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

What changed, in plain language

The only change is a rewritten Cloudflare email-protection link in the copyright-claims contact section. The scrambled address string changed, but the visible contact info, the mailing address, and every substantive term stayed the same.

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

Changelog

± CHANGEDObfuscated contact email link updated
The scrambled code in the link for PLOS's copyright agent email was replaced with a different scrambled code. This is how Cloudflare hides email addresses from spam bots, and the codes change routinely. Nothing else in the contact block changed.
Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aac9c5dad3d8c3cdc2deeadac6c5d984c5d8cd)
Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd8d4cbc2c9d2dcd3cffbcbd7d4c895d4c9dc)

Full text changes — 20260902_rev01 to 20260903_rev01

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#aac9c5dad3d8c3cdc2deeadac6c5d984c5d8cd)
	80	Email:[\[email protected\]](https://plos.org/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bbd8d4cbc2c9d2dcd3cffbcbd7d4c895d4c9dc)
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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.