Terms and conditions / Privacy policy

Limitation of liability

Although every care has been taken by the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI 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.

PSI 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 PSI 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 to third-party websites lie outside the scope of responsibility of PSI, as do references and links by third parties that refer to PSI websites. Access and use of such websites occurs entirely at the user’s own risk. PSI 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.

Contact form

If you contact us voluntarily, your contact data is included in a separate database that is not linked to the anonymised log files. You can cancel your registration at any time by contacting us in this regard.

Data protection and security

If data is transmitted to PSI (for example using a contact form provided), it is not possible to guarantee confidential or reliable data transfer. In addition, PSI 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.

Details on data protection can be found in our privacy policy.

Copyright and other such rights to all the contents, texts, photographs and images or other data and files on our websites belong exclusively to PSI 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 Communications Department ( Contact form ) 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.

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. PSI 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.psi.ch, only Swiss law applies. The place of jurisdiction is Brugg.