Glossary
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Website
Having its own website is a great way for an association to present itself to the public and to provide information for members. The website should be kept up to date to provide a good image of the association. When dealing with personal data, the rules of data protection must be observed; photos are also part of someone’s personal information.
Question
The new Federal Act on Data Protection is in force. What do associations need to know?
Answer
The new Federal Act on Data Protection does not contain any specific provisions for associations. However, they must comply with the numerous new obligations and requirements laid down by the law. The most important change is an expansion of the obligation to provide information. When collecting personal data, associations must inform the data subjects about what data are collected and for what purposes they are processed. In practice, this obligation to provide information is usually fulfilled by means of a privacy policy on the website.
