1. Legal notices
Shelvium
Non-profit association under Swiss law
Renfer Park 3, 2504 Biel – Switzerland
Represented by: Roberto Albertella, President
Email address: joinus@shelvium.org
Shelvium is a non-profit association, not registered in the Commercial Register and without an IDE number.
This website is published and administered by Shelvium.
Hosting is provided by Wix.com Ltd., 40 Namal Tel Aviv St., Tel Aviv, Israel.
If you have any questions or requests for information, please contact us at the above address.
2. Terms and conditions of use and donation
1. Purpose
The purpose of this website is to present the activities of the Shelvium association and to enable anyone to support its projects, in particular the development of the AxiO device, through online donations.
2. Nature of donations
Donations made via this website are voluntary and free of charge.
They are non-refundable, except in the event of a technical error attributable to the payment provider.
No goods, services, or material benefits are provided in return.
3. Receipts and Transparency
Each donation generates an automatic receipt via the Wix Donations platform.
This receipt does not constitute a tax document.
Donations made to Shelvium are not currently tax deductible, as this recognition is currently under review.
Shelvium periodically publishes transparency information on the use of funds and the projects financed.
4. Payment methods
Payments are managed via PostFinance Checkout (Wallee), Stripe, or other approved providers.
These platforms ensure the security of transactions in accordance with PCI-DSS standards.
Shelvium does not store any banking data on its servers.
5. Data protection
The information collected during a donation (name, email address, amount, message) is used exclusively to:
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issue the donation receipt;
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inform the donor about the use of funds and news about the association (if they have agreed to this).
This data is not sold or passed on to third parties, except to service providers strictly necessary for processing the payment.
6. Applicable law
This site is governed by Swiss law.
Any dispute shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the canton of Bern.
3. Privacy policy
1. Introduction
Shelvium attaches great importance to confidentiality and the protection of personal data.
This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data in accordance with the Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
2. Data controller
Shelvium
Renfer Park 3, 2504 Biel/Bienne – Switzerland
Email: joinus@shelvium.org
3. Data collected
We only collect data that is necessary for the management of our activities:
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information provided via contact or donation forms (name, email address, amount, message);
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anonymous technical information relating to browsing (cookies, traffic statistics).
4. Purposes of processing
The data is used to:
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process donations and issue the corresponding receipts;
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inform donors about the use of funds;
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improve the functioning of the website and measure public interest;
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respond to contact requests.
5. Legal basis
Processing is based on:
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the consent of the person concerned (donations, newsletter);
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the legitimate interest of the association in ensuring the proper functioning of its activities.
6. Retention period
Data relating to donations is kept for a maximum of 10 years, in accordance with accounting requirements.
Contact details are deleted upon request.
7. Data sharing
Data may only be passed on to the following service providers:
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Wix.com Ltd. (website hosting and tools);
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PostFinance / Wallee AG (payment processing);
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Google Analytics or equivalent, for anonymous audience statistics.
These service providers act in accordance with data protection regulations and standard contractual clauses.
8. Security
Shelvium implements technical and organizational security measures to protect data from loss, unauthorized access, or disclosure.
9. Your rights
Everyone has the right to access, rectify, oppose, and delete their personal data.
To exercise these rights, you can write to joinus@shelvium.org.
10. Contact
For any questions regarding data protection:
Shelvium – Renfer Park 3, 2504 Biel/Bienne – Switzerland