Data protection
The primary purpose of data protection is to safeguard individual privacy. The regulations on this must be observed in order to avoid sanctions and damage to reputation.
All staff must adhere to the general legal data protection regulations and the guidelines on the protection and handling of personal data at ETH Zurich.
Should you learn of any security breach involving personal data, e.g. if personal data has been accidentally or unlawfully lost, altered, deleted or destroyed, or disclosed or made accessible to unauthorised persons, please contact the data protection officer.
- Download vertical_align_bottom Federal Act on Data Protection
- Download vertical_align_bottom Ordinance on Data Protection
- Download vertical_align_bottom Ordinance on the Protection of Federal Information
- Download vertical_align_bottom Directive on “Information Security at ETH Zurich”
- Download vertical_align_bottom Government and Administration Organisation Act, Art. 57l
- Download vertical_align_bottom Verordnung über die Bearbeitung von Personendaten und Daten juristischer Personen bei der Nutzung der elektronischen Infrastruktur des Bundes; available only in German
- Download vertical_align_bottom Verordnung des ETH-Rates über den Schutz von Personendaten des Personals im ETH-Bereich (PDV-ETH); available only in German
- Download vertical_align_bottom Richtlinien über den Schutz und den Umgang mit Personaldaten an der ETH Zürich (RSETHZ 612); only available in German
- Download vertical_align_bottom ETH Zurich Guidelines on scientific integrity (RSETHZ 414)
- Use anonymised or pseudonymised data sets for research.
- Ensure that data subjects have given their informed consent.
- Don’t process more data than necessary; make a retention and deletion plan.
- Don’t share data carelessly.
- Protect your data with technical and organisational measures.
- Treat data protection measures as part of your quality assurance.