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Article 58
Further tasks
- The FDPIC shall also carry out the following tasks in particular:
- a. It shall inform, train and advise federal bodies and private persons on data protection matters.
- b. It shall support the cantonal bodies and work with Swiss and foreign authorities that are responsible for data protection.
- c. It shall raise public awareness, and in particular that of persons in need of protection, in relation to data protection.
- d. It shall provide data subjects on request with information on how they may exercise their rights.
- e. It shall comment on draft federal legislation and measures that involve data processing.
- f. It shall carry out the duties assigned to it under the Freedom of Information Act of 17 December 2004 or other federal acts.
- g. It shall develop working instruments as recommendations of good practice for use by controllers, processors and data subjects; for this purpose, it shall take into account the specifics of the field concerned and the need to protect vulnerable persons.
- It may also advise federal bodies that are not subject to his or her supervision in accordance with Articles 2 and 4. The federal bodies may allow him or her to inspect files.
- The FDPIC has the power to declare to foreign authorities that are responsible for data protection that direct service is permitted in relation to data protection in Switzerland, provided Switzerland is granted reciprocal rights.