# Servers in Switzerland
> Switzerland offers the revised nFADP data-protection regime, mandatory mutual-legal-assistance process with dual-criminality review, and permanent neutrality. It is the strongest "defensible in front of a regulator" address on the network, with 8 ms latency to Frankfurt.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/servers/switzerland
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

## Legal dossier — Switzerland

| Claim | Instrument | Year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Revised federal data-protection statute with criminal liability for unlawful disclosure | Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP/nLPD), SR 235.1, in force 1 Sep 2023 | 2023 |
| Foreign requests must run through mutual legal assistance with dual-criminality review | Federal Act on International Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (IMAC), SR 351.1 | 1983 |
| Not an EU member; EU directives have no direct effect | Bilateral agreements framework — no acquis communautaire transposition | 1999 |
| Permanent armed neutrality; no mutual-defence intelligence-sharing obligations | Congress of Vienna 1815, reaffirmed in Swiss foreign-policy doctrine | 1815 |

## The trade-off

Switzerland is not a takedown-immune jurisdiction. Swiss courts issue orders and we comply with valid Swiss ones. What you buy here is process: dual criminality, judicial review, and a state with no alliance obligation to fast-track a foreign request.

## Facility

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Facility | ZRH-2 · Glattbrugg |
| City | Zürich |
| Coordinates | 47.3769, 8.5417 |
| Uplink | 10 Gbps per node |
| EU member state | No |
| Eyes alliance | No documented participation |
| Live since | 2020 |
| Looking glass | lg-zrh.incognitovps.com |
| Test address | 185.132.45.10 |
| Network | SwissIX + DE-CIX Frankfurt; transit via Init7 and Cogent. |

## Measured latency

| Destination | Round trip |
| --- | --- |
| Frankfurt | 8 ms |
| Amsterdam | 14 ms |
| London | 21 ms |
| New York | 88 ms |
| Singapore | 158 ms |

## Pricing here

| Product | From |
| --- | --- |
| Linux VPS | $6.00/mo |
| Dedicated servers | $66.50/mo |
| Storage servers | $23.00/mo |

## Best for

- Financial and legal data
- Enterprise workloads needing a defensible address
- Encrypted backup vaults
- EU-adjacent latency without EU jurisdiction

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Switzerland a good place to host a server?

Switzerland combines the revised nFADP data-protection regime, a mandatory mutual-legal-assistance process with dual-criminality review, and permanent neutrality. That makes it the network's strongest address when you need to defend a hosting decision in front of a regulator, and the 8 ms latency to Frankfurt keeps it practical. The trade-offs are listed on this page rather than hidden.

### Does Switzerland have mandatory data retention?

This page's legal dossier lists the applicable Swiss instruments, including each statute's citation and year.

### Is Switzerland in Five Eyes or the EU?

Switzerland does not take part in any documented Eyes intelligence-sharing tier, and it is not an EU member state, so EU judicial-cooperation instruments do not apply there.

### What latency should I expect from Zürich?

Measured round-trip latencies: 8 ms to Frankfurt, 21 ms to London, 14 ms to Amsterdam, 88 ms to New York, 158 ms to Singapore. A looking glass is at lg-zrh.incognitovps.com.


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