Data protection for private individuals in Switzerland

Art. 56 FADP

Register

Chapter 7: Federal Data Protection and Information CommissionerSection 4: Other Tasks of the FDPIC

Statutory textStatus: 7 July 2025

The FDPIC shall keep a register of the processing activities of federal bodies. The register shall be published.

Source: Version on FedlexThis translation is not an official version. Only the German, French and Italian versions are legally binding.

In brief

The FDPIC keeps a public register of the processing activities of federal bodies.

What does this mean for me?

The register shows you which data collections federal offices maintain.

Implementing provisions in the Data Protection Ordinance (DPO)

  1. Art. 42 DPORegister of processing activities by federal authorities

Explanation by mydatenschutz.ch in plain language – not legal advice. The statutory text is authoritative.