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PUBLISHER INFORMATION AND LEGAL NOTICE OF "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT"
Operator and publisher
"PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" is a digital news publication operated and published by SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC.
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
IQ Business Centre
Bolsunovska Street 13–15
01014 Kyiv / Ukraine
Email: [email protected]
Legal form: limited liability company incorporated under Ukrainian law, LLC.
Registration entry number: 1010351020000018952.
The address above is the publisher’s operational and correspondence address. SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC is responsible for operating the publication and conducting its publishing activities. "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" is the publication’s title and does not constitute a separate legal entity. The registration particulars identify the Ukrainian company and are not a United States company registration. Responsibility for individual services depends on the activity undertaken, the relevant contractual arrangements and applicable law.
Registered office and company address
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC
Oksamytova Street 1-b, Office 30
Sofiivska Borshchahivka
Kyiv Region - 08147 / Ukraine
Technical operation and administration
SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP
Building A1/A2
Dubai - 342001 / United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 54 221 5217.
SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO provides technical operation, administration and support within the scope of its appointment. SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC remains the operator and publisher. The involvement of a technical service provider does not, by itself, transfer editorial responsibility or make that provider the contracting party for subscriptions, advertising or other publishing services. The responsibilities of each company are determined by its actual activities, contractual commitments and applicable law.
Commercial cooperation
LEGIER Beteiligungs mbH
Kurfürstendamm 14
10719 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany
Commercial register: HRB 57837
Register court: Amtsgericht Charlottenburg, Berlin
VAT identification number: DE413445833
Telephone: +49 30 99211 3469
Fax: +49 30 99211 3225
Email: [email protected]
The publication cooperates with LEGIER Beteiligungs mbH in advertising and commercial promotion. The scope of cooperation, the supplier of a particular service, the contracting parties and any authority to receive payments are determined by the applicable order or agreement. The commercial register and VAT particulars above belong to LEGIER Beteiligungs mbH. Advertising cooperation does not confer editorial control or an entitlement to favourable coverage.
Editorial responsibility and contact details
Steven Snyder is the Editor-in-Chief of "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" and directs its editorial activities.
Steven Snyder
Editor-in-Chief
c/o SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO
Dubai Silicon Oasis DDP
Building A1/A2
Dubai - 342001 / United Arab Emirates
Telephone: +971 54 221 5217
Email: [email protected]
Editorial enquiries, correction requests, complaints and notices concerning published material may be sent to this email address. Correspondence addressed to the publisher should be sent to SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC at its correspondence address in Kyiv. Service of legal proceedings, subpoenas and other documents requiring a prescribed form of service remains subject to the applicable procedural rules.
Applicable legal framework
The application of United States federal law and Pennsylvania law depends on the activity concerned, the parties involved, territorial connections and the relevant jurisdictional and choice-of-law rules. The principal provisions addressed in this notice include:
- The First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, including the constitutional protection of freedom of speech and of the press.
- Article I, Sections 1 and 7 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including the protection of reputation and freedom of speech and of the press.
- Pennsylvania’s statutory and common-law rules on defamation, including 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8341–8345, interpreted consistently with controlling constitutional decisions.
- Pennsylvania’s Shield Law, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5942, concerning the protection of journalistic sources.
- Pennsylvania’s Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8340.11–8340.18, subject to its scope, exceptions and the commencement requirements applicable to particular provisions.
- The federal Privacy Protection Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000aa–2000aa-12, concerning specified searches for and seizures of journalistic materials.
- Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 230, where its requirements for protection concerning information supplied by another information content provider are satisfied.
- The Copyright Act of 1976, as amended, Title 17 of the United States Code, including the fair-use provisions of Section 107 and the conditional online-service-provider protections of Section 512.
- Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45, and Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, 73 P.S. §§ 201-1 et seq., within their respective scope.
- Pennsylvania’s Breach of Personal Information Notification Act, 73 P.S. §§ 2301 et seq., as amended.
- The federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986 and Pennsylvania’s Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act, 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 5701 et seq., where applicable to the communications or technologies concerned.
- The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506, and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 C.F.R. Part 312, as amended.
- Pennsylvania’s provisions concerning unauthorised commercial use of a person’s name or likeness, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8316, together with applicable common-law and constitutional protections.
- The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, 15 U.S.C. §§ 7701–7713, where electronic messages fall within its scope.
These provisions address different activities and do not all apply to every page, reader or transaction. Contractual obligations and mandatory laws of other jurisdictions may also apply where their legal requirements are met.
Responsibility for editorial content
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC is responsible for its own publishing activities under applicable law. Articles, headlines, photographs, captions, videos and other editorial material must be assessed in their full context. The use of a news agency, freelance contributor, press release or other outside source does not, by itself, establish a general exemption from responsibility. Equally, liability is not imposed merely because material is disputed: the requirements of the relevant cause of action, constitutional protections and any applicable statutory or common-law defences must be satisfied. Material errors brought to the editorial team’s attention will be reviewed and, where appropriate, corrected or clarified.
Historical background and the present-day publication
The US-American daily newspaper "Philadelphia Record" was founded 149 years ago (as of 1 November 2026) and was first published on 8 May 1877 in Philadelphia, one of the largest and most historically significant cities in the USA. In 1934, the newspaper was bought by J. David Stern and renamed the "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT". The "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" plays an important role in reporting on the African-American community in Philadelphia and covers issues of particular relevance to this population group. In its new incarnation, the "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" is published 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and appears in six languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. This multilingual approach and continuous publication underline the "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT’s" claim to be a modern and globally accessible medium. The present-day digital publication "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" adopts this historic newspaper title. The historic year of first publication does not imply uninterrupted publishing activity, legal identity or legal succession between the former publication or its publishers and the publisher of the present-day digital service.
Freedom of the press and the public role of journalism
The First Amendment protects independent reporting, editorial judgement and discussion of public affairs against unconstitutional governmental interference. Article I, Section 7 of the Pennsylvania Constitution separately protects freedom of speech and of the press. "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" contributes to public debate through reporting, analysis, commentary and scrutiny of public institutions. These protections operate alongside the legal protection of reputation and other enforceable rights. They do not create a general exemption from laws governing unlawful newsgathering, contractual obligations or infringements of intellectual property.
Reporting, criticism and protection of reputation
Reporting distinguishes established facts, allegations, attributed statements, analysis and opinion. Allegations are not presented as findings of guilt merely because an investigation, arrest or civil claim exists. The legal assessment of an allegedly defamatory publication depends on matters including its meaning, falsity, the claimant’s status, the subject’s public significance, the publisher’s degree of fault and the applicable rules on harm and damages. Relevant decisions include:
- New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964): a public official seeking damages for defamatory statements concerning official conduct must establish the constitutionally required actual malice, meaning knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth, rather than merely hostility or disagreement.
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323 (1974): different constitutional considerations apply to private individuals; the actual-malice requirement cannot simply be imposed on every private claimant as a universal condition of recovery.
- Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Hepps, 475 U.S. 767 (1986): a private-figure claimant seeking damages from a newspaper for statements on a matter of public concern must establish falsity.
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co., 497 U.S. 1 (1990): describing a statement as "opinion" does not automatically protect it where, in context, it implies a provably false assertion of fact.
Official proceedings and the repetition of allegations
Pennsylvania recognises a fair-report privilege for qualifying fair and accurate accounts of official proceedings and records. Its protection depends on the nature of the source and the accuracy and fairness of the report. It must be distinguished from a general privilege to repeat another person’s accusation. In Norton v. Glenn, 860 A.2d 48 (Pa. 2004), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania rejected the claimed constitutional neutral-reportage privilege. Attribution, quotation marks or an accompanying denial therefore do not automatically excuse the republication of a defamatory allegation.
Privacy, dignity and the use of names and images
The editorial assessment of personal information takes account of its public significance, the circumstances in which it was obtained and the potential intrusion into private life. Pennsylvania law recognises protections against actionable invasions of privacy, subject to constitutional limitations. The commercial use of a person’s identity must be distinguished from legitimate news reporting. Under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8316, unauthorised commercial or advertising use of a name or likeness having commercial value can give rise to a claim, while the statute expressly recognises exclusions for specified news reports, expressive works and related uses. Publication in a newspaper does not turn an advertisement into protected editorial reporting, and a public appearance does not automatically authorise a fabricated endorsement.
Corrections, responses and editorial independence
Requests for corrections or responses should identify the publication, the precise statement challenged and the information supporting the request. The editorial team will consider substantiated concerns and determine whether a correction, clarification, update, response or other action is appropriate. A correction does not necessarily require deletion of an entire article or the removal of an accurate historical record. In Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 418 U.S. 241 (1974), the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated a statutory requirement compelling a newspaper to publish a political candidate’s reply. This notice therefore does not create an unconditional right to publication, while preserving all remedies available under applicable law.
Protection of journalistic sources and editorial materials
Confidential sources are handled with particular care. Pennsylvania’s Shield Law, 42 Pa.C.S. § 5942, protects qualifying journalistic sources against compelled disclosure within its scope. In Castellani v. Scranton Times, L.P., 956 A.2d 937 (Pa. 2008), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania declined to create the proposed non-statutory crime-fraud exception to that protection in the civil proceedings before it. The protection of a source’s identity does not mean that every unpublished document is immune from every lawful demand. Federal proceedings require a separate analysis: Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665 (1972), rejected a general First Amendment entitlement to refuse relevant testimony before a grand jury. The applicable forum, governing privilege rules and circumstances of the demand must therefore be considered.
Searches, seizures and lawful newsgathering
The federal Privacy Protection Act of 1980 restricts specified governmental searches for and seizures of work product and documentary materials held for public dissemination, subject to statutory exceptions. It does not establish an absolute prohibition on subpoenas, searches or the production of evidence. Newsgathering must also respect applicable rules on access, recording and interception. Where Pennsylvania’s Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act applies and reliance is placed on the consent exception in 18 Pa.C.S. § 5704(4), prior consent must be obtained from all parties to the communication. Other statutory exceptions require their own conditions to be met.
Protection against abusive litigation
Pennsylvania’s Uniform Public Expression Protection Act provides substantive protections for qualifying public expression and provisions concerning litigation expenses, subject to its statutory requirements and exceptions. The availability of a particular procedural mechanism must be considered separately. In Hernandez v. Zook, No. 208 MAL 2026, by order of 15 September 2026, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that the effective date of the special pretrial-motion provision in 42 Pa.C.S. § 8340.16 had not been established. This notice accordingly makes no representation that every statutory special-motion procedure or associated procedural stay is automatically available. Claims, defences and applications for costs must be pursued through procedures lawfully available in the relevant court.
Access to public information
The publication may seek government information through the federal Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552, Pennsylvania’s Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101 et seq., and other applicable access provisions. Pennsylvania’s Sunshine Act, 65 Pa.C.S. §§ 701 et seq., governs specified public meetings. Access remains subject to the relevant statutory scope, exemptions, privileges and court orders. These public-access laws do not create a general entitlement to inspect the private correspondence, confidential sources or unpublished editorial records of the publication.
Complaints and notices concerning rights
Anyone who believes that material published on this website infringes their rights may contact [email protected]. To assist a meaningful review, the notice should include:
- The exact address of the relevant webpage or other material.
- Identification of the particular words, images, recordings or other content concerned.
- An explanation of the alleged error or infringement.
- Relevant supporting information and the requested remedy.
- Contact details sufficient to permit a response.
An ordinary correction request does not normally require a complete copy of an identity document. Direct contact does not restrict the right to obtain legal representation, seek urgent relief, contact a competent authority or commence proceedings. Prior informal notification is not made a universal condition of asserting legal rights, and responsibility for legal costs is determined by applicable law and any enforceable agreement.
News, information, video and image services:
"PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" is a partner of the news services: AFP (Agence France Press), APA (Austria Press Agency), REUTERS (Thomson Reuters Corp.), PTI (Press Trust of India), EuroNews, ANSA (Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata) Adnkronos, SID, Xinhua, AP (Associated Press), CORBIS (Unity Glory), VCG (Visual China Group), ANI (Asian News International), NOTIFIED, Polska Agencja Prasowa, Yonhap News Agency.
ThomsonReuters OnePass / PressPass by businesswire a BERKSHIRE-HATHAWAY COMPANY / AP-CONTENT:
Through our exclusive partners, "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" supplies international stock exchanges with company news, such as the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (stock exchange symbol XFRA, Wertpapierbörse (FWB) electronic stock exchange trading centre Xetra (Federal Republic of Germany), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, United States of America), Tokyo Stock Exchange (Kabushiki kaisha Tōkyō Shōken Torihikijo / Tokyo Stock Exchange, Incorporated, Japan), London Stock Exchange (LSE, FTSE 100 Index, United Kingdom), Kyodo News, SIX Swiss Exchange (Swiss Market Index - SMI, Switzerland), Vienna Stock Exchange, ATX - Austrian Traded Index, Republic of Austria), (Shanghai Stock Exchange, SSE Shanghai Composite Index, China Securities Index Company, Hong Kong).
International corporate information and financial communications
International distribution depends on the services agreed, the rights available and the requirements of the receiving channels. Distributing a corporate announcement does not replace an issuer’s disclosure obligations, securities filings, exchange requirements or other mandatory communications. Editorial financial reporting must be distinguished from paid promotion. Where Section 17(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. § 77q(b), applies to publicity describing a security for consideration received or to be received from an issuer, underwriter or dealer, the receipt of that consideration and its amount must be fully disclosed. A general sponsorship label alone may therefore be insufficient. Calling material a press release, corporate announcement, news article or general information does not, by itself, remove applicable securities-law obligations. Publication or distribution does not constitute regulatory approval or a guarantee of investment performance.
Advertising, sponsored content and commercial transparency
Advertising, sponsored articles, affiliate promotions and other commercial material must be identifiable in their actual context. Where a disclosure is needed to prevent deception, it must be clear and conspicuous and placed where readers encounter the promotional content. A general statement in this legal notice does not replace the disclosure required for a particular advertisement. Relevant standards arise from Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, applicable Pennsylvania consumer-protection law and the Federal Trade Commission’s guidance on native advertising and endorsements. Material commercial relationships must be disclosed where required. Paid placement does not entitle an advertiser to influence independent editorial conclusions.
Editorial principles and journalistic ethics
"PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" follows principles of accuracy, editorial independence, fair attribution, respect for human dignity and a clear distinction between reporting, opinion and advertising. These principles apply to text, photographs, sound recordings, video and other published formats. Conflicts of interest should be disclosed or otherwise appropriately managed. Artificially generated or materially altered content must not be presented in a manner that deceptively represents fabricated events, statements or endorsements as authentic. Contributions supplied by external authors remain subject to editorial review. Unsolicited submissions do not, merely by being sent, create an obligation to publish, pay remuneration or return materials; any permission to use them depends on the rights granted and applicable law.
Publication profile
"PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" is a digital daily newspaper with a liberal-conservative editorial orientation determined by its editorial leadership. It covers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the United States and international affairs, including politics, business, culture, civil rights, civic participation, democracy, sport, technology and the environment. Editorial staff and external contributors participate in its reporting. Articles reflect the circumstances at the time of publication and any clearly identified subsequent updates. Editorial orientation does not alter the obligation to distinguish factual reporting from commentary and commercial promotion.
Personal information and service providers
SCANDIC TRUST GROUP LLC is responsible for the personal-information processing activities it determines and conducts. The responsibilities of technical suppliers, advertising partners and other cooperating entities depend on their actual activities and applicable law. Service-provider arrangements involving personal information must address the services performed, permitted uses, confidentiality, security, access restrictions, incident reporting and appropriate deletion or return of information. A contractual description does not, by itself, determine a company’s legal status or eliminate its own obligations. The publication’s Privacy Policy should be read for the purposes of processing, categories of information, recipients, retention practices, international processing and rights available to affected individuals. Privacy enquiries may be sent to [email protected].
Information security and breach notification
Applicable security obligations include statutory duties, enforceable privacy representations and relevant common-law duties. In Dittman v. UPMC, 196 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2018), the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recognised an employer’s duty to exercise reasonable care in safeguarding sensitive employee information collected and stored on an internet-accessible system. The decision concerned its particular factual and legal setting and does not establish an unlimited guarantee against every cyberattack. Where Pennsylvania’s Breach of Personal Information Notification Act applies, the required notifications and protective measures must be assessed under the amended statute. Among its requirements, notification affecting more than 500 individuals in Pennsylvania triggers concurrent notice to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General; specified compromised identifiers can also trigger obligations concerning credit reporting and twelve months of credit monitoring.
Cookies, analytics and electronic communications
The legality of cookies, analytics, advertising pixels, session-replay tools and similar technologies depends on the information involved, the functions performed and the laws applicable to the interaction. This notice does not constitute consent to intercept communications or disclose personal information. Technologies requiring consent or another specific legal condition must satisfy that requirement before the relevant activity takes place. Commercial email falling within the CAN-SPAM Act must comply with its requirements, including accurate sender information, non-deceptive subject lines, the required postal-address information and a functioning opt-out mechanism. Applicable opt-out requests must be honoured within ten business days.
Technical infrastructure, security and backups
Technical operation is administered by SCANDIC ASSETS FZCO within its assigned responsibilities. The infrastructure described for the publication includes server locations in Boston, United States, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, together with Swiss hosting arrangements associated with aspectra, Iron Mountain backup services and Darktrace cybersecurity solutions. The configuration and scope of individual services are governed by the relevant technical arrangements. Security measures include appropriate protection of information in transit and storage, access controls, monitoring, backups and recovery procedures. No particular encryption specification, certification, uninterrupted availability or recovery time is represented unless it is supported by the actual system configuration or expressly agreed service commitment. Hosting and backup arrangements remain subject to applicable privacy and information-security requirements.
Copyright and permitted use
Original articles, photographs, videos, illustrations, graphics and other qualifying works are protected under United States copyright law. Rights belong to their respective authors, the publisher or other rights holders according to the nature of the work and the relevant agreements. Facts and ideas are not protected merely because they appear in a news report, although their original expression and qualifying selection or arrangement may be protected. Reproduction, adaptation, distribution and other uses of protected material require permission unless authorised by law. Attribution is appropriate and may be required by a licence, but attribution alone does not establish permission to reproduce a work.
Fair use and journalistic quotation
Section 107 of the Copyright Act requires a contextual assessment of the purpose and character of the use, the nature of the work, the amount and substantiality used, and the effect on the potential market. News reporting, criticism, commentary, teaching and research can qualify as fair use, but none is an automatic exemption. There is no universal permitted word count or percentage. In Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. v. Goldsmith, 598 U.S. 508 (2023), the Supreme Court emphasised the particular use being assessed and the importance of its purpose and commercial character. A claimed new meaning or visual treatment does not, by itself, resolve the fair-use question.
Automated extraction, text and data analysis, and artificial intelligence
The publication reserves its rights in protected content to the extent recognised by applicable law. Automated copying, commercial republication, dataset creation and the use of protected material for artificial-intelligence development require a valid legal basis, which may consist of permission or an applicable statutory limitation such as fair use. The assessment depends on the particular material and use. This reservation does not create exclusive rights in unprotected facts, determine the outcome of every fair-use dispute or displace statutory rights. Any contractual restriction must also be validly incorporated into an enforceable agreement.
Copyright complaints and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Copyright concerns may be reported to [email protected], identifying the protected work, the allegedly infringing material and its precise location. The conditional protections in 17 U.S.C. § 512 are not a general exemption for the publisher’s own content. Reliance on the relevant safe harbour requires satisfaction of its particular conditions, including, where required, an effective designation of an agent with the United States Copyright Office and publication of that agent’s contact details. An ordinary contact address does not itself establish that designation. Where the statutory notice-and-counter-notice procedure applies, its requirements, safeguards and consequences govern the handling of the notice.
Third-party content and Section 230
Section 230 of the Communications Act may protect a qualifying provider or user of an interactive computer service against being treated as the publisher or speaker of information supplied by another information content provider. Its application depends on the claim and the provider’s actual role. It does not confer general immunity for content the provider creates or develops, in whole or in part, and it contains express limitations concerning matters including federal criminal law, intellectual property, communications privacy and specified sex-trafficking claims. Neither receipt of a complaint nor a decision to moderate content can be assessed through a universal rule detached from the statute and controlling decisions.
External links and user contributions
Links may direct readers to independently operated websites. The linked provider is responsible for its own activities, while the publication’s responsibility for its own conduct is assessed separately. A link does not necessarily signify endorsement, verification of every statement or a guarantee of the linked service. Specific concerns may be reported through the contact details above. "PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT" does not operate a separate discussion forum. If a particular feature permits comments or other user contributions, the applicable participation rules, statutory requirements and any available legal protections govern that feature. Users remain responsible for their own unlawful conduct.
Children and young people
Reporting involving children and young people requires particular care concerning identification, private information, vulnerability and potential harm. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the amended Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule apply to covered operators of services directed to children under thirteen and to other covered operators with actual knowledge that they collect personal information from such children. Where applicable, requirements include appropriate notice, verifiable parental consent subject to limited exceptions, parental rights, security and retention restrictions. The amended rule’s general compliance date was 22 April 2026. The statutory conditions must be assessed for the actual service; the age threshold is not a general prohibition on children reading publicly available news.
Relevant authorities and complaints concerning commercial practices
The competence of a public authority depends on the conduct concerned and its statutory jurisdiction. The Federal Trade Commission addresses matters within its federal consumer-protection remit. The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, including its Bureau of Consumer Protection, addresses matters within its Pennsylvania enforcement powers. Intellectual-property disputes, defamation claims and other civil proceedings may require determination by a competent court. Identification of an authority does not imply that it licenses the publication, approves its editorial content or endorses its services. Readers may contact the publisher directly without surrendering their right to approach an appropriate authority.
Liability and availability of services
Responsibility for the website and its services is governed by applicable law and enforceable contractual commitments. General reporting does not constitute individual legal, medical, financial or other professional advice unless a separate professional service has expressly been agreed. Readers should consider an article’s subject, publication date and subsequent developments. These observations do not excuse unlawful publication, misleading commercial representations or a breach of binding obligations. Website features and content may be updated, corrected or discontinued subject to applicable law and existing agreements. No provision in this notice excludes liability or a remedy where such exclusion is prohibited or unenforceable.
Consumer disputes, applicable law and jurisdiction
Questions and complaints concerning subscriptions, advertising or other paid services may be sent to [email protected]. The relevant order, service terms and mandatory consumer-protection rules determine the parties’ contractual rights. Applicable law, jurisdiction, venue and service of proceedings are determined by the relevant legal rules and any valid contractual provisions. Publication of this notice does not create an exclusive Berlin, Kyiv, Dubai or Philadelphia forum, an agreement to arbitrate, or a waiver of statutory rights. Any arbitration or alternative dispute-resolution arrangement must have a valid legal basis and satisfy the requirements applicable to the particular dispute.
Effect of this legal notice
This notice identifies the publisher, provides contact information and explains the principal legal considerations relevant to the publication. It does not, merely through publication or passive website access, amend an existing contract or establish acceptance of additional contractual obligations. The validity and effect of individual provisions are determined under applicable law. An unenforceable provision is not automatically replaced by whichever term would most favour the publisher. Rights, remedies, statutory exceptions and constitutional protections that cannot lawfully be excluded remain unaffected.
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Last updated: 1 November 2026.