Terms and conditions / Privacy policy 

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-datedness 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. 

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.  

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. 

Any dispute arising out of or in connection with the use of the website shall be governed exclusively by Swiss law. The exclusive place of jurisdiction shall be Baden, Switzerland.  

PSI operates the website  www.careercenter4ri.ch by its Career Center (hereinafter referred to as "PSI Career Center"). The protection of your personal data is of great concern to us. For this reason, we inform you in this privacy statement which data the PSI Career Center collects, processes and discloses from visitors and users of www.careercenter4ri.ch for which purpose within the framework of the applicable data protection regulations, and which measures have been taken to ensure the security of this data. 

Data protection serves to protect personal rights. It obliges data processors to act lawfully and gives data subjects enforceable rights with regard to the processing of their personal data.  

Under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection (FADP), personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. 

Each time our website is accessed, information is stored in a log file by our hosting provider Switch AG, Zurich (Switzerland). These so-called log files contain information about the date and time of the visit, accessed files or pages, status codes, and system information such as browser, operating system and language and version of the browser interface. of the website. This data does not allow any direct conclusions to be drawn about the specific person. 

IP addresses are also stored in log files. For us, these cannot be easily assigned to a specific person. 

If you wish to view our website, we collect the aforementioned data that is technically necessary for us to display our website to you and to ensure its stability and security. 

The processing of this data is carried out for the following purposes: 

The web server log files are stored for a period of 6 months from the end of the access. After that, the web server log files are automatically deleted, unless a detected attack on our network infrastructure leads to civil or criminal prosecution of the attacker and thus requires further storage. 

The use of certain offers on www.careercenter4ri.ch  may require further collection, processing and longer-term storage of personal data such as name, address or e-mail address. In order to use these offers, you must agree to the General Terms and Conditions (GTC). The processing of the data entered during registration is based on your consent. You can revoke your consent at any time. To do so, simply send us a message by e-mail (careercenter@psi.ch). The legality of the data processing already carried out remains unaffected by the revocation. 

Personal data will only be disclosed to third parties (e.g. to other authorities) if this is required by mandatory legal provisions (e.g. applicable law, court orders) or for the purpose of legal or criminal prosecution (e.g. in the event of attacks on the PSI Career Center network infrastructure).  

Notwithstanding this, the PSI Career Center may commission service providers to further process the data collected via www.careercenter4ri.ch for the above-mentioned purposes. The PSI Career Center and the commissioned third-party service providers are obligated by means of legal, technical and organizational measures to ensure compliance with data protection regulations. 

This data protection declaration only applies to web pages on www.careercenter4ri.ch. Insofar as access to the content of other providers is provided via links, we would like to ask you to observe their data protection declarations. The PSI Career Center is not responsible for the content or the data protection practices of these other providers. In particular, PSI Career Center cannot guarantee that the content of other providers is free of malware. 

The PSI Career Center uses technical and organizational security measures to ensure that the data it collects and further processes via www.careercenter4ri.ch, 

The measures to be taken depend on the type of information, the type and purpose of use and the respective state of the art. 

PSI Career Center reserves the right to change the privacy policy at any time with effect for the future, should the implementation of new technologies or the legal situation make such an adjustment necessary. We therefore recommend that you review the privacy policy regularly. 

If you wish to obtain information about the personal data collected about you and further processed, or if you wish to correct, destroy or block this data, or if you have any further questions about its use, please contact the data protection officer. This can be reached at the following address: 

Career Center 4 Research Institutes (CC4RI) 

Forschungsstrasse 111 

5232 Villigen PSI 

careercenter@psi.ch 

Version dated July 1, 2026