Article 39
Data processing for purposes not related to specific persons
- Federal bodies may process personal data for purposes not related to specific persons, in particular for research, planning or statistics, provided:
- a. the data are anonymised as soon as the purpose of processing permits;
- b. the federal body only discloses sensitive personal data to private persons in such a manner that the data subjects are not identifiable;
- c. the recipient only transmits the data to third parties with the consent of the federal body that disclosed the data; and
- d. the results are only published in such a manner that the data subjects are not identifiable.
- Articles 6 paragraph 3, 34 paragraph 2 and 36 paragraph 1 do not apply.