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Who we are
The Forward Pass is published by Kaloyan Gamtchev, sole proprietorship, Inge-Konradi-Gasse 12/1/50, Vienna, Austria (see the Imprint), and is operated together with Radian. Questions about these terms: hello@withradian.com.
The service
- The free daily issue and the public archive, available to everyone.
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We may change, pause or stop any part of the service as it develops.
AI-generated content
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Using the site
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Intellectual property
The Forward Pass name, logo, design and text are ours or our licensors'. Third-party names and trademarks mentioned in issues belong to their owners and are used to report on them. Each story links to the source it reports on, which remains the property of its publisher.
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Governing law
These terms are governed by Austrian law, excluding its conflict-of-law rules and the UN Sales Convention. If you are a consumer, you keep the protection of the mandatory laws of the country where you live, and you may also bring a claim in the courts there. Otherwise the courts of Vienna, Austria are responsible.
Changes to these terms
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