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BrassBulletin

International Magazine for Brass Players

Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Brass Bulletin
Atelier Bim, Jérémie Mathez
Rue de Granois 26
CH-1965 Savièse
Registered Individual Company CHE-236.897.240
Switzerland
Email: [email protected]

2. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on your interaction with the website, we may collect:

• Name and email address (account registration and subscriptions)
• Billing and order information (print purchases)
• Subscription details
• Technical data (IP address, browser type)
• Cookie preferences

Guest purchases of printed magazines do not require account creation.

3. Purpose of Processing

Personal data is processed for:

• Providing access to the digital archive
• Managing subscriptions
• Processing payments via Stripe
• Fulfilling print orders
• Sending newsletters (if subscribed)
• Improving website functionality and performance
• Complying with Swiss legal and accounting obligations

4. Payment Processing

Payments are processed securely via Stripe.
Brass Bulletin does not store full credit card information.
Payment data is processed directly by Stripe in accordance with its privacy policy.

5. Newsletter

If you subscribe to the newsletter, your email address is stored within our system (Craft CMS / Craft Campaign).
You may unsubscribe at any time via the link included in each newsletter.

6. Analytics

Brass Bulletin uses self-hosted Matomo at analytics.brass-bulletin.com to measure page views, link interactions and site searches. Tracking and analytics cookies are enabled only after you accept analytics. You can refuse or withdraw consent using the cookie settings button at any time. Withdrawal stops tracking and removes Matomo analytics cookies. We do not use Google Analytics or marketing cookies. Consent preferences are stored for 180 days. A change of analytics provider requires a new choice.

Analytics tracking is activated only upon user consent.

7. Data Retention

Personal data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill contractual and legal obligations.

Accounting data is retained in accordance with Swiss law.

8. User Rights

Users may request access, correction, or deletion of their personal data at any time by contacting:

[email protected]

9. Applicable Law

This Privacy Policy is governed by Swiss law.

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Questions & Answers

How the Digital Edition works

What does the Digital Edition include?

The Digital Edition brings together the articles already digitized as searchable online texts—not simply as scans or PDF files—along with their original illustrations, notes, authorship, issue information, and available translations. Related-article suggestions currently include only this digitized material.

Are the digital articles identical to the originals?

We preserve the original text, language, illustrations, captions, footnotes, and editorial context as faithfully as possible. The presentation is adapted for comfortable online reading, and obvious transcription or scanning errors may be corrected. The substance and character of the published article remain unchanged.

Which languages are available?

Brass Bulletin was published in English, French, and German throughout its history. Italian and Spanish translations were added from issue No. 60 onward.

On the Italian and Spanish sites, articles from issues 1–59 are therefore shown in English by default.

How often are new articles added?

New articles are added almost daily, with approximately one complete issue digitized each week. The pace may vary depending on the preparation, image work, and editorial checking required.

Why aren’t all articles available digitally?

The complete Brass Bulletin collection contains 1,246 articles published between 1971 and 2003. The full index is already available online, allowing readers to discover every article in the collection, including those whose complete text has not yet been digitized.

Digitization began in February 2026. Each article is carefully prepared for online reading, checked, and connected to its issue, authors, subjects, and illustrations. At the current pace of digitization, the complete collection is expected to be available online by February 2028.

Why do some references mention articles that are not available yet?

References in the original articles are preserved even when the material they point to has not yet been digitized. This keeps the historical and editorial record intact. As more issues are added to the Digital Edition, an increasing number of these references will lead to articles that can be read online.

Can I suggest an article or report a transcription error?

Yes. If there is an article you would particularly like to see digitized, or if you notice a possible transcription error or missing detail, please contact us. Reader feedback helps us improve the Digital Edition and prioritize useful connections within the archive.

How can I support Brass Bulletin?

Your support helps fund the preparation, verification, and online publication of the complete collection.

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How is the digitization progressing?

We’re gradually making the Brass Bulletin available online, article by article. You can read newly digitized articles as soon as they’re ready, even before an entire issue is complete.

Visit our Digitization Roadmap to browse recent additions and see estimated availability for upcoming issues. These estimates follow our recent pace and may change.

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