Starting September 15, 2024, transferring personal data from Switzerland to the United States will become significantly easier, thanks to a new framework approved by the Swiss Federal Council. This marks a significant shift, allowing these data transfers to rely on an adequacy decision rather than the more complex Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs). Until this decision, […]
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The New Look of Cross-Border Transfers in Switzerland
The Swiss Parliament passed the revised Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP) in the fall of 2020. The Swiss Federal Council announced that the law will enter into force on September 1, 2023. As there will be no transition period, the requirements must be met from the first day the law becomes effective. While we […]
Switzerland adopts revised data protection law
The protection of personal data is becoming more and more relevant. This is a result of the rapid advancement of communication and sales channels as well as the increasing capacities of companies to collect personal data. The Swiss Parliament seemingly acknowledged this too when it recently announced that it adopted the revised version of the […]
Swiss Hotel Booking Platform must comply with the GDPR
The Austrian Data Protection Authority has ordered a Swiss online hotel booking platform to comply with the requirements set forth in the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), in particular to provide the information according to Art. 13 GDPR to the data subject. The ordinance was based on the following facts: An Austrian citizen living […]