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DATED 2026-06-26 · VERSION 20260902_rev01 · COMPARED WITH 20260901_rev01

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The only change is a rewritten obfuscated email link for PLOS's copyright agent. The address itself is hidden by the site's email-protection tool, so the visible contact details (mailing address and phone) are unchanged. Nothing about your rights, data, or obligations changed.

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  1. ± CHANGEDCopyright contact email link regenerated

    The scrambled code behind the 'email protected' link for PLOS's copyright agent was replaced with a different scrambled code. This is how the site hides email addresses from spam bots, and it changes on its own. The mailing address and phone number stayed the same.

    Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c3f332c252e353b34281c2c30332f72332e3b)

    Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aac9c5dad3d8c3cdc2deeadac6c5d984c5d8cd)

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7575Attn: Legal
7676Public Library of Science
77771875 Mission Street
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7979Phone: (415) 624-1200
80Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5c3f332c252e353b34281c2c30332f72332e3b)
80Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aac9c5dad3d8c3cdc2deeadac6c5d984c5d8cd)
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.