Art. 4 - PrinciplesArt. 5 - Correctness of the dataArt. 6 - Cross-border disclosureArt. 7 - Data securityArt. 8 - Right to informationArt. 9 - Limitation of the duty to provide informationArt. 10 - Limitations of the right to information for journalistsArt. 10a - Data processing by third partiesArt. 11 - Certification procedureArt. 11a - Register of data files
Art. 16 - Responsible body and controlsArt. 17 - Legal basisArt. 17a - Automated data processing in pilot projectsArt. 18 - Collection of personal dataArt. 18a - Duty to provide information on the collection of personal dataArt. 18b - Restriction of the duty to provide informationArt. 19 - Disclosure of personal dataArt. 20 - Blocking disclosureArt. 21 - Offering documents to the Federal ArchivesArt. 22 - Processing for research, planning and statisticsArt. 23 - Private law activities of federal bodiesArt. 24 - RepealedArt. 25 - Claims and procedureArt. 25bis - Procedure in the event of the disclosure of official documents containing personal data
Art. 26 - Appointment and statusArt. 26a - Reappointment and termination of the term of officeArt. 26b - Secondary occupationArt. 27 - Supervision of federal bodiesArt. 28 - Advice to private personsArt. 29 - Investigations and recommendations in the private sectorArt. 30 - InformationArt. 31 - Additional tasksArt. 32 - Repealed
Art. 3
Definitions
The following definitions apply:
a. personal data (data): all information relating to an identified or identifiable person;
b. data subjects: natural or legal persons whose data is processed;
c. sensitive personal data: data on:
1. religious, ideological, political or trade union-related views or activities,
2. health, the intimate sphere or the racial origin,
3. social security measures,
4. administrative or criminal proceedings and sanctions;
d. personality profile: a collection of data that permits an assessment of essential characteristics of the personality of a natural person;
e. processing: any operation with personal data, irrespective of the means applied and the procedure, and in particular the collection, storage, use, revision, disclosure, archiving or destruction of data;
f. disclosure: making personal data accessible, for example by permitting access, transmission or publication;
g. data file: any set of personal data that is structured in such a way that the data is accessible by data subject;
h. federal bodies: federal authorities and services as well as persons who are entrusted with federal public tasks;
i. controller of the data file: private persons or federal bodies that decide on the purpose and content of a data file;
j. formal enactment:
1. federal acts,
2. decrees of international organisations that are binding on Switzerland and international treaties containing legal rules that are approved by the Federal Assembly;
k. Repealed by No I of the FA of 24 March 2006, with effect from 1 Jan. 2008
