the new amendments to the swiss federal data protection act and the swiss federal data protection ordinance came into effect on january 1, 2008.
when do the new amendments to the swiss federal data protection act and the swiss federal data protection ordinance come into effect?
january 1, 2008
in switzerland, the right to privacy is guaranteed in article 13 of the swiss federal constitution. the swiss federal data protection act (dpa) and the swiss federal data protection ordinance (dpo) entered into force on july 1, 1993. the latest amendments of the dpa and the dpo entered into force on january 1, 2008.





























the dpa applies to the processing of personal data by private persons and federal government agencies. unlike the data protection legislation of many other countries, the dpa protects both personal data pertaining to natural persons and legal entities.
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the swiss federal data protection and information commissioner in particular supervises compliance of the federal government agencies with the dpa, provides advice to private persons on data protection, conducts investigations and makes recommendations concerning data protection practices.





























some data files must be registered with the swiss federal data protection and information commissioner before they are created. in the case of a transfer of personal data outside of switzerland, special requirements need to be met and, depending on the circumstances, the swiss federal data protection and information commissioner must be informed before the transfer is made.
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