Chapter 8
Swiss FADP Article 62: Violation of the professional duty of confidentiality
1 Any person who, while practising his or her profession, acquires knowledge of secret personal data for the purpose of that profession but thereafter wilfully discloses such data shall on complaint be liable to a fine not exceeding 250,000 francs.
2 The same penalty shall apply to any person who wilfully discloses secret personal data that has come to his or her knowledge while carrying on an activity for or while training with a person subject to a duty of confidentiality.
3 The disclosure of secret personal data after ceasing to practise a profession or after completing training is also a criminal offence.
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Source: official text on Fedlex. Last checked 29 October 2026.