Switzerland: Data Protection

Advestra's legal team, including Prof. Dr. Rashid Bahar, Dr. Sandro Fehlmann, Angelika Kremer, and Dr. Fabian Loretan, provides insights on critical regulatory developments affecting Swiss financial institutions. The firm examines disclosure requirements under the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) for internal investigation reports and analyzes proposed amendments to Banking Act regulations concerning systemically important banks.

Au cours des deux dernières décennies, le secteur de la santé a connu des évolutions technologiques significatives.

Over the past two decades, the health sector has undergone significant technological developments. The ubiquity of digital devices in our daily lives, combined with the ongoing democratization of developments in artificial intelligence (AI), has opened the door to new possibilities.

As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everyday service delivery across consulting, development, outsourcing, and professional services, suppliers are routinely using AI tools to process client data and generate work product—often without any contractual framework governing how.

This content presents a comprehensive list of countries and territories from around the world, organized alphabetically and spanning multiple continents. The list includes both sovereign nations and dependent territories, offering a reference for global geographic entities.

Bär & Karrer, a Swiss law firm, provides comprehensive legal services and business solutions. Contact their Zurich office for expert assistance with legal matters, or reach out through their online inquiry form for personalized support.

To strengthen protections for consumers buying online, the EU has introduced new requirements that make it simpler to cancel (withdraw from) online consumer contracts.

The EU Data Act (Regulation 2023/2854), in force from 12 September 2025, changes how SaaS vendors must write their customer contracts.

This lecture delivers a concise overview of the scope of the Swiss FADP, its interaction with the GDPR/UK GDPR, and core data processing principles such as lawfulness...