private persons apply....
Art 22: Federal bodies may process personal data for purposes not related to specific persons, and in particular for research, planning and statistics, if...
Art 21: In accordance with the Archiving Act of 26 June 1998, federal bodies shall offer the Federal Archives all personal data that is no longer in constant use...
Art 20: A data subject that credibly demonstrates a legitimate interest may request the federal body concerned to block the disclosure of certain personal data....
Art 19: Federal bodies may disclose personal data if there is legal basis for doing so in accordance with Article 17 or if:...
Art 18.b: Federal bodies may refuse, restrict or defer the provision of information subject to the requirements of Article 9 paragraphs 1 and 2...
Art 18.a: Federal bodies are obliged to inform the data subject of the collection of personal data...
Art 18: In the case of systematic surveys, in particular by means of questionnaires...
Art 17.a: The Federal Council may, having consulted the Commissioner and before a formal enactment comes into force...
Art 17: Federal bodies may process personal data if there is a statutory basis for doing so.....
Art 16: The federal body that processes or arranges for the processing of personal data in fulfilment of its tasks is responsible for data protection....
Art 15: Actions relating to protection of privacy are governed by Articles 28, 28a and 28l of the Civil Code...
Art 14: The controller of the data file is obliged to inform the data subject of the collection of sensitive personal data or personality profiles...
Art 13: A breach of privacy is unlawful unless it is justified by the consent of the injured party, by an overriding private or public interest or by law...
Art 12: Anyone who processes personal data must not unlawfully breach the privacy of the data subjects in doing so...
Art 11.a: The Commissioner maintains a register of data files that is accessible online. Anyone may consult the register...
Art 11: In order to improve data protection and data security, the manufacturers of data processing systems...
Art 10.a: The processing of personal data may be assigned to third parties by agreement or by law if...
Art 10: The controller of a data file that is used exclusively for publication in the edited section of a periodically published medium may refuse to provide information...
Art 9: The controller of a data file may refuse, restrict or defer the provision of information where...
Art 8: Any person may request information from the controller of a data file as to whether data concerning them is being processed...
Art 7: Personal data must be protected against unauthorised processing through adequate technical and organisational measures...
Art 6: Personal data may not be disclosed abroad if the privacy of the data subjects would be seriously endangered thereby...
Art 5: Anyone who processes personal data must make certain that it is correct...
Art 4: Personal data may only be processed lawfully...
Art 3: The following definitions apply...
Art 2: This Act applies to the processing of data pertaining to natural persons and legal persons by...
Art 1: This Act aims to protect the privacy and the fundamental rights of persons when their data is processed...