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Publisher
CHART Host Organisation
Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI)
Forschungsstrasse 111
5232 Villigen PSI
Switzerland
Chairman CHART Executive Board: Prof. Dr. Leonid Rivkin
CHART Host Organisation Office: Stefan Keller
Phone CHART Office: +41 56 310 31 28
The CHART website content is subject to change without warning.
CHART (PSI) will investigate any evidence of potential violations of laws, instructions, directives or third-party rights caused by content on PSI pages, and will instigate measures as necessary.
General information
The web pages at www.chart.ch contain official pages produced by the CHART Board and by the CHART Host Organisation.
The CHART website presence also includes web pages and links independently produced and updated by individual institutions (CHART Members / Partners), research units and departments and their staff. The statements made by one or more authors / creators of such pages are not binding, and do not necessarily represent the views of CHART.
Terms and conditions
Limitation of liability
Although every care has been taken by the CHART to ensure the accuracy of the information published, no warranty can be given in respect of the accuracy, reliability, up-to-dateness or completeness of this information.
CHART expressly reserves the right to alter, remove or temporarily not to publish the content, in full or in part, without prior notice.
In no event will CHART be liable for any loss or damage of a material or immaterial nature arising from access to, use or non-use of published information, or from misuse of the connection or technical faults.
References and links
References and links to third-party websites lie outside the scope of responsibility of CHART, as do references and links by third parties that refer to CHART websites. Access and use of such websites occurs entirely at the user’s own risk. CHART expressly states that it has no influence whatsoever over the content of any linked site. Responsibility for information and services of linked sites rests entirely with the relevant third parties.
No liability can be accepted in respect of the content of such websites.
Data protection
Based on Article 13 of the Federal Constitution and the provisions of federal data protection legislation, everyone has the right to the protection of their privacy as well as to protection from misuse of their personal data. CHART complies with these provisions. Personal data is handled in line with the provisions of the Federal Act on Data Protection.
In close cooperation with our hosting providers, we make every effort to protect the databases as well as possible from outside access, data loss, misuse or falsification.
When you visit our websites, anonymised information concerning access (data, time, page accessed) may be stored on the server. Log files store details such as browser types used, operating systems, the webpage from which you were forwarded to our websites, an IP address and other similar data. This data serves technical analysis in the case of maintenance work as well as defence against threats in the event of attacks on our systems. We do not make any inferences regarding the data subject when using this data. This data is used for statistical purposes and to protect data security.
This usage data also forms the basis for statistical, impersonal evaluations for the purpose of tracking trends so that CHART can improve the information on offer. In accordance with the Federal Act on Postal and Telecommunications Surveillance (BÜPF), there is a statutory retention requirement for marginal data from the past six months.
SSL encryption
Our websites use SSL encryption to transmit confidential or personal content concerning our users. For example, this encryption is activated to process payment transactions and for queries sent to us by you via our websites. Please ensure that the encryption is activated for corresponding activities by you. Use of the encryption can be recognised as follows: The address displayed in your browser line switches from “http://” to “https://”. The data encrypted via SSL cannot be read by third parties. Only send your confidential information when SSL encryption is activated. If in any doubt, get in touch with us.
Cookies
Our websites uses cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored permanently or temporarily to your computer, tablet or mobile device when you visit our websites. The purpose of the cookies is in particular to analyse use of our websites for statistical analysis and for continuous improvement. You can partially or fully deactivate cookies in your browser settings at any time. However, if you deactivate cookies you may not be able to use all functions on our websites.
We also wish to point out that our websites may contain cookies from third-party providers. By using our websites, you expressly declare your agreement to use all cookies.
Plug-ins & extensions
Our websites may use plug-ins. These can relate to different third-party services. When you access a CHART website that contains such a plug-in, your server establishes a direct connection to the servers of the service providers. The content of the plug-in is transferred by the services directly to your browser and integrated in the websites by the browser. If you are logged into the services, they can allocate the visit to your user account. If you interact with the plug-ins, for example using the “Like” button, the corresponding information is transferred from your browser directly to the service provider and stored there.
The purpose and scope of data collection and the further processing and use of the data by the service providers as well as your associated rights and settings options for the protection of your privacy are described in the data privacy policy of the respective provider.
Security
If data is transmitted to CHART, it is not possible to guarantee confidential or reliable data transfer. In addition, CHART will likewise normally respond to such contact electronically, in which case the confidentiality and integrity of the data transmitted again cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, no data that is sensitive in terms of confidentiality, availability or integrity should be transmitted in this way.
Copyright
Copyright and other such rights to all the contents, texts, photographs and images or other data and files on our websites belong exclusively to CHART or to the specifically named owners of such rights. Unless explicitly indicated otherwise, such elements may only be used for non-commercial purposes. Any reproduction or other use of such elements for alternative (particularly commercial) purposes is only permitted with the prior written permission of the relevant owner of the right. Please contact the CHART Host Organisation Office for information about the editorial use of texts, photographs and images, or other data or files.
Please note: All media, such as photos, graphics and videos, in particular those made available in high resolution in the context of press releases, may only be used in the editorial context of these contents, naming the author. Archiving of this media is not permitted.
Legal validity
As far as parts of or individual wording in this text are / is not, no longer or not completely in accordance with the valid legal situation, the remaining parts are not affected in their content and their validity. CHART expressly reserves the right to change the present terms at any time.
Applicable law and place of jurisdiction
For any disputes arising out of or in connection with the use of the website www.chart.ch, only Swiss law applies. The place of jurisdiction is Brugg.
CHART (Swiss Accelerator Research and Technology)