FADP (Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection)

Definition

The Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) governs the processing of personal data by private persons and federal bodies in Switzerland. The revision that entered into force on 1 September 2023 introduced, among other things, expanded information duties, breach notification obligations, stricter requirements for data processing and data protection impact assessments, and higher penalties. The supervisory authority is the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC, locally EDÖB).

How Swiss Knowledge Hub uses this term

Swiss Knowledge Hub is built around FADP-compliant operating patterns; actual compliance depends on configuration, agreed scope of services, and contract. A Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available on request, and in the standard configuration core data is processed in Azure Switzerland North.

Related terms

• GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)
• Data residency
• Audit log

Sources

1. Fedlex — Bundesgesetz über den Datenschutz (DSG, SR 235.1) — https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2022/491/de
2. EDÖB — Datenschutz — https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/de/home/datenschutz.html