This website, minipigresearchforum.org, is owned and maintained by Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/S (abbreviated ”EGM”), Soroe Landevej 302, DK-4261 Dalmose, Denmark, Company Registration No. (“CVR”) 17055682. Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/S facilitates the practical organization of the non-profit organization, Minipig Research Forum (abbreviated “MRF”), and the related webpage and LinkedIn group.
You can contact us at contact@minipigresearchforum.org or by phone +45 5818 5818.
Membership Terms & Conditions
Who can become a member?
All users of Göttingen Minipigs for biomedical research purposes or stakeholders, except commercial breeders of non-Göttingen Minipigs, having an interest in sharing knowledge and experience in the use of Göttingen Minipigs in biomedical research, can apply for membership. All applications will be reviewed before membership is granted. An MRF membership will provide a login to the “Members area” part of the website, invitations to participate in MRF events and meetings, and the opportunity to engage with fellow members via the interactive Forum, MinipigNet.
Membership
An MRF membership is personal, and the email address associated with the membership must adhere to an organisational/company email address (preferably no Gmail/Hotmail or general company email addresses allowed). The membership is cost-free, but to attend the physical 3-day meetings, members must buy a ticket. However, this attendance is optional.
Member profile
Members are expected to keep their profiles up to date. To maintain a relevant and active network, members are also expected to validate their information and reconfirm membership when requested by the admin, generally once a year. As a default, all members are subscribed to receive notifications by email from the official announcements channel on MinipigNet. This is to ensure that all members receive important information from the MRF organisation and the Steering Committee. You can unsubscribe from these notifications at any time; however, it is recommended that you stay subscribed, as notifications may require your feedback or concern your membership.
Non-commercial purpose
Members acknowledge that MRF is a non-commercial network intended for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and mutual support. It is therefore not allowed to share content with the sole purpose of advertising one’s own products and/or services. Promotional content, unsolicited offers, or sales pitches are strictly prohibited. Likewise, members agree not to treat other members as potential clients or customers, leads, or sales prospects.
Sharing of personal data
Upon membership application and confirmation of membership, members accept that the data provided in the application form will be visible to other members. The purpose of this is to facilitate the professional network, which defines the foundation of the MRF. However, members are prohibited from sharing, distributing, or disclosing any other member’s name, contact information, or personal details to non-members or other third parties. Automated or manual collection of member data for external use is not allowed under any circumstances. Please read more about how the MRF manages personal data under Privacy Policy.
Confidentiality
Discussions and shared content within the forum are to be treated as confidential unless explicit permission is granted by the original author.
Community integrity
Members are expected to act in good faith and contribute to a respectful, inclusive, and supportive environment.
Violation consequences
Breach of these terms may result in suspension or permanent removal /cancellation of membership.
Privacy Policy
Introduction
This policy describes how MRF handles contact information that you voluntarily provide through our website, your rights in connection with the information we store about you, as well as the types of cookies MRF uses in connection with this website, their purpose, and how you can decline them.
The contact information we store may include your name, company, job title, place of employment, professional experience, areas of interest, and other relevant contact details such as your telephone number and email address. We may also collect other types of data depending on your interactions with us. Please see the full Privacy Policy document below for further information.
How do we use the information about you?
We process your personal data only when we have a legitimate purpose and following applicable legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The information may be used for managing your requests and communication, administering membership and subscriptions, delivering services, maintaining website access, sending relevant newsletters and updates, complying with legal obligations, preventing fraud and maintaining IT security, and improving our products, services and website.
You can cancel your membership or unsubscribe from our news by emailing contact@minipigresearchforum.org or by following the instructions when logged in to your profile.
With whom is the information shared?
We may share contact information with Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/S (“EGM”) for purposes such as organising MRF-related events, website operation and LinkedIn group management. We also use external suppliers and partners who assist us in delivering our services. These third parties will only receive or process your personal data following applicable law and under data processing agreements when required.
MRF members may have access to each other’s personal data via the MinipigNet forum, accessible only to authorised users. Event participants may also receive a participant list including names and contact details.
Transfers outside the EU/EEA may occur. Where applicable, we rely on the European Commission’s adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses to ensure that appropriate safeguards are in place.
How long is the information kept?
We ensure that personal data is deleted when it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected. However, we may retain your data as required by law, such as for bookkeeping purposes.
Protecting your personal data
We use a range of measures to protect your personal data. These include staff education and training, administrative and technical controls that limit access to a “need to know” basis, technological security measures such as firewalls, encryption and antivirus software, and physical security measures such as security passes. The transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure. Although we take appropriate measures to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us or by us.
What are your rights?
As a data subject under GDPR, you have several rights. These include the right to access your personal data, the right to rectification, the right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”), the right to restrict processing, the right to object to processing, the right to data portability, the right not to be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, the right to withdraw your consent (if applicable), and the right to complain with the data protection authority. You may contact us at contact@minipigresearchforum.org if you wish to exercise any of your rights or have questions regarding our processing of your data.
Download the full Privacy Policy document for the Minipig Research Forum.
Cookie Policy
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a text file which is saved on your computer when you visit a website, and which e.g. makes it possible to recognize your computer and gather information about your behavior for statistical and marketing purposes.
It is important to notice that cookies do not actively gather personal information which is stored on your computer.
How can you administer your cookies?
If you continue to use our website without clicking anything, you will consent to the cookies which are used on the website.
It is possible to remove or deactivate cookies by changing the settings in your browser. For further information about cookies please click here.
Which cookies does MRF/EGM use and what is the purpose of these cookies?
MRF/EGM uses necessary cookies that help make our website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies. MRF/EGM also uses preference cookies to enable our website to remember information that changes the way our website behaves or looks. Finally, MRF/EGM uses statistic cookies in order to gather information for marketing and statistical purposes. The gathered information can e.g. give MRF/EGM an overview of what topics are being read and searched for most often, the period of time you visit our website, how long you stay on our website, and which internet page you came from. By using this information, we can improve our website. Please contact us at contact@minipigresearchforum.org if you would like more detailed information on the cookies we use.
It is important to emphasize that the information which we gather from cookies is completely anonymous and cannot be traced back to any specified users.
How do we make changes to this policy?
We may modify or change this Privacy and Cookie Policy at our discretion. These changes will be uploaded at this webpage, and the revision date at the bottom of this page will be updated to reflect the effective date of the policy to you. Accordingly, we encourage you to periodically review our Privacy and Cookie Policy to stay updated.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions concerning our privacy notice and/or use of cookies, please contact us at contact@minipigresearchforum.org.
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This Policy was last revised in June 2025.
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