Online legal protection

What if you have been deeply insulted on a social media platform, or a photo of you or your child can be found on the internet without your consent? If you happen to become the victim of an internet crime, online legal protection will help you defend your interests. Online legal protection will assert your claims and cover lawyers’ fees and legal costs.

In the event of a claim, please contact +41 44 283 38 05.

The insurance covers the cardholder (primary, second, additional and partner cards), their spouse or partner living in the same household and children under the age of 25 who are entitled to support, provided they live in the same household or are resident in Switzerland.

The following prerequisites must be met for the insurance to provide cover:

• The insured person has been the victim of a computer or Internet crime or has suffered a breach of privacy or copyright on the Internet.

The insurance is included in the annual fee for your Viseca card and does not cause any additional costs.

The insurance covers the insured person as the victim of:

• computer and internet crimes such as credit card misuse, phishing, hacking and skimming.
• identity theft due to misuse of personal data relating to a natural person by third parties.
• infringement of personality rights on the internet if privacy is affected as a result of a computer or internet crime. A violation of personality rights is defined under Swiss law as a victim of defamation, e.g. cyberbullying, libel or slander.
• copyright infringements in connection with websites and social networks.