
Legal notice
Information on the site's publisher, its hosting provider, the nature of the content offered, and the applicable limitations of liability.
Last updated: 6th August 2026
Site publisher
The website goldalp.ch (hereinafter "the Site") is published by:
- Publisher
- MANGIALOMINI Matéo
- Publication director
- BORJA Louis, MANGIALOMINI Matéo
- Contact
- contact@goldalp.ch
Hosting
The Site is hosted by:
- Hosting provider
- Infomaniak Network SA
- Address
- Rue Eugène-Marziano 25, 1227 Geneva, Switzerland
Purpose and nature of the Site
GoldAlp is a price comparison and information platform dedicated to investment gold (bars, coins), allowing users to freely compare prices offered by different dealers, and to find information on the purchase, resale and taxation of physical gold across several jurisdictions: Switzerland, France, Italy, Germany and the United States.
The Site notably offers:
- A comparison tool for prices offered by listed dealers and providers;
- General information guides on buying, reselling and the taxation of physical gold.
Reliability of the information provided
The accuracy, completeness, timeliness or availability of the information, prices and data provided on the Site cannot be guaranteed. This content is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute a purchase recommendation.
Information regarding prices
Prices displayed on the Site are updated as regularly as possible. For technical reasons, displayed prices may nonetheless differ from the prices actually charged. Only the prices shown on the relevant dealer's or provider's own website are authoritative.
Compensation and ranking independence
Access to the Site is entirely free for users. The Site is financed through advertising and through compensation paid by listed dealers and providers. This compensation does not, under any circumstances, influence the ranking of dealers displayed on the Site, which is based exclusively on the comparison or search criteria applied or set by the user.
Sources of the data used
The information presented in the Site's guides and comparison pages is based on the following legal texts and official forms. This list is updated as regularly as possible, but cannot guarantee real-time compliance with the law in force at the time of consultation.
| Country | Topic | Legal text / Official form | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | VAT exemption on investment gold | Code général des impôts, art. 298 sexdecies A | service-public.fr |
| France | Capital gains regime on movable property | BOI-RPPM-PVBMC-10-20140401 | bofip.impots.gouv.fr |
| France | Capital gains declaration (movable property) | Cerfa form no. 2074 | impots.gouv.fr |
| France | Cross-border cash / gold declaration (≥ €10,000) | DALIA service — French customs | douane.gouv.fr |
| United States | Capital gains taxation on precious metals | IRS — Topic no. 409 (Capital Gains and Losses) | irs.gov |
Intellectual property
All content on the Site (texts, guides, layouts, comparison tool structure) is protected by copyright and database rights, unless otherwise stated. Any reproduction, representation or reuse, in whole or in part, without the prior written authorisation of the publisher is prohibited.
Information taken from legal or regulatory texts, or from official sources cited in the "Sources of the data used" section, remains the property of its respective authors (states, administrations) and is cited for information purposes in accordance with its public dissemination regime.
Limitation of liability
As a service provider, the Site's publisher is responsible for its own content in accordance with applicable law. However, it is not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information, or to investigate circumstances indicating unlawful activity. Any obligation to remove or block content under general legal provisions remains unaffected; liability in this respect only arises from the moment actual knowledge of a specific infringement is obtained. Upon becoming aware of such infringements, the relevant content will be removed promptly.
The Site contains links to third-party websites, including those of listed dealers, over whose content the publisher has no influence and for which no guarantee can be given. Responsibility for the content of linked pages lies exclusively with their operator. Linked pages were checked for possible legal infringements at the time of linking; no unlawful content was identifiable at that time. Continuous monitoring of linked pages' content, absent concrete evidence of an infringement, cannot be required. Upon becoming aware of such infringements, the relevant links will be removed promptly.
The publisher may furthermore not be held liable for:
- Decisions taken by the user on the basis of the information or prices provided by the Site, without prior consultation of a qualified professional;
- The temporary or permanent unavailability of the Site, for any reason whatsoever.
Applicable law
This legal notice is governed by Swiss law, without prejudice to the mandatory provisions applicable in the user's country of residence.
For any question regarding this legal notice, you may contact us at contact@goldalp.ch