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DATED 2026-06-26 · VERSION 20260815_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260814_rev01

What changed, in plain language

The only change is the scrambled code in the contact email link for PLOS's copyright agent. This is how the site hides the address from spam bots, and the code gets rescrambled automatically. Nothing about your rights, data, or obligations changed.

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

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  1. ± CHANGEDCopyright contact email link code refreshed

    The hidden code behind the "email protection" link for PLOS's legal/copyright contact was replaced with a new one. The actual email address and mailing address stayed the same — this is just the site's anti-spam scrambling being regenerated.

    Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa99958a8388939d928eba8a969589d495889d)

    Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c3cfd0d9d2c9c7c8d4e0d0cccfd38ecfd2c7)

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7575Attn: Legal
7676Public Library of Science
77771875 Mission Street
7878Suite 103 #188 San Francisco, CA 94103
7979Phone: (415) 624-1200
80Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa99958a8388939d928eba8a969589d495889d)
80Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a0c3cfd0d9d2c9c7c8d4e0d0cccfd38ecfd2c7)
8181
8282You can also go to [https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/licenses-and-copyright](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/s/licenses-and-copyright) for further information.
8383
8484### Disclaimer of warranties
8585
8686YOUR USE OF THE PLOS SITES, THE PLOS API, AND ANY WEB SITE TO WHICH THEY LINK IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE PLOS SITES, THE PLOS API, AND THEIR CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, PLOS MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE PLOS SITES, PLOS API OR THEIR CONTENT AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.