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Microsoft Cloud Contracts: Working Around the Missing Signature

Numerous Swiss companies as well as public organizations rely on Microsoft's cloud services. In addition to the basic contract, the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA), the "Amendment for Switzerland regarding Microsoft Products...

EU Data Act, CRA, DSA, AI Act, etc.: Five-minute training videos

Which law applies where and how? What needs to be done? Seven short training videos

Some like to refer to the "Blue Wall" of digital regulation: As part of its "Digital Agenda", the EU is enacting more and more laws on the...

Part 22: Guidelines for using artificial intelligence in financial institutions (FINMA)

Many banks, insurance companies and other Swiss financial institutions are currently working on projects involving the use of artificial intelligence – some of which have been running for years, while others are new. While the...

The Cloud and Professional Secrecy: A Sample Clause

Anyone who is obliged to maintain professional or official secrecy must take additional precautions in their contract when commissioning a cloud provider or other IT provider, especially if the provider has a foreign nexus.

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Swiss Surveillance Law: New Instruments – But Who Is Affected?

The first package of revision to Swiss surveillance law will enter into force on 1 January 2024. We assess the changes.

Modernisation of Surveillance Law at Ordinance Level (Part 1)

The Swiss Federal Council has published Part 1 of the revision of the surveillance law at ordinance level for consultation. We show what is at stake.

E-mail Service Also Subject to Limited Telecom Surveillance Only

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court doesn't consider e-mail to be a telecom-munications service. We elaborate the impacts for the monitoring of OTT services.

Surveillance Of Messaging Services: Surveillance Service Put In Its Place by Supreme Court

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that Threema does not provide any telecommunications services. We explain the consequences for OTT service providers.

Concluding Contracts becomes a Home Office Challenge – a Cheat Sheet

Contractual formal requirements can make it difficult to amend contracts.

Ambush-Marketing: Associating major events in advertising

With Ambush Marketing, a third party other than the organizer or sponsor, uses the popularity of a major event in its own advertising. This article shows the essential rules for such references.