Legal Notice

This website (opening.science and all associated subdomains) is operated by:

Open Science Stiftung (Open Science Foundation)
Obere Bönigstrasse 100
3800 Matten bei Interlaken
Switzerland

Email (general inquiries / administration / legal / data protection): office@opening.science

• Legal form: Charitable foundation (Stiftung) under Articles 80 ff. of the Swiss Civil Code (ZGB)
• Legal seat: Matten bei Interlaken, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
• Commercial Register: Handelsregisteramt des Kantons Bern
• UID / Enterprise number: CHE-317.959.183
• Register reference: CH-036.7.107.334-4
• Notarial deed of establishment: 9 March 2026
• Date of registration: 28 April 2026

The Foundation is represented externally by its Foundation Board, with collective signing authority by two members ("Kollektivunterschrift zu zweien"):

• Mihai-Valeriu Alisie — President of the Foundation Board (Präsident des Stiftungsrates)
• David Martin Kalberer — Member of the Foundation Board
• Herbert Sterchi — Member of the Foundation Board

Fidura Treuhand AG (CHE-108.399.166), Zug, Switzerland.

The Foundation is subject to state supervision pursuant to Article 84 of the Swiss Civil Code. The competent supervisory authority is:

Eidgenössische Stiftungsaufsicht ESA
Monbijoustrasse 51A, 3003 Bern, Switzerland
www.esa.admin.ch

The Foundation is recognised as serving exclusively charitable purposes within the meaning of Article 56 lit. g of the Federal Direct Tax Act (DBG) and corresponding cantonal provisions. Tax exemption status is confirmed by the Tax Administration of the Canton of Bern.

The Foundation is not currently registered for Swiss VAT (MWST), as the statutory turnover threshold under Article 10 of the Swiss VAT Act (MWSTG) is not exceeded. This statement will be updated should circumstances change.

Pursuant to § 18 (2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (Medienstaatsvertrag, MStV) and analogous provisions in other jurisdictions, the person responsible for editorial content on this website is:

Open Science Stiftung, represented by the Foundation Board (see section 3), Obere Bönigstrasse 100, 3800 Matten bei Interlaken, Switzerland.

8.1 Content liability

The content of this website is provided for general information purposes only. Despite careful review, the Foundation makes no warranty as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or fitness for a particular purpose of the information published. Liability for any damage arising directly or indirectly from the use of this website is excluded to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, save in cases of gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

The Foundation reserves the right to amend, supplement, or remove parts of the website or the entire offering at any time without prior notice, and to suspend publication temporarily or permanently.

8.2 Liability for external links

This website may contain links to third-party websites whose content is beyond the Foundation's control. The Foundation accepts no liability for the content, accuracy, legality, or availability of any external website linked from opening.science. Responsibility for the content of linked pages rests exclusively with the operators of those pages.

8.3 Copyright and intellectual property

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all content on this website — including texts, graphics, logos, images, and source code — is protected by Swiss and international copyright law and is the property of the Open Science Stiftung or its licensors.

In line with the Foundation's commitment to open science, original textual content authored by the Foundation is, where so marked, made available under a Creative Commons licence (e.g. CC BY 4.0). Where content is licensed under such an open licence, that licence governs reuse and prevails over the foregoing copyright notice.

The names "Open Science Stiftung", "Open Science Foundation", and any associated logos and word marks may be subject to trademark protection and may not be used without prior written consent.

The Open Science Stiftung does not offer goods or services to consumers within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 524/2013, and is therefore not legally obliged to participate in dispute-resolution proceedings before a consumer-arbitration board. The European Commission nevertheless provides a platform for online dispute resolution at: https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/.

The Open Science Foundation has not appointed a Data Protection Officer, as data processing is not carried out on a systematic basis and no sensitive personal data is processed. For questions regarding data protection, please contact: office@opening.science.

This Legal Notice and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it shall be governed exclusively by Swiss substantive law, to the exclusion of conflict-of-laws rules and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG).

The exclusive place of jurisdiction is Bern, Switzerland, subject to mandatory provisions of law to the contrary.