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Request for access to your personal data under Swiss law, in German (Switzerland)
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For people in Switzerland who want to know what data a company, association or federal office holds on them, in German: requests access under Art. 25 FADP (the revised Data Protection Act, in force since 1 September 2023) — Swiss law, not the GDPR. The answer is free as a rule and due within 30 days (Art. 18 DPO). Cantonal and municipal authorities fall under cantonal data protection law. Send it by registered post or e-mail.
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- Last updated November 4, 2026
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When to use this document
- You want to know what data your health insurer, phone company or an online shop in Switzerland holds about you.
- You keep getting advertising and want to find out where the company got your address.
- Your credit application was turned down and you suspect a credit agency has wrong information about you.
- You want to make a data access request under Swiss data protection law.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Applicant
- Applicant's address
- Data controller
- Controller's address
- City
- Date
- Date of birth
- Client number
- What your request especially concerns (blank for all your data)
- How you want the answer (in German)
Common questions
- What must a company tell me under the Swiss Data Protection Act?
- Whether it processes data about you and, if so, at least: its identity and contact details, the data themselves, the purpose, the retention period or the criteria for it, where the data came from, any automated individual decision and its logic, and the recipients, with the country where data go abroad (Art. 25 para. 2 FADP). Health data may be given to you, with your consent, through a health professional you choose (para. 3). You cannot waive the right in advance (para. 5).
- How long does the controller have in Switzerland, and does the answer cost anything?
- The answer is due within 30 days of receipt of the request; if that is not possible, the controller must tell you within that period when it will answer (Art. 18 DPO). It is free (Art. 25 para. 6 FADP). Only where the effort is disproportionate may a share of costs of at most CHF 300 be asked; you must be told beforehand, and if you do not confirm the request within ten days it counts as withdrawn at no cost; once you confirm, the 30 days run only from the end of those ten days (Art. 19 DPO). The request must be in writing; e-mail is enough (Art. 16 DPO).
- What can I do in Switzerland if I get no answer or an incomplete one?
- Send a reminder with a short deadline. After that you can enforce the right of access before the civil court, in the simplified procedure (Art. 243 para. 2 let. d CPC) and without court costs, at conciliation too (Art. 113 para. 2 let. g and 114 let. g CPC). You can also report the case to the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC, EDÖB), who may open an investigation (Art. 49 FADP). Giving wilfully false or incomplete information is punishable, on complaint, by a fine of up to CHF 250'000 (Art. 60 para. 1 let. a FADP).
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