Ordinance on the Authorities Portal (BehöPV) - Purpose of the Authorities Portal (§ 7 BehöPG) (BehöPV)

1. The authorities' portal may offer, in particular, the following services

a) the submission of electronic filings to the authorities;

b) the receipt of official correspondence in electronic form;

c) the ordering and obtaining of official documents in electronic form;

d) the fulfillment of reporting and declaration obligations electronically.

1. The authorities portal comprises the following components

a) E-account;

b) Authentication service;

c) Authorization service;

d) Service for the integration of specialist applications;

e) Technical infrastructure for secure transmission.

1. To open a personal e-account, users must possess a SwissID or another electronic identity recognized by the Government Council.

2. Natural persons may voluntarily record the following data in their personal e-account

a) postal address;

b) additional telephone numbers;

c) insurance number in accordance with Article 50c of the Federal Act on Old-Age and Survivors' Insurance (AHVG) of December 20, 1946;

d) authorized representatives;

e) other data that facilitate business transactions.

1. For the creation of a non-personal e-account, the following identifying data must be collected

a) Legal entities and private law partnerships: company or name, legal form, registered office;

b) Public law legal entities: name and, for special-purpose associations, public-law companies and institutions with their own legal personality and public-law foundations, legal form;

c) Sole proprietorships: company or name, legal form, registered office.

2. The authorized representatives of a legal entity, partnership, or sole proprietorship must prove their authorization and identity.

3. Proof of representation authorization is provided by the function that the natural person exercises within the legal entity, partnership, or sole proprietorship, or by a written power of attorney.

4. Proof of identity is provided through SwissID or another electronic identity recognized by the government council.

5. The following data can be voluntarily recorded in the non-personal e-account

a) Postal address;

b) Additional phone numbers;

c) Authorized persons;

d) Other data that facilitate business transactions.

1. The linking of the e-account with the corresponding data in the specialized applications is carried out via the separate identity mapping application (ID mapping application) of the portal.

2. In the ID mapping application, a connection is created between the identifying data in the e-account and the corresponding data in the specialized application.

3. The connection is established if the identifying data in the e-account and the corresponding data in the specialized application as well as, if necessary, additional data in the specialized application known only to the user match.

4. The data required for verification in the specialized application can be specified individually for each specialized application. The connection can be made automatically or manually.

1. User authentication is carried out via the SwissID or another electronic identity recognized by the Government Council.

2. The trust levels for authentication are based on the quality model for subject authentication (Standard eCH-0170).

3. The following trust levels apply

a) Trust Level 1; this is achieved with the SwissID with a Level of Trust (LoT) 0;

b) Trust Level 2; this is achieved with the SwissID with a LoT 1;

c) Trust Level 3; this is achieved with the SwissID with a LoT 2;

d) Trust Level 4; this is achieved with the SwissID with a LoT 3.

4. Within the cantonal administration, the departments, as well as the cantonal institutions and the persons and organizations according to § 9 paragraph 1 letters a and b of BehöPG, the responsible authorities determine the required trust level for each type of transaction.

1. Logging includes the accessing user and the time of access.

2. The logs are deleted after 12 months.

1. The e-account provides an overview of the transaction history.

1. If a user requests the termination of the e-account, it will be terminated no later than 11 days thereafter.

2. Upon termination, all data stored in the e-account will also be deleted.

3. Reactivation of a terminated e-account is not possible.

4. If a user wishes to conduct business again through the government portal, he or she must open a new e-account.

**1. Obligations of Users**

a) Users are required to accurately enter and update their data;

b) to use the services of the authority portal as intended;

c) to implement the necessary technical measures to protect their IT systems;

d) to store their access data for the authority portal carefully and take all necessary precautions to ensure that third parties do not gain access to electronic identification tools and electronic signatures;

e) to choose a secure password and treat it confidentially.

**2. Information for Users**

Users will be informed in an appropriate manner about the terms of use and the risks of usage.

**3. Agreement to Terms**

Before opening an e-account, users must agree to the terms of use.

1. The competent department pursuant to § 24 BehöPG is the Department of Finance.