Data Security and Preservation (DPREV)

1. This decree aims to establish a public policy for the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism.

1. Are Subject to this Decree

1. Radicalization is defined as the process by which an individual adopts increasingly extreme positions on political, social, or religious matters, potentially leading to the use of extreme violence to achieve their goals.

1. The Council of State provides the public with a free telephone hotline specifically dedicated to the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism, as well as a communication system (including an online form).

2. Subject to prior notification of the concerned staff member and the caller, the service operating the telephone hotline is authorized to record, or have recorded by the information technology department, conversations for the purposes of transcription, training, and quality assurance.

1. The State Council appoints a multidisciplinary operational group responsible for ensuring the management and monitoring of cases related to the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism.

2. The operational group may be contacted through a telephone hotline or by any public entity.

3. The operational group may seek the assistance of experts.

4. Representatives of the entities subject to this decree may participate in its work.

5. The operational group reports to the State Council.

1. The operational group is authorized to process personal data, including sensitive data and personality profiles, necessary for the performance of the tasks assigned to it by this decree. In particular, it may process any data that determines if a person has become radicalized and, therefore, poses a threat to public order.

2. Either ex officio or upon request, employees of entities subject to this decree shall communicate to the operational group any personal data, including sensitive data and personality profiles, that they become aware of through their professional activities if such data is related to the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism.

3. The operational group may communicate personal data, including sensitive data and personality profiles, to the entities subject to this decree responsible for monitoring or handling a case related to the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism.

1. The operational group shall take the necessary measures to ensure the security of the files and personal data it processes. It shall address the issue of responsibility for data protection, the data to be entered, their retention period, their access, as well as the organization and operation of the information system.

1. This decree shall enter into force upon its acceptance by the Grand Council.

2. Its validity is limited to June 30, 2024.

3. The public prevention policy implemented through this decree shall be subject to an evaluation procedure.

1. The Council of State is responsible for the execution of this decree. It shall publish the text in accordance with Article 84, paragraph 1, letter a) of the Cantonal Constitution and shall bring it into force, by means of an order, in accordance with Article 8, paragraph 1.