Public Library of Science Terms of Use changes — dated 2026-06-26 (NOTED)

What changed, in plain language

The only change is a new obfuscated email-protection link for the copyright agent's contact address. The wording of the terms did not change at all.

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

± CHANGEDCopyright contact email link updated
The scrambled link behind the copyright agent's email address changed. This is how the site hides the address from spam bots, and the code it uses gets regenerated from time to time. The mailing address, phone number, and everything else in that section stayed the same.
Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9dad6c9c0cbd0ded1cdf9c9d5d6ca97d6cbde)
Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d1e120d040f141a15093d0d11120e53120f1a)

COLOUR MARKS THE SEVERITY OF A FLAGGED CLAUSE · + AND − MARK ADDED AND REMOVED

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75	75	Attn: Legal
76	76	Public Library of Science
77	77	1875 Mission Street
78	78	Suite 103 #188 San Francisco, CA 94103
79	79	Phone: (415) 624-1200
80		Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9dad6c9c0cbd0ded1cdf9c9d5d6ca97d6cbde)
	80	Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d1e120d040f141a15093d0d11120e53120f1a)
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82	82	You 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.
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84	84	### Disclaimer of warranties
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86	86	YOUR 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.