Art. 49 FADP

Report to the FDPIC

If there is no reply or the reply is insufficient.

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The FDPIC decides itself whether to open an investigation. You are not a party to the proceedings (Art. 52 para. 2 FADP); civil claims are enforced in court. Instead of a letter, you can also use the reporting form on www.edoeb.admin.ch.

Company concernedCompany name (required)

Your detailsFirst and last name (required)Address (required)Your email (optional)

Your requestDate of your request (required)Type of request

What happened?

no reply within the deadline incomplete or insufficient reply refusal without a comprehensible reason

Short description (optional)

Proof of identity

Copy of ID enclosed (recommended) provided on request do not mention

Recommended: the company must verify your identity. Enclosing a copy avoids queries and delays. Black out what is not needed (e.g. document number, height) – photo, name and date of birth remain visible. Write across the copy: “For identification only – request of [date]”.

Envelope

C5 with window on the right C5 with window on the left

The address is printed so that it appears in the window of a C5 envelope. Print at actual size (100 %, not “Fit to page”) and fold the A4 sheet once in the middle.

Language of the letter

Letter preview

[Your name]
[Your address]

Federal Data Protection and Information
Commissioner (FDPIC)
Feldeggweg 1
3003 Bern
Switzerland

2 November 2026

Report under Art. 49 FADP

Dear Sir or Madam,

I hereby report the following facts and ask you to examine whether an investigation under Art. 49 FADP is warranted.

On [date], I submitted a request for access to [Company name].

To date I have received no reply, although the deadline has passed.

I enclose a copy of my request and any replies.

To prove my identity, I enclose a copy of my identity document. It is to be used solely to identify me; please delete it once this has been done.

Yours faithfully,

[Your name]

Enclosures:
– Copy of identity document
– Copy of my request and any replies

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