{"id":3405,"date":"2024-10-07T17:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T15:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biskoui.ch\/blog\/yes-ip-addresses-are-personal-data-under-swiss-law\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T16:59:29","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T15:59:29","slug":"yes-ip-addresses-are-personal-data-under-swiss-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.biskoui.ch\/en\/blog\/yes-ip-addresses-are-personal-data-under-swiss-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Yes, IP addresses are personal data under Swiss law."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3405\" class=\"elementor elementor-3405 elementor-3391\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8c55b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8c55b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13cd96f\" data-id=\"13cd96f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e93a469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e93a469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cabc6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"4cabc6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-d17cca2 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/old.biskoui.ch\/en\/blog\/author\/gilles\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGilles\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-3fabcb4 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/old.biskoui.ch\/en\/blog\/2024\/10\/07\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M112 0c8.8 0 16 7.2 16 16V64H320V16c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16s16 7.2 16 16V64h32c35.3 0 64 28.7 64 64v32 32V448c0 35.3-28.7 64-64 64H64c-35.3 0-64-28.7-64-64V192 160 128C0 92.7 28.7 64 64 64H96V16c0-8.8 7.2-16 16-16zM416 192H32V448c0 17.7 14.3 32 32 32H384c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32V192zM384 96H64c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32v32H416V128c0-17.7-14.3-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>07.10.2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db4d2bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db4d2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Have you always wondered? The answer is: YES. An IP address is personal data under Swiss law, and must therefore be treated with care before being passed on to third parties.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a5349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6a5349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reminder: what is an IP address?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b15388 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b15388\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An <strong>IP<\/strong> (Internet Protocol) <strong>address<\/strong> is a series of numbers that uniquely identifies a device on a network, such as the Internet. It works like a postal address, enabling devices to communicate with each other. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a62434 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a62434\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does Swiss law say?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c86f67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c86f67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Under the <strong>New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP)<\/strong>, personal data is defined as any information relating to a person who is identified or identifiable, even with difficulty. An IP address, while not directly identifying a person on its own, can indirectly identify an individual when combined with other information, such as that provided by the Internet service provider. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d208314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d208314\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Dynamic vs. static IP addresses<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bb36d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bb36d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Static IP addresses<\/strong> (which do not change) are considered personal data, as they are always linked to a physical or legal person.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dynamic IP addresses<\/strong> (which change regularly) are more complicated to link directly to an individual. However, they can be traced via an ISP&#8217;s connection logs, enabling identification, and should therefore be considered as personal data. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5ee4cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5ee4cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Passing on IP addresses: yes, but with consent<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5c889 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea5c889\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since nLPD comes into force in September 2023, consent is required to transmit personal data abroad if no agreement exists between Switzerland and the destination country. It is important to note that, in many cases, the company processing the data in the destination country must have established this agreement, which is far from happening systematically. <\/p>\n<p>However, it is possible to share IP addresses with the user&#8217;s consent. For your website, make sure you do not transfer personal data abroad without this consent. For example, in addition to cookies deposited on the browser, foreign third-party services such as Google Analytics or YouTube video integration will automatically collect the IP address of your visitors to activate their service.  <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: var( --e-global-color-6c3e59b ); font-family: 'DM sans', sans-serif !important;\">It is therefore important to ask for the user&#8217;s consent before launching this type of service, and it is precisely in this sense that biskoui, our consent management platform, helps you to easily comply with the law.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124fc40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"124fc40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f01af elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a9f01af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, since an IP address is essential for identifying and communicating devices on the Internet, it must be handled with care and responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>As potentially personal data, IP addresses must be collected and used in compliance with data protection laws, such as the Swiss New Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP). This implies guaranteeing transparency on how such data is collected, ensuring that its use is limited to the specified purposes, and taking adequate measures to protect the security of the information. <\/p>\n<p>Companies and organizations must also be aware of the implications of indirectly identifying users based on their IP addresses, by putting in place clear data retention and processing policies to prevent abuse and respect users&#8217; rights. In particular, they must ensure that they obtain users&#8217; consent before passing on their IP addresses, in line with legal requirements on data protection. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f36730f\" data-id=\"f36730f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-656b560\" data-id=\"656b560\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-933179e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"933179e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">See also:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d8f986 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"9d8f986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" 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