Welcome to the Association for Corporate Data Protection

Exchange on best practices of practical implementation
Independent opinion making on current data protection issues
Committed to the advancement of data protection law

«The VUD provides an ideal platform for us to network in the data protection community and share practical experiences.»

Anna Zeiter, Associate General Counsel & Chief Privacy Officer, eBay

«The VUD bundles the data protection know-how available in companies and offers an excellent platform for a hands-on exchange of experience.»

Reto Lohrer, Group Data Protection Officer, TX Group AG

«As a member of VUD, we benefit from a large network and can regularly exchange best practices with other companies.»

Claudius Ettlinger, Data Protection Officer, SBB CFF FFS

«Thanks to VUD's events, we stay up-to-date on legal developments and current data protection trends.»

Jonathan Keller, Data Protection Officer, Digitec Galaxus AG

«The VUD offers a large network, valuable information and exchange opportunities. This also helps smaller companies to implement data protection in line with market standards.»

Roger Marty, Data Protection Officer, Luzerner Kantonalbank

«Membership in the VUD provides us with opportunities to share best practices, helping us to continuously improve our data protection processes.»

Annika Schröder, Head Data Privacy Management, Migros

Data protection impact assessments are a useful tool for dealing with data privacy risks. VUD now provides a template for conducting data protection impact assessments.
As part of the VUD Benchmarking 2023, we also surveyed the importance of obtaining consent in practice and which alternative legal bases are applied when processing personal data. The survey was conducted in cooperation with a research project on informational self-determination of the Chair of Information and Communication Law at the University of Zurich by Prof. Florent Thouvenin. Here is the evaluation.

More than 100 Swiss companies are already members of VUD. Will your company soon be one of them?