Switzerland

Policies for promoting compliance with Switzerland Privacy regulations:

• Swiss Confederation Federal Act of Data Protection

  The Federal Act of Data Protection of 1992 regulates personal information held by government and private bodies. The Act requires that information must be legally and fairly collected and places limits on its use and disclosure to third parties. Transfers to other nations must be registered and the recipient nation must have equivalent laws. The pre-defined policy comprises rules for detection of Swiss AHV numbers and DNA information. The rules for this policy are:

  • Swiss Federal Act of Data Protection: Old format AHV
  • Swiss Federal Act of Data Protection: new format AHV
  • Swiss Federal Act of Data Protection: DNA Sequence