Swiss Data Protection Law

Abstract

The Swiss legislation on data protection is a combination of the laws of the Swiss Confederation, and individual Cantons. Additional revisions have been made to maintain Switzerland’s status as a country with an equivalent data protection level to that of the EU, especially in view of the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Adherence to the EU policies and regulations is necessary for free personal data flow between Switzerland and EU Member States in an increasingly digitized and interconnected world.