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# Data Protection Act (FADP)

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## Data Protection Act (FADP)

SR 235.1 — Federal Act of 25 September 2020 on Data Protection (Data Protection Act, FADP).

[fedlex.data.admin.ch](https://fedlex.data.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/491?utm_source=slatesource)

English is not an official language of the Swiss Confederation. This translation is provided for information purposes only and has no legal force. English consolidation of 7 July 2025, which is also the date of the current binding text.

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## Preamble

The Federal Assembly of the Swiss Confederation, on the basis of Articles 95 paragraph 1, 97 paragraph 1, 122 paragraph 1 and 173 paragraph 2 of the Federal Constitution,and having considered the Federal Council dispatch dated 15 September 2017, decrees:

SR 101 BBl 2017 6941

## Contents

1\. Purpose, Scope of Application and Federal Supervisory Authority — 4 articles 2. General Provisions — 14 articles 3. Duties of the Controller and of the Processor — 6 articles 4. Rights of the Data Subject — 5 articles 5. Special Provisions on Data Processing by Private Persons — 3 articles 6. Special Provisions on Data Processing by Federal Bodies — 10 articles 7. Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner — 19 articles 8. Criminal Provisions — 7 articles 9. Conclusion of International Treaties — 1 article 10. Final Provisions — 8 articles

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