The revision of the Data Protection Act introduces new requirements for companies. The main requirements are as follows: Meanwhile, the following items have been taken out of the law:

Criminal sanctions include fines of up to CHF 250,000. By way of comparison, the GDPR provides for fines of up to €20 million or 4% of the total worldwide annual turnover of the preceding financial year.  However, the fines under the GDPR are imposed on the relevant company, whereas the Swiss ones are imposed on responsible natural persons. […]

This section seeks to put forward some best practices for managing/handling and protecting data, highlighting three key concepts of data protection: the privacy policy, the data life cycle and the rights of individuals. It also provides a series of quick and simple steps you can take.