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This Act has the purpose of protecting the personality and fundamental rights of natural persons whose personal data is processed.
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Chapter 1 (Art. 1 - 4) — Purpose, Scope of Application and Federal Supervisory Authority
- This Act applies to the processing of personal data of natural persons by:
- a. private persons;
- b. federal bodies.
- It does not apply to:
- a. personal data being processed by a natural person exclusively for personal use;
- b. personal data being processed by the Federal Assembly and parliamentary committees as part of their deliberations;
- c. personal data being processed by institutional beneficiaries under Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Host State Act of 22 June 2007 who enjoy immunity from jurisdiction in Switzerland.
- The applicable procedural law regulates the processing of personal data and the data subject's rights in court proceedings and in proceedings governed by federal procedural regulations. This Act applies to first instance administrative proceedings.
- The public registers for private legal transactions, and in particular the access to these registers and the data subject's rights, shall be regulated by the specific provisions of the applicable federal law. If the specific provisions do not contain any rules, this Act applies.
- This Act applies to circumstances that have an effect in Switzerland, even if they were initiated abroad.
- For rights under private law, the Federal Act of 18 December 1987 on Private International Law applies. In addition, the provisions on the territorial scope of application of the Criminal Code are reserved.
- The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC) supervises the application of the federal data protection regulations.
- The following are exempted from supervision by the FDPIC:
- a. the Federal Assembly;
- b. the Federal Council;
- c. the federal courts;
- d. the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland in relation to processing personal data as part of criminal proceedings;
- e. federal authorities in relation to processing personal data in terms of a judicial activity or proceedings for international mutual assistance in criminal matters.