Terms & Conditions

Disclaimers

Your rights

Here are your Association Terms & Conditions and Disclaimers 

Terms & Conditions

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

These General Terms and Conditions contain the fundamental principles that govern the relationship (the “Membership”) between the Member (Natural Person or Legal Entity) and BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION (also referred to as “BAA”) in the absence of any other special agreements. These General Terms and Conditions regulate, in absence of any other agreement and/or provision, any and all services, affairs and aspects of the relationship (the “Membership”) and the information thereto related, contained in documents, information, in writing or in an oral format, published and/or exchanged in all conventional forms and by means of electronic data transfer, through the use of public media, mails, the communication networks, the World Wide Web, the website’s, the domain’s, software, applets as well as other digital and visual communication solutions.

Definitions
“Committee” means the Executive Committee of Beluga Aequitas Association. “Members” means Natural Persons (Individuals) and/or Legal Entities who have been admitted by the Executive Committee to the Beluga Aequitas Association with the recognition of a Membership to become part of the community. “Services” means the provision of professional support and assistance exclusively available to admitted Members of the Association as convened and designated in distinct form through the “Special Power of Attorney & Proxy Representation” Form signed between the Member and the Executive Committee of the Association. In addition to ordinary associative life, in the eventuality that representation documents have been signed and duly returned, Members will benefit an exclusive support and assistance provided by a designated Member’s Joint-Consultant and the Administrative Representation limited to specific transactions and to the extent required and defined by each Member specifically. “Ordinary affairs ” means all the projects and activities that are performed by the Beluga Aequitas Association as defined by the Association Statutes and beyond, indicated in an non-exhaustive form, influenced, defined and performed upon the active participation and decisions of the Members that cooperate in the exchange of opinions, ideas, proposals, engaging themselves to work together through an established decision making process based upon the right to vote that shall thereof establish and promote all possible activities in all fields of interest that the Association shall perform for and on behalf of its Members. The right to vote is limited to Active and Honorary Members only (Passive Members have no right to vote).

1.  Applicability and Scope

These General Terms and Conditions (“GTC”) apply to all Activities Services, Consultations, Representations, Information, Certifications, Quality Seals, Patents, Events, Fairs, Project Research & Development, as well as non-exhaustively to all areas stated in the Statutes of the BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION (hereinafter referred to as the “Association”)

The Association operates exclusively on a non-profit oriented basis, without any exception and acts irrevocably and unconditionally for the public interests and philanthropic purposes, with the aims to promote and implement sustainable development through environmental, economic and social projects, education and research that deal with the issue of sustainability optimization. The Association does not execute commercial activities for Third-Parties, but may execute commercial sales of educational material, promotional products, charity event tickets on its own for the exclusive benefit of strengthening its balance and secure its future economic resilience for the benefit of its own projects.

The Association is entitled, at its own discretion, to open offices and branches in Switzerland and abroad and to have them properly registered, to establish an international presence through representative offices, subsidiaries or establish and participate to legal entities in any country it deems appropriate.

The Association owns and operates the platform (website: www.beluga-association.ch) and various managed domains thereto link and/or connected as may be useful to serve at best the interests and communication between, with and towards its Members. The Association promotes and provides through the platform, in a non-exclusive manner, most of the services, providing and receiving information and communicating with its Members for its ordinary affairs.

The Association offers to its Members exclusive consulting and representation services to provide support and assistance in connection to assets held and owned by its Members and may be employed as collateral for a credit facility and/or sold to obtain liquid funds deposited with prime banks to be as per protocols used for the financing of projects.

The Association representing the joint effort for humanitarian projects of its Members may benefit from the success of its Members participating in form of a donation (0.5% of any amount negotiated and received for and by the respective Member) and eventually by receiving reimbursable project development loans (generally issued for a period of 5 years). The Association will provide these services exclusively if “Special Power of Attorney & Proxy Representation” is signed and the respective Member has fully disclosed to the full the extent, nature, amount, origin and terms and conditions.

These General Terms and Conditions shall be an integral part of any legal contract and/or relationship existing between the Association with its Members, Network Partners and any other Third-Party. and shall equally apply to any rental of training, conference and exhibition spaces (hereinafter referred to as “Premises”) and consultancy and/or information for the organization and performance of events, information and/or promotion fairs and foreign joint-initiatives with Member being part of the community.

The Association, through its Executive Committee, has defined that all administrative and opertive costs shall not except the designated cost ration fixed at five percent (5%) of the total contributions (the total volume of “Membership Fees”) received.

The Association , further defined to dedicate the residual amount corresponding to 95% of the total contributions received, executing projects that have been voted and approved by its Members, while for the Association it sis admissible to manage its own treasury management and execute appropriate investments for the benefit and economic good standing. All investments and placements of the Association are exclusively executed on and/or for its own account benefit or loss.

The Association will not execute and/or engage in investments in the name of its Members nor for Third-Parties, neither execute intermediation or broker activities, provide investment and/or placement advice and/or executions.

The Association can offer mediation, enter and execute contracts with Members, Network Partners and/or any other Party deemed acceptable, provide services, consultations project and investment loans to projects and joint endeavors selected and executed in compliance to the Association’s Statutes.

2. Tender and Execution of Contract

2.1 Contracts for Membership of the Association are deemed executed when the Members have submitted their Membership Application Form and have executed Payment of the Membership Annual Fee.

2.2 Contracts for consultancy, services and information and/or rental of premises from the Association are deemed executed when the Members have written acceptance of a tender, are received by the Association within the time limit for acceptance. Tenders without a time limit for acceptance are considered non-binding.

2.3 Registration for participation in an event/information and/or promotion fair must be received by the Association in writing within the time limit for registration as specified in the participation documents (Invitation/Registration Form). A registration received in good time does not establish a right of participation or a particular size or location of an assigned booth. Late registrations may be considered only based on available space (section 7.1). The contract is deemed executed only upon written confirmation of the registration from the Association.

3. Annual Membership Fee and Extraordinary Charges

3.1 The Annual Membership Fee (Initial Membership Fee) has been fixed for 2024 for an extended period ending 31.12.2025, for that period the Association has fixed the Annual Membership Fee at CHF 1’000.– (One Thousand and 0/100 Swiss Francs) for Members with legal domicile in Switzerland and EUR 1’000.– (One Thousand and 00/100 Euro) for all Members with legal domicile in any other country. The Members may decide freely to execute payment of the Annual Membership Fee in their local currency (the amount will be invoiced in the Currency of the European Union, paid at the daily applicable exchange rate) The Annual Membership Fee, is due on an annual basis and will be fixed based upon proposal of the Board towards the Members, accepted and fixed through formal vote through the General Meeting (Member’s Meeting). The Annual Membership Fee are indicated in Swiss Francs (CHF) and Currency of the European Union (Euro / EUR), and are exclusive of any applicable Value Added Tax (V.A.T. – Normal Rate 8.1% for non-exempt provisions).

3.2 For consultancy, services and information for the execution of Ordinary affairs the costs are to the full extent included in the Annual Membership Fee, while for activities that are executed under the “Special Power of Attorney & Proxy Representation” for the exclusive professional support and assistance by a Member of the Executive Committee acting as a Joint-Consultant and executes the Administrative Representation, providing specific Consultancy, Services and Information for which a specific cost preview will be prepared and addressed for acceptance towards the specific Member (Asset Holder and Owner) as an extraordinary costs and expenses that may apply, covered and duly receive payment against invoice.

3.3 Services not defined and above-mentioned and not included in the tender are subject to additional charges (cf. section 6),

3.4 For rental of premises, the price offered individually and generally in writing for the services of the Association shall likewise apply. Beverages, refreshments and meals shall be provided and/or organized by the Association through an external catering where possible and needed. Subject to the approval of the Association, the event organizer may assign catering directly to a Third-Party, in this event the Association shall be entitled to a service charge and corking fee.

3.5 For participation in an event / information and/or promotion fair, the price specified in the participation documents (Invitation / Registration Form) or event announcement shall apply. The registration fee and the deposit for the participation cost specified in the participant documents are due upon conclusion of the contract.

3.6 For publications with a fixed price distributed on demand by the Association, the listed catalog price shall apply.

4. Payment Terms

4.1 The Members should pay generally the invoiced amount within Thirty (30) days from receipt. In the eventuality that payment is in delay, the Accepted Membership and the Membership Application will be kept in stand-by, and the status will remain “Prospect Member” for a maximum period of Ninety (90) days. The “Prospect Member” will receive a reminder, the Firs (1st) after Thirty (30) days and the Second (2nd) after Sixty (60) days. Two (2) in total. Thereafter at expiry of Sixty (60) days the “Prospect Member” will receive a Last Notice and if the Association does not receive a Payment for the Annual Membership Fee it considers the Membership Application as null, and void and the Membership Application and information will be cancelled and eliminated from our databases and EDP Systems in definitive form.

4.2 Invoiced amount (Concerning any and all Consultancy, Services and Information as well as all provisions and/or contracts) are in principle due and payable within Thirty (30) days from the date of invoice. Penalty interest of five percent (5%) shall be due thereafter.

4.3 The payment methods for invoiced amounts may be established in greater detail and in variance to the General Terms and Conditions in the service, consulting and information contract (with a SLA, the “Service Level Agreement”), information and/or promotion fair participant documents or contracts for rental of premises. In particular, the Association may in any contractual relationship make performance contingent on payment of a deposit.

4.4 In the eventuality that a Member is delinquent on a due payment, the Association reserves itself the right to rescind the contract with immediate effect and assert a claim for damages.
Participation in events / information and/or promotion fairs in particular

4.5 The full participation price must be paid in full within four weeks before the start of the event / information and/or promotion fair: otherwise, the Member shall not be entitled to participate.

4.6 Event participants acknowledge that there will be photography and filming at the event for documentary and advertising purposes and accept that they might appear in any images.

4.7 In the event that the exhibitor becomes delinquent in due payment and the Association rescinds the contract effective immediately (section 4.4), the registration fees and agreed participation price shall be payable in penalty.

4.8 The Association will invoice the costs of Special Services after the closing of the event; such charges shall likewise be payable within 30 days.

4.9 The Member may not offset counterclaims against the claims of the Association.  

5. Regulations / Quality Standards and Ethical Standards of Conduct

5.1 The Association, unless otherwise agreed, shall fulfill its obligation by providing the agreed Consultancy, Services and Information that shall include all what is defined and compliant with the Association’s Statutes or were published online at the time the Membership and/or the contract was concluded. The majority of the Consultancy, Services and Information described can be found and provided online. For all other services, in particular the Special Services to be provided exclusively for the Members that have signed with the Association the “Special Power of Attorney & Proxy Representation”, the registered office of the Association shall be the place of performance, unless otherwise agreed. Included under the Special Services is the Joint-Consultancy with a specific Member that is executed via phone or video-call, unless otherwise agreed. In the eventuality of services that shall be rendered abroad, unless otherwise agreed with the Association in writing, the Member shall inform timely (at least with a pre-advice of 48h hours in advance of the date and time for Special Services) or no later than the date of acceptance of the tender, or upon registration, of all statutory, administrative and other regulations and standards applicable to the services.

5.2 The Parties, the Association for one side and the External Partners for the other side (Excluded are the Members), have the express right to call in auxiliary persons to fulfill their contractual obligations. They must ensure that the auxiliary person is engaged in compliance with all mandatory statutory provisions, including collective labor agreements if applicable.

5.3 The Association undertakes to guarantee a high standard of quality in the performance of all services. The domestic and foreign partners of the Association are periodically inspected to this end to ensure the quality of their services.

5.4 The Association recommends and requests its members and its partners to always act in an ethical manner in all their business activities and in particular that they comply with applicable standards and rules of conduct (e.g. social and environmental standards, avoidance of corrupt practices, etc.). The Association believes firmly that only proper ethical conduct builds trust, and with it the basis for successful operation on a global scale. On request, the Association, gladly advises its members concerning proper ethical business practices pursuant to the Global Compact and the Swiss Code of Ethics.  

6. Delivery / Changes / Delinquency / Cancellation Consultancy, Services and Information

6.1 The Association shall provide Consultancy, Services and Information in accordance with the terms specified in its Statutes and in the tender or invitation to tender.

6.2 Ordinary affairs that the Association will provide are regulated and executed in compliance to the Statutes, where the nature and extend of such affairs is not explicitly defined and/or regulated, Members can request specific intervention by the Executive Committee, where this is not sufficient motion for decision and/or vote is presented to the General Meeting. Beluga Aequitas Association

6.3 In the eventuality that, after a contract is awarded, the Principal requests changes and/or additions, the Association shall prepare a written proposal with respect to them. Such additional Special Services are carried out after written confirmation and, if applicable, additional or advance payment may be requested by the Association to its Member or contractual partner. For the fulfilment of its mandate and Special Services that the Association shall deliver to its Member, if deemed necessary auxiliary professionals will be engaged, and the Association shall provide the Member concerned with a written supplemental proposal in advance with a cost preview that shall be accepted and confirmed.

6.4 In the event that a contractual partner cancels an order, the Association shall be entitled to a fee for services rendered up to the time when the Association is informed of the cancellation. Cancellation shall be in written form (by letter or fax). Cancellation by e-mail is insufficient. If the cancellation is not timely; the Association shall be entitled to statutory damages.

6.5 The Association is not liable for delays in delivery due to circumstances beyond its control. In the event of a delay in delivery for which the Association is liable, the member undertakes to grant the Association in writing a grace period of Sixty (60) days with the opportunity to cure. Claims for damages, including without limitation any claims for consequential damages, are excluded where such exclusion is permitted by law.

6.6 The Association grants the Member the right to use the documents that can be downloaded on our website’s and provided by e-mail. These rights of use are non-exclusive, non-transferable and limited to use by the Member. The individual documents serve as templates and may only be used by the Member as templates and for their own purposes. Any disclosure to Third-Parties or other use, commercial or otherwise, is prohibited.

6.7 If the documents are created in a format that restricts the Member’s rights of use, this is the intention of the Association and reformatting is not permitted.

6.8 The content is available to the Member for the agreed duration, the period of the Membership. After the expiration of this period, the Member is no longer entitled to the content of the reserved area and downloads from our website’s.  

7. Obligations of the Member

7.1 The Member is obliged to exercise the rights of use only to the extent granted. The Member is fully responsible for the secure storage of his access data, password and copy of downloaded and completed documents.

7.2 The Member is obliged to take all precautions necessary for the provision of the Consultancy, Services and Information as for the Documents received by the Association without delay. The Member must make the arrangements regarding the agreed place, date and time and to the agreed extent. Depending on the circumstances, this includes providing suitable information and making documents available to the Association. Furthermore, the Member is obliged to cooperate fully and promptly. The Member must provide the Association with all documents required in connection with the provision of services in full and with the correct content. The Association may assume that the information and documents supplied are correct and complete and comply with the statutory duties to cooperate and provide information. The Association shall only be responsible for checking the accuracy and correctness of the Member’s information, documents and figures if this has been agreed in advance.

7.3 The Member is fully responsible for the secure storage of his access data, passwords and completed documents. The Member is responsible for the content of the data and information entered. The Association shall be entitled to monitor the Member’s behavior in connection with the use of the internet platform. In particular, the Association is entitled to check the legality of content entered by the Member on the online platform and data information entered into documents at any time. By accepting these General Terms and Conditions, the Member also confirms that he/she, or authorized signatory, has unlimited capacity to act and is of legal age. By registering, the Member, expressly declares that al information provided is true, up-to-date and complies with the rights of Third Parties, common decency and the law. Beluga Aequitas Association 

8. Resignation and Exclusion

8.1 The Member can cancel the Membership at any time, with a pre-advice of Thirty (30) days, without the provision of any explanation. The Annual Membership Fee paid by the Member is non-refundable.

8.2 A Member of the Association can be excluded from the association at any time without stating a reason. The Board makes the decision to exclude; the Member can appeal the decision to exclude to the general meeting.

8.3 The exclusion of a Member of the Association is made by resolution of the Board. It is permissible if a Member repeatedly violates the interests of the Association or otherwise endangers the purpose of the Association. The Member concerned can appeal against the Management’s decision, which must be justified in writing, within One (1) month by submitting a written application to the Board; the Board makes the final decision. If no written objection is raised within one month, the exclusion is deemed to be accepted and final.

8.4 Membership in the Association expires if a Member is more than one year in arrears with an annual membership fee and the Member has previously received Two (2) written reminders from the management. There must be a period of at least One (1) month between the Two (2) reminders. The Second (2nd) reminder must contain the threat of expiration of the Membership if the outstanding Annual Membership Fee is not paid.

8.5 Resignation of a Member of the Board or for a Director from the Association requires a written declaration to the Board. The letter of resignation must be sent by registered mail to the Board at least Four (4) weeks before the Ordinary General Meeting. The Resignation may be accepted forehand for health reasons, while the responsibilities will remain intact until the Ordinary General Meeting has accepted the Resignation and provided a Declaration of Discharge from any further responsibility thereof.

8.6 Any Third Party (Excluding the Members) and/or the Association, both have the right to withdraw from a contract at any time under premise of due written notice. The withdrawing Party must compensate the other Party in full for the expenses already incurred in relation and exclusively from the start from the specific contract that is rescinded. Withdrawal at an inopportune time in not permitted. The Third Party shall be invoiced for the costs incurred as a result of the withdrawal. The exact amount will be communicated to the customer upon conclusion of the contract.omer upon conclusion of the contract.  

9. Licenses & Rights

9.1 The member receives the right from the Association to use the information and documents for the agreed duration of their Membership. In the eventuality that the member decides to cancel the Membership, the rights to use information and documents ceases with immediate effect.

9.2 The Association grants the license to its Member to use dedicated EDP Applications and Software and also grants the access to a restricted and password protected dedicated Member Area. The Member is responsible for the password and the access on his own. The license grant expires when the Membership expires.

10. Ownership & Retention of Title

10.1 The Association will retain the Ownership and Proprietary Rights and Information over the Concept, the Software, the EDP Applications, the Brand and the Logo. The Members receive with their Membership the Licenses and Rights for the use for the agreed duration of their Membership.

10.2 The Association retains title to goods, licenses and rights supplied until they are paid in full. In particular in the eventuality of a sales-purchase contract has been concluded and/or license or user rights are provided against payment. Until then, the customer may not dispose of the products, and in particular may not sell, lease or pledge them. The Member is obligated to take all necessary measures to protect the property of the Association.  

11.  Data privacy and Fair Competition / Intellectual Property Rights

11.1 The member data required for consultancy, services and information, event and trade fair services are stored, processed for purposes of contract fulfillment and used for internal research purposes by the association, its contact points and network partners collaborating with the association domestically and abroad. The member grants consent for his data to be passed on to third parties. Member data will be used only for performance of the desired services.
Every member for which data are recorded has the right to be informed of what personal data are being processed. Every member may demand corrections of data or deletion for the data register. To exercise these rights, please contact registration@beluga-association.ch. Member data all include such information as name, surname, telephone number and email address.

This applies to both individuals and legal entities.

11.2 The member grants consent to the association, its contact points and domestic and foreign network partners collaborating with the association to inform the member both during and after the term of contract of their own and general business activities by post, telephone or telecommunication transmissions. In doing so, the association will comply with legal requirements of the Data Privacy Act, parentheses, DSG, parentheses, and those of the Federal Law on Unfair Competition, parentheses, UWG, parentheses, as well as those equivalent foreign laws.
The member data required to conduct business are stored, processed for purposes of contract fulfillment, and used for internal research purposes by association, its contact points and network partners collaborating with the association domestically and abroad. The member grants consent of such member data to be passed on to third parties.

11.3 The association retains copyright and intangible properties and respective services within the scope of the consultancy information and event activities provided.

11.4 All rights to the services, products, services and any trademarks belong to the association or the association is authorized to use them by the owner. Neither these general terms and conditions nor any associated individual agreements involve the transfer or intellectual property rights unless explicitly stated. Furthermore, any reuse, publication or sharing of information, images, text or any other material received by the member in connection with these provisions is prohibited unless explicitly approved by the association. In the eventuality that the member uses contact text or visual material in connection with the association for which third parties hold protective rights, the members must ensure that no third party rights are infringed upon.

12. Assignment / Involvement of Third-Parties

12.1 The Association may utilize or engage other persons, particularly Network Partners, in providing Consultancy, Services or Information.

12.2 During participation in events/information and/or promotion fairs, co-exhibitors may use the exhibition space rented by the exhibitor only with the written consent of the Association and with an additional registration requirement. Co-exhibitors are participants appearing in some form in an exhibitor’s booth, whether through lettering, exhibits or entry in the information and/or promotion catalogue. A separate registration fee is charged for each co-exhibitor. When accepting co-exhibitors, the exhibitor is liable towards the Association for compliance with the contractual terms and these General Terms and Conditions, any individual agreements and for any damage caused by the co-exhibitor sub-renting the premises. Presentation of foreign exhibits or licensees of the Association is permitted only with the approval of the Executive Committee of the Head-Office of the Association.

 

13. Warranty Beluga Aequitas Association

13.1 The Association strives to ensure the availability of https://beluga-association.ch/ and the other thereto connected registered Domains (the Platform/s) and takes appropriate measures to protect the Platform/s from Third-Party interference. However, it cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free operation of the Platform/s and the online services offered, nor can it guarantee that the files are free from viruses.

13.2 The Association does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or quality of the published or transmitted information and documents. Additionally, it cannot guarantee protection against non-spamming, harmful software, spyware, hackers, or phishing attacks, which may affect the use of the offered service, damage the customer’s infrastructure (e.g., end devices, PC), or otherwise harm the Member.

13.3 The Association cannot provide a guarantee for the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or quality of the information, processes, or work results provided, published, or transmitted. Any problems or defects should be reported immediately, and any possible defect must be reported to the Association promptly.

13.4 The Association at its own discretion has the option to decide whether the defective service or product will be repaired or replaced. Only if replacement or repair is not feasible, the Contractual Party (Members only in relation to educational and/or promotional products) is entitled to a reduction in price or a refund of the purchase price. The claim for a refund of costs incurred for Third-Party repairs is excluded. During the repair period, the Contractual Party is not entitled to a replacement product. The warranty period for the repaired item starts anew, while the original warranty period continues for the remaining components of the product.

14. Liability

14.1 Liability for any indirect damage and consequential damages is fully excluded. Liability for direct damages is limited to the total amount paid by the Member for the Consultancy, Services and Information, Product, or License. The Member is obligated to report any damage to the Association promptly. Any liability for auxiliary persons is fully excluded.

14.2 The Association offers Consultancy, Services and Information under its Statutes that are included in the Membership and may be VAT Exempt if and when Tax Exemption Status is recognized specifically (after a period of 2 years) by the Swiss Tax Authorities (Cantonal and Communal Taxes – In Canton Zug there is a forfeit exemption up to an amount of CHF 250,000.–), Swiss Federal Taxes have an exemption up to CHF 5,000. — thereafter Tax is levied. Certain provision of Services are subject to VAT. The Association has opted to adopt the practice of charging the VAT.

14.3 The Association has registered its trademark. The Association has conducted therefore a cursory check to determine if its trademark conflicts with existing trademarks in Switzerland and abroad, securing and registering thereof its trademark.

15. Modifications

15.1 These General Terms and Conditions may be changed by the Association at any time. The new version becomes effective upon publication on the company’s website. Generally, for Members, the version of the General Terms and Conditions that is in effect at the time of the contract conclusion applies. Unless the customer has agreed to a newer version of the General Terms and Conditions.

16. Priority

16.1 These General Terms and Conditions take precedence over all provisions in previous General Terms and Conditions and being part of any agreement or not. Only provisions from individual contracts that further specify the provisions of these General Terms and Conditions take precedence over these General Terms and Conditions.

17. Severability Clause

17.1 If any provision of this contract or any attachment to this contract is or becomes invalid, it does not affect the validity of the contract as a whole. The Parties to the contract will replace the invalid provision with a valid provision that best achieves the intended economic purpose of the invalid provision. The same applies to any potential gaps in the contract.

Disclaimers

LEGAL ENTITY AND APPLICABLE LAW DISCLAIMER

BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION, is a legal entity established under the laws of Switzerland in the sense of Article 60 and subsequent of the Swiss Civil Code (ZGB) and the specific rights and obligations guaranteed under the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, with registered office in Baar, Zug, Switzerland.

Herewith all parties interacting with the association acknowledge, understand and accept the content of this “Disclaimer” and that exclusively the Swiss Law shall apply.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

Based on Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data provisions of the Swiss Confederation (Data Protection Act, DPA), ever person is entitled to protection of their privacy as well as protection against misuse of their personal data. The BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION complies with these provisions. Personal data is treated as strictly confidential and is not sold or disclosed to third parties, exception applies in the eventuality of criminal prosecution where information shall and must be disclosed to the respective competent authorities.

We work closely together with our hosting providers to protect the databases as well as possible from unauthorized access, loss, misuse or forgery. When you access our website, the following data is stored in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request and general information transmitted about the operating system or browser. This usage data servers are the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations. This allows trends to be identified, which we can use to improve our offers accordingly. 

Your Rights As A Data Subject

Using our contact information, you may exercise the following rights at any time:

  • information about your data stored with us and their processing;
  • correction of incorrect personal data
  • deletion of your data stored with us
  • restriction for the processing of your data, in case we are not yet allowed to delete your data due to legal obligations
  • objection to the processing of your data with us, and
  • data portability, provided you have given your consent for the processing of your data or have entered into a contract with us or provided a specific mandate.

If you have given your consent, you may withdraw this consent at any time with effect for the future

PURPOSES OF DATA PROCESSING BY THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY AND THIRD-PARTIES

We process your personal data only for the purposes specified in this privacy statement. We will not transfer your personal data to third parties for purposes other than those listed below. Your personal data will only be passed on to third parties, if:

  • you have given us your express consent to do so
  • the processing of your data is necessary for the execution of a contract with you, or the execution of a specific mandate provided by you
  • the processing of your data is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
  • the processing of your data is necessary in order to safeguard legitimate interests and there is no reason to believe that you have an overriding legitimate interest in non-disclosure of your data
  • in the eventuality of a request of a competent authority in the case of criminal prosecution against you.

DELETION OR BLOCKING OF DATA

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data economy. We store your personal data only as long as this is necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned in this privacy statement or for the diverse storage periods prescribed by law. When the respective purpose ceases to exist or after expiry of the periods prescribed by law, the corresponding data are blocked or deleted routinely in line with te applicable statutory provisions.

We do not record or store your private credit and/or debit card payment information.

COLLECTION OF GENERAL DATA WHEN VISITING OUR WEBSITE

If you access our websites (including mobile and data applications), information of a general nature will be collected automatically by means of a cookie.

This information (server log files) includes, for instance, the type of browser, the used operating system, the domain name of your internet service provider (ISP) and similar data. In this context, we only collect information that cannot be traced back to an individual person. For technical reasons, this information is necessary to deliver the requested content from webpages correctly, and it is coming up inevitably when using the internet.

The information will be processed for the following purposes, in particular:

  • to ensure a problem-free connection to the website
  • to ensure smooth usage of our website
  • to evaluate the security and stability of the system, as well as
  • for further administrative purposes.

The processing of your personal data is based on our legitimate interest resulting for the purposes for data collection mentioned above. We will not use your data to draw conclusions regarding individual persons. Only the responsible party and processors,
if necessary, shall receive these data. Where appropriate, we will evaluate anonymous information of this type statistically in order to optimize our internet presence and the underlying technology.

COOKIES

Like many websites, we use “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard disk. They provide us automatically with certain data such as IP address, used browser, operating system and your connection to the internet.

Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to a computer.

The information contained in cookies facilitates navigation on our website and is necessary for the correct display of our webpages. In no case will the collected data be disclosed to third-parties or be linked with personal data without your consent. In principle, you can view our website without cookies. Regular internet browsers are set to accept cookies.

In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use the help functions of your internet browser to find out how to change these settings and deactivate cookies. Please note that some functions of our website may not work if you have deactivated the use of cookies.

SSL ENCRYPTION

In order to protect the security of your date during transmission, we use the latest encryption methods (e.g. SSL) on HTTPS.

NEWSLETTER

On the basis of the consent you granted, we will be able to send you regular updates through a newsletter or comparable Information by e-mail to the e-mail address provided by you or via public media applications. To receive the newsletter, it is sufficient to register in your dedicated “Member Area” by activating the subscription by clicking the check box “Newsletter” to receive free dispatch. When registering for our newsletter, the data provided by you are used exclusively for this purpose.

ONLINE FORMS

If you contact us with questions of any kind by e-mail or via the online forms available, you implicitly give us your consent to contact you. The minimum requirement for using our online forms is the indication of a valid e-mail address. The e-mail address is used to assign the request and subsequently respond to it. When requesting advisory service, further data are required. The information you provide shall be stored for processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

WEB ANALYTICS AND EMBEDDED VIDEOS

We use web analytics and embedded videos in our homepages and public media platforms; specific information can be found on our webpages.

AMENDMENTS TO OUR PRIVACY STATEMENT

We reserve the right to amend this privacy statement so that it always meets the current legal requirements and in order to incorporate any changes to our services into the privacy statement, at any time, changes shall apply at your next visit.

WEBSITE DISCLAIMER

WEBSITE DISCLAIMER

The information provided by BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION (“we,” “us,”, or “our”) on website http://www.beluga-association.ch (the “Website”) and our mobile and/or data applications, is for general information purposes only. All information on the website’s (including mobile and /or data application’s) is provided in good faith, however we make no representation or warranty of any kind, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness of any information on the website and our mobile and/or data applications.

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

The information provided BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION are provided as a general source of information and are intended solely for general interest and does not reflect current legal developments and therefore should not be relied upon or construed as legal advice. Further the sending or receipt of information does not create an attorney-client relationship between us. Your communication with us, the transfer of your data, information and/or documents through our website’s (including mobile and/or data application’s) may not be considered as privileged or confidential.

BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION, including eventual subsidiaries, representative offices, affiliates and/or controlled legal entities, while taking every measure to ensure the accuracy of the material, do not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the material found on the webpage’s (including mobile and/or data applications). The information and services of the association is not intended as investment, financial, legal, accounting, tax or other advice, but as a contribution to create a community of individual persons and legal entities that intend under a joint-endeavour to establish a valuable and strong structure that shall provide support and professional representation of their rights and best interests. The contents of this website are changed frequently.

BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION is NOT A SECURITIES DEALER OR BROKER OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR. The association is a consultant and makes no warranties or representations as to the buyer, seller or transaction. All due diligence is the responsibility of the buyer and seller. This is an information proposal only. This information, e-mail’s and the attached related documents, the content of the website’s (including mobile and/or data applications) are never to be considered a solicitation for any purpose is any form or content. This document including any attachments hereto is a response to a formal request of information only. Upon receipt of these documents, the Recipient hereby acknowledges this disclaimer. These documents are not from any banking or other Institution. The association does not provide securities or securities-related advice. No information herein shall be construed as a solicitation of investment funds or a securities offering in any way.

BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION through the website’s (including mobile and/or data applications) does not seek to represent anyone in a country where the website’s (including mobile and/or data application’s) may fail to comply with all laws and ethical rules. For more specific, comprehensive and up-to-date information, or for help with particular factual situations, you should seek the opinion of legal counsel. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision. Internet subscribers and online readers should not act upon any information on the website and/or mobile applications without seeking professional advice. Reproduction, distribution, republication and/or retransmission of material contained on the website/sand/or mobile application/sis prohibited unless you have obtained our prior written permission.

BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION may change frequently the information and content, but will not be held liable for any false, inaccurate, inappropriate or incomplete information presented on the website (including mobile and/or data applications).

Although every effort is made to keep the website (including mobile and/or data applications) up and running smoothly, due to the nature of the internet and the technology involved, the association takes no responsibility for and will not be liable for the website (including mobile and/or applications) being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues (or otherwise) beyond its control or for any loss or damage suffered as a result of the use of or access to, or inability to use or access the website (including mobile and/or data application’s) whatsoever.

Certain links will lead to websites which are not under the control of the association. When you activate these, you will leave the BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION websites, as in such eventuality we have no control over such links and their eventual harmful content, the association accepts no liability in respect of materials, products or services available on any website which is not under our control.

To the extent not prohibited by law, in no circumstances shall BELUGA AEQUITAS ASSOCIATION be liable to you or any other third-parties for any loss or damage (including, without limitation, damage for loss of business or loss of profits) arising directly or indirectly from your use of or inability to use, our website (including mobile and/or data applications) or any of the material contained in it