Financial Transparency

Grants, Subscriptions & Payment Methods

CONTORTED DA • Fiscal Registration: 937 299 524 MVA • Bergen, Norway

1. Financial Framework & Institutional Funding

CONTORTED DA is funded through academic research grants, cultural audio-visual research fellowships, institutional library subscriptions, and commissioned acoustic engineering consultations in accordance with Norwegian commercial regulations.

2. Accepted Settlement & Payment Channels

To ensure maximum security and transparency for institutional and academic partners, CONTORTED DA accepts payments and grant transfers through the following certified channels:

Norwegian Bank Wire Transfer (Kontooverføring): Direct transfer via the Norwegian banking network (BBS/Nets) with standard KID reference for domestic institutions.
SEPA / SWIFT International Wire: Euro (EUR) and Norwegian Krone (NOK) international bank transfers for European and global academic institutions with full IBAN/BIC credentials.
Credit & Debit Cards: Visa, MasterCard, and American Express processed through secure, PCI-DSS Level 1 certified payment gateways with 256-bit TLS encryption.
Electronic Invoicing (EHF / Peppol): Standardized Electronic Trade Format (Elektronisk handelsformat) for Norwegian public sector universities, broadcast corporations, and municipal bodies.

3. Transaction Security & Encryption Standards

All financial data exchanges occur over end-to-end encrypted TLS 1.3 connections. CONTORTED DA never captures, stores, or processes complete credit card numbers or banking passwords on its web servers. Card transactions are processed directly by authorized European banking institutions.

4. Currency & Value Added Tax (MVA)

Standard consulting and subscription fees are denominated in Norwegian Krone (NOK) and Euros (EUR). In accordance with the Norwegian Value Added Tax Act (Merverdiavgiftsloven), domestic services are subject to standard Norwegian VAT (25% MVA) where applicable, clearly itemized on official fiscal invoices.

5. Invoicing & Billing Inquiries

For inquiries concerning invoice settlement, grant allocation documentation, or institutional vendor registration (W-8BEN / EHF vendor details), please contact our financial desk at [email protected].