Section 4: Processing of Personal Data by Federal Bodies
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Art. 17 Legal basis
1 Federal bodies may process personal data if there is a statutory basis for doing so.
2 They may process sensitive personal data and personality profiles only if a formal enactment expressly provides therefor or if, by way of exception:
- a.
- such processing is essential for a task clearly defined in a formal enactment;
- b.
- the Federal Council authorises processing in an individual case because the rights of the data subject are not endangered; or
- c.
- the data subject has given his consent in an individual case or made his data general accessible and has not expressly prohibited its processing.1
1 Amended in accordance with No. I of the Federal Act of 24 March 2006, in force since 1 Jan. 2008 (AS 2007 4983 4991; BBl 2003 2101).
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