Lawyer Monthly - April 2023

Furthermore, the controller ensures that the DPO: • has the necessary resources; • has access to all information, documents, inventories of processing activities and personal data that the he she requires in order to fulfil his or her duties; • has the right to inform the highest management or administrative body in important cases. Generally speaking, the role of DPO in Switzerland under the new FADP will be very similar to the GDPR, but will remain voluntary for the controller. However, many companies in Switzerland have opted to create such a role, if they did not already have one (due to being subject to the GDPR). What further considerations are created for DPOs in organisations involved in the financial market? For many actors in the Swiss financial market, there is a professional secrecy obligation to be considered. These secrecy Generally speaking, the role of DPO in Switzerland under the new FADP will be very similar to the GDPR, but will remain voluntary for the controller.

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