Last updated: 9 September 2026

These Terms and Conditions govern access to and use of privemag.com and the services offered through Privé.

By using the website, you agree to use it in accordance with these Terms and applicable law.

1. Publisher

Privé is published and operated by:

VG Media
Vincent Gerussi
Benzeholzstrasse 43
6045 Meggen
Switzerland

Email: info@privemag.com

2. Nature of the publication

Privé is an independent digital magazine.

Content may cover areas including:

  • automotive culture
  • yachts and life at sea
  • private aviation
  • architecture and estates
  • hotels and travel
  • design
  • watches and collectibles
  • art and culture
  • hospitality
  • people and experiences

Content is provided primarily for editorial, informational and entertainment purposes.

3. No professional advice

Information published by Privé does not constitute financial, investment, legal, tax, medical or other regulated professional advice.

Articles discussing investments, property, auctions, collectible objects, prices or market developments are editorial in nature unless expressly stated otherwise.

Readers should obtain appropriate professional advice before making decisions that depend on specialist information.

4. Prices, specifications and availability

Privé may report prices, estimates, technical specifications, availability, travel information, auction results or other information supplied by manufacturers, brands, auction houses and third parties.

Such information reflects the information reasonably available at the time of publication.

Prices, exchange rates, availability, specifications and other details may subsequently change.

Privé does not guarantee continued availability or accuracy of such information after the publication date.

5. Free newsletter

Readers may subscribe to the Privé newsletter free of charge.

A newsletter subscription does not create an obligation to purchase any product or service.

Subscribers may unsubscribe from newsletter emails at any time through the unsubscribe link included in emails.

Privé reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue a newsletter or other free service.

6. Membership functionality

Ghost may create a free member profile as part of the newsletter registration and login functionality.

Members are responsible for ensuring that the email address they use is valid and under their control.

Users must not attempt to access another person's member account or misuse authentication links or codes.

7. Intellectual property

Unless otherwise stated, original content created by Privé is owned by or licensed to VG Media and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

This includes, where applicable:

  • articles
  • interviews
  • original photography
  • videos
  • graphics
  • layouts
  • branding
  • original written content

Readers may share links to Privé articles for personal and non-commercial purposes.

Without prior permission, users may not:

  • republish complete Privé articles
  • reproduce substantial portions of articles
  • commercially reproduce Privé photographs or video
  • remove copyright notices or credits
  • represent Privé content as their own
  • reproduce the website systematically
  • scrape substantial quantities of content for republication
  • commercially exploit Privé content without authorisation

For licensing enquiries, contact:

info@privemag.com

8. Third-party intellectual property

Privé may use photographs, trademarks, logos, press information, videos and other material owned by manufacturers, brands, agencies, photographers or other rights holders.

Such material remains the property of its respective owner.

Publication on Privé does not transfer ownership of third-party intellectual property to VG Media.

9. Editorial submissions

Privé may accept unsolicited story ideas, press releases, photographs, portfolios and other editorial proposals.

Submission of material does not guarantee:

  • publication
  • editorial coverage
  • a response
  • compensation
  • return of submitted material

Anyone submitting material represents that they are entitled to share it with Privé for the purpose for which it is submitted.

Privé will not intentionally claim ownership of a contributor's pre-existing copyright merely because material has been submitted for consideration.

Any publication or commissioned contribution requiring specific rights or compensation may be subject to a separate agreement.

10. Advertising and sponsored content

Privé may publish advertising, sponsored content, partner content or other commercially supported material.

Where appropriate, commercial content will be identified in a manner intended to distinguish it from independent editorial coverage.

The existence of an advertising or commercial relationship does not automatically result in independent editorial coverage or favourable editorial treatment.

11. Products, invitations and hospitality

For editorial purposes, Privé or its contributors may receive access to products, vehicles, properties, hotels, restaurants, events, yachts, aircraft or other experiences.

This may include:

  • press events
  • test drives
  • hotel stays
  • press trips
  • meals
  • event invitations
  • product loans
  • preview access
  • transportation

The provision of such access does not guarantee publication or positive coverage.

Where relevant to readers' understanding of a story, Privé may disclose the nature of a material commercial or hosted relationship.

Privé may contain links to third-party websites.

These links may lead to manufacturers, hotels, auction houses, retailers, booking platforms, media sources or other external services.

Privé does not control such websites and is not responsible for:

  • their availability
  • their information
  • their security
  • their products or services
  • their prices
  • their privacy practices
  • transactions carried out with them

Users access and use third-party websites at their own discretion.

Privé does not currently rely on affiliate tracking as part of its standard website operation.

If affiliate links are introduced in the future, Privé may receive a commission when a user completes a qualifying purchase or booking through such a link.

Where appropriate, this relationship will be disclosed.

14. Availability of Privé

Privé aims to maintain a reliable website but cannot guarantee uninterrupted or error-free availability.

The website or individual features may occasionally be unavailable because of:

  • maintenance
  • technical faults
  • security measures
  • infrastructure changes
  • events outside our reasonable control

Privé may modify, suspend or discontinue parts of the publication or its free services at any time.

15. Acceptable use

You may not use privemag.com in a way that:

  • violates applicable law
  • infringes intellectual property rights
  • attempts unauthorised access to systems or accounts
  • interferes with website security
  • distributes malware or harmful code
  • impersonates another person
  • abuses contact or membership systems
  • extracts substantial quantities of content for unauthorised republication

16. Disclaimer and limitation of liability

Privé makes reasonable efforts to maintain accurate and useful editorial content.

However, the website and its content are made available without a guarantee that every piece of information will remain complete, current or error-free.

To the extent permitted by applicable law, VG Media and Privé shall not be liable for indirect or consequential loss arising solely from the use of general editorial information on the website.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or restricts liability where such exclusion or restriction is prohibited by applicable law.

17. Privacy

The processing of personal data through Privé is described in our Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy.

18. Changes to these Terms

Privé may update these Terms from time to time, particularly if website functionality, services or applicable law change.

The current version will be published on privemag.com together with the date of the latest update.

19. Severability

If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain unaffected to the extent permitted by law.

20. Applicable law

These Terms and the use of privemag.com are governed by Swiss law, subject to any mandatory legal provisions that apply to the individual user.

21. Jurisdiction

To the extent legally permissible, the competent courts at the registered place of business of VG Media shall have jurisdiction.

Mandatory places of jurisdiction remain unaffected.

22. Contact

Questions regarding these Terms may be sent to:

VG Media
Vincent Gerussi
Benzeholzstrasse 43
6045 Meggen
Switzerland

Email: info@privemag.com