Terms of Use

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DATED 2024-02-08 · VERSION 20260815_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260814_rev01

What changed, in plain language

Nothing meaningful changed. The only difference is the scrambled code in two "email protection" links for Britannica's copyright contact — the kind of code that changes automatically each time the page loads. The email address, mailing address, phone, fax, and every rule in the Terms of Use stayed the same.

This change appears to be cosmetic (formatting, typos, or contact details).

Changelog

  1. ± CHANGEDEmail-protection link codes refreshed in the copyright notice sections

    The two copyright contact blocks (one for sending a takedown notice, one for sending a counter-notification) list an email address that the website hides behind a scrambling code. That code was regenerated, so the link text looks different. The actual contact person, address, phone, and fax are unchanged, and no rules were touched.

    E-mail: [\[email protected\]](https://corporate.britannica.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84e7f4e5e3e5eac4e1e6aae7ebe9)

    E-mail: [\[email protected\]](https://corporate.britannica.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#096a79686e6867496c6b276a6664)

Full text changes — 20260814_rev01 to 20260815_rev01

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176176> Carmen E. Pagán, Copyright Manager
177177> Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
178178> 325 North LaSalle Street, Suite 200
179179> Chicago, Illinois 60654
180180> Fax: 312/294-2118
181181> Phone: 312/347-7000
182> E-mail: [\[email protected\]](https://corporate.britannica.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84e7f4e5e3e5eac4e1e6aae7ebe9)
182> E-mail: [\[email protected\]](https://corporate.britannica.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#096a79686e6867496c6b276a6664)
183183
184184Your notice must contain the following information:
185185
1861861. Your physical or electronic signature (as either the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed or as a person authorized to act on behalf of such owner).
1871872. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single claim, a representative list of such works at that online site.
1881883. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit Britannica to locate the material.
195195> Carmen E. Pagán, Copyright Manager
196196> Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
197197> 325 North LaSalle Street, Suite 200
198198> Chicago, Illinois 60654
199199> Fax: 312/294-2118
200200> Phone: 312/347-7000
201> E-mail: [\[email protected\]](https://corporate.britannica.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#066576676167684663642865696b)
201> E-mail: [\[email protected\]](https://corporate.britannica.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1c2d1c0c6c0cfe1c4c38fc2cecc)
202202
203203Your counter-notification must contain the following information:
204204
2052051. Your physical or electronic signature.
2062062. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
2072073. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.