Legal Notice
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Nothing in this legal notice actually changed. The only difference is the scrambled code in two "contact us" email links, which the website rotates automatically to hide addresses from spam bots. The wording, your rights, and the "Updated: 19 February 2026" date are all the same.
This change appears to be cosmetic (formatting, typos, or contact details).
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- ± CHANGEDAccessibility contact email link code refreshed
The hidden code behind the accessibility feedback email address was regenerated. This is anti-spam scrambling done by the site's software — the actual email address and the sentence around it did not change.
https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caaba9a9afb9b9a3a8a3a6a3beb3e4bbbfafb8a3afb98aa5bfbae4a9a5a7
https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#79181a1a1c0a0a101b1015100d0057080c1c0b101c0a39160c09571a1614
- ± CHANGEDQueries contact email link code refreshed
Same kind of change for the email link in the "Queries" section, where you report concerns about material on the site. Only the spam-protection code changed, not the address or the instructions.
https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cdbe9eec9e2fdf9e5fef5a2d9c7cce3f9fca2efe3e1
https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4a39196b19a85819d868ddaa1bfb49b8184da979b99
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| 3 | 3 | The content on this website is provided for general information purposes, but it has not been tailored to your specific requirements and does not constitute technical, financial or legal advice. |
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| 5 | 5 | This website may provide links to other OUP websites where registration is required, but unless otherwise clearly indicated you are free to access this website without charge and without the need to provide contact details. However, we are not obliged to permit website access to any person and may terminate access for any reason. |
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| 7 | 7 | We reserve the right to make changes to website content and this legal notice at any time. |
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| 9 | You can learn more about OUP via the About Us link below. We try to make our website as accessible as possible, and you can find further details about our commitment to accessibility [here](https://corp.oup.com/statements-and-reports/). Please contact [\[email protected\]](https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#caaba9a9afb9b9a3a8a3a6a3beb3e4bbbfafb8a3afb98aa5bfbae4a9a5a7) if you have any feedback on accessibility that you would like to share with us. | |
| 9 | You can learn more about OUP via the About Us link below. We try to make our website as accessible as possible, and you can find further details about our commitment to accessibility [here](https://corp.oup.com/statements-and-reports/). Please contact [\[email protected\]](https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#79181a1a1c0a0a101b1015100d0057080c1c0b101c0a39160c09571a1614) if you have any feedback on accessibility that you would like to share with us. | |
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| 11 | 11 | **Your Privacy** |
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| 13 | 13 | Your privacy and personal information are important to us. Any personal information that you provide to us will be dealt with in line with our Privacy Policy available [here](https://corp.oup.com/privacy-policy/). Other than that, we do not commit to protect any confidential information that you may supply to us through the website. |
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| 15 | 15 | **Acceptable Use** |
| 51 | 51 | **Governing Law** |
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| 53 | 53 | This legal notice shall be exclusively governed by the laws of England and Wales and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales. This does not affect our entitlement to apply to any court in order to enforce our intellectual property rights. |
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| 55 | 55 | **Queries** |
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| 57 | If you have any concerns about material which appears on our website, please contact [\[email protected\].](https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8cdbe9eec9e2fdf9e5fef5a2d9c7cce3f9fca2efe3e1) | |
| 57 | If you have any concerns about material which appears on our website, please contact [\[email protected\].](https://corp.oup.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f4a39196b19a85819d868ddaa1bfb49b8184da979b99) | |
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| 59 | 59 | Thank you for visiting our website. |
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| 61 | 61 | Updated: 19 February 2026 |