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 (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.
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 treats contact information which you voluntarily provide us through our website, your rights in connection with the information we store on you, as well as which types of cookies MRF uses in connection with this website, the purpose of using these cookies and how cookies can be declined.
The contact information we store may include your name, company, address and other relevant contact details such as your telephone number and email address.
How do we use the information about you?
If you have emailed us with an enquiry and/or filled in a contact form at our website, for example to subscribe to Newsletters and marketing material or to become a member at our website to gain access to restricted parts of the website, we will use and keep your contact information to manage your request(s), to enable us to provide our services to you and to enable us to provide you with information that we believe may be of interest to you.
You can always cancel your membership or unsubscribe to Newsletters by email to contact@minipigresearchforum.org or by following the unsubscribe instructions in our communications.
With whom is the information shared?
We may from time to time share contact information with Ellegaard Göttingen Minipigs A/S, https://minipigs.dk (abbreviated “EGM”), in order to provide relevant information for the practical organization of MRF and the webpage and LinkedIn group.
Otherwise, we only disclose contact information if required to do so by law, court order or for the purposes of prevention of fraud or other crime or if we believe that such action is necessary to protect and defend the rights, property or personal safety of MRF, our website or its visitors.
How long is the information kept?
We seek to ensure that we only keep your contact information for the period necessary for the relevant activity or services.
Protecting your personal data
We use a range of measures to ensure we keep your contact information secure, accurate and up to date, which include:
- education and training of relevant staff to ensure they are aware of our privacy obligations when handling personal data
- administrative and technical controls to restrict access to personal data to a ‘need to know’ basis
- technological security measures, including firewalls, encryption and antivirus software
- physical security measures, such as security passes to access our premises
The transmission of data over the internet (including by e-mail) is never completely secure. So although we use appropriate measures to try to protect personal data, we cannot guarantee the security of data transmitted to us or by us.
What are your rights?
Your rights include the right to 1) request copy of your data; 2) request correction of your data; 3) request deletion of your data; 4) object to us processing your data; and 5) ask us to restrict the processing. For more information about your privacy rights, please click here.
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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