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DATED 2026-06-26 · VERSION 20260830_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260829_rev01

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The only change is a rewritten Cloudflare email-protection link for the copyright agent's contact address. The email itself is still hidden behind the same obfuscation service — just a different encoded string. 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 re-encoded

    The scrambled link used to hide the legal contact email from spam bots was replaced with a new scrambled version. This is a routine technical refresh, not a new address or a new way to reach PLOS.

    Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea89859a9398838d829eaa9a868599c485988d)

    Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e78488979e958e808f93a7978b8894c9889580)

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7474
7575Attn: Legal
7676Public Library of Science
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7979Phone: (415) 624-1200
80Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ea89859a9398838d829eaa9a868599c485988d)
80Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e78488979e958e808f93a7978b8894c9889580)
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
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