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Content & IP Rights · Company practice

Bloomberg or third parties own the site and its content; you get no ownership

The site and everything it contains or may later contain (text, photos, video, audio, graphics, software, trademarks, code and other intellectual property, collectively the 'Service') is owned or licensed by Bloomberg or other third parties and protected by copyright, trademark and other laws. As between you and Bloomberg, all present and future intellectual property rights in the Service stay Bloomberg's sole and exclusive property, and the right to exploit the Service is reserved to Bloomberg. Individual articles, columns and other elements are also copyrighted works.

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are owned by or licensed by Bloomberg or other third parties and are protected from any unauthorized use, copying and dissemination
All individual articles, columns and other elements making up the Service are also copyrighted works.
shall, as between you and Bloomberg, at all times be and remain the sole and exclusive property of Bloomberg.
are reserved to Bloomberg for its exclusive use

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Some rights belong to third parties that license content to Bloomberg; the statement 'as between you and Bloomberg' covers only your relationship with Bloomberg.
  • 'Bloomberg' is defined to include BLP, its general and limited partners, subsidiaries, and their general partners and affiliates, and others including certain other information sources.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

You must protect Bloomberg's rights and report unauthorized use or infringement claims

You agree to protect the proprietary rights of Bloomberg and others who have rights in the Service during and after the term of the agreement, and to comply with all reasonable written requests from BLP or its suppliers and licensors (Suppliers) to protect their rights. You must also promptly notify BLP in writing when you become aware of any unauthorized access to or use of the Service, or of any claim that the Service infringes copyright, trademark or other rights.

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You agree to protect the proprietary rights of Bloomberg and all others having rights in the Service during and after the term of this agreement
to comply with all reasonable written requests made by BLP or its suppliers and licensors of content, equipment, or otherwise (“Suppliers”)
You agree to notify BLP in writing promptly upon becoming aware of any unauthorized access or use of the Service by any individual or entity or of any claim that the Service infringes upon any copyright, trademark, or other contractual, statutory, or common law rights.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The duty continues 'during and after the term of this agreement'.
  • Requests to comply must be reasonable and in writing.

Not stated here

  • The text does not say what the 'term of this agreement' is for a casual visitor.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

You may not use the Service, its IP or contributors' names beyond what the TOS allow

Except as specifically permitted by the TOS, you may not copy or make any use of the Service or any portion of it. You also may not use the intellectual property rights, the Service, or the names of any individual participant in or contributor to the Service (or variations or derivatives of them) for any purpose without BLP's prior written approval, except as specifically permitted. Nothing in the TOS or on the site grants any license or right by implication or estoppel. You also may not use Bloomberg's trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights or logos in a way that creates the impression they belong to or are associated with you or are used with Bloomberg's consent.

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Except as specifically permitted by the TOS, you may not copy or make any use of the Service or any portion thereof.
Except as specifically permitted herein, you shall not use the Intellectual Property Rights or the Service, or the names of any individual participant in, or contributor to, the Service, or any variations or derivatives thereof, for any purpose, without BLP’s prior written approval.
Nothing contained in the TOS or on this site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Service in any manner without the prior written consent of Bloomberg or such third party that may own the Service or intellectual property displayed on this site.
You may not use any of the trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, or logos of Bloomberg in any manner which creates the impression that such items belong to or are associated with you or are used with Bloomberg’s consent

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The default bar is subject to uses the TOS specifically permit (for example the personal download and print copy and linking to public pages described in nearby cards).

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

Copying, redistributing or exploiting the Service is barred, except one personal print copy or download

Unless Bloomberg expressly permits it in writing, you may not copy, reproduce, recompile, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, upload, create derivative works from, transmit, transfer, sell, license, edit, post, frame, link or otherwise exploit any part of the Service. The stated exception: you may download material from the Service and make one print copy for your own personal, noncommercial use, as long as you keep all copyright and other proprietary notices. You may not recirculate, redistribute or publish the analysis and presentation in the Service without BLP's prior written consent. The paragraph states that unauthorized use of the Service is strictly prohibited, may violate the TOS and may infringe Bloomberg's or third parties' rights.

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Except as expressly permitted by Bloomberg in writing you may not copy, reproduce, recompile, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, distribute, publish, display, perform, modify, upload to, create derivative works from, transmit, transfer, sell, license, upload, edit post, frame, link, or in any way exploit any part of the Service
except that you may download material from the Service and/or make one print copy for your own personal, noncommercial use, provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices.
You may not recirculate, redistribute or publish the analysis and presentation included in the Service without BLP’s prior written consent.
Any use of the Service other than as permitted by the TOS will violate the TOS and may infringe upon our rights or the rights of the third party that owns the affected Service.
you may include a link(s) on your Web site to Bloomberg.com’s publicly accessible Web pages (i.e., any Web page which does not require a login and password and/or restrict access)
2. Restrictions on Linking to this Web Site.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The list includes 'frame' and 'link', but Part C of the TOS separately lets you link to Bloomberg.com's publicly accessible pages (any page that does not require a login and password and/or restrict access), subject to its own restrictions.
  • The personal-copy exception is limited to one print copy plus downloading, for personal noncommercial use, with notices retained.

Not stated here

  • Whether ordinary browser caching or screenshots count as a 'copy' is not addressed in this paragraph.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

The 'e-mail this article' function is only for informing others; no resale or other distribution

You may use the 'e-mail this article' function solely to inform others about a Bloomberg News article, and you must immediately stop using it for recipients who ask not to receive such information. You may not offer any part of the Service for sale or distribute it over any other medium, including over-the-air television or radio, a computer network or hyperlink framing on the internet, without BLP's prior written consent.

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You may use the “e-mail this article” function solely to inform others about a Bloomberg News article, and you shall immediately cease using this function with regard to recipients who have requested not to receive such information.
You may not offer any part of the Service for sale or distribute it over any other medium including but not limited to over-the-air television or radio broadcast, a computer network or hyperlink framing on the internet without the prior written consent of BLP.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The e-mail function is limited to informing others about a Bloomberg News article.
  • Distribution by other media is allowed only with BLP's prior written consent.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

The Service may not be used to build or feed databases or to improve data you sell

The Service and the information in it may not be used to construct a database of any kind. The Service may not be stored, in whole or in part, in databases for access by you or any third party, or used to distribute database services containing all or part of it. You also may not use the Service in any way to improve the quality of any data you sell or contribute to a third party.

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The Service and the information contained therein may not be used to construct a database of any kind.
Nor may the Service be stored (in its entirety or in any part) in databases for access by you or any third party or to distribute any database Services containing all or part of the Service.
You may not use the Service in any way to improve the quality of any data sold or contributed by you to any third party.

Not stated here

  • This paragraph states no exception for personal notes, bookmarks or similar small-scale storage.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

You may not make available content that is promotional, unlawful, infringing, harmful or others' personal information

You may not input, distribute, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available through the Service any content that is (i) promotional (including solicitations for funds or business) without BLP's prior written authorization, or spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes or the like; (ii) unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of privacy, hateful or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; (iii) content you have no right to make available, such as inside information or confidential information learned through employment or under nondisclosure agreements; (iv) infringing on patents, trademarks, trade secrets, copyright or other proprietary rights; (v) containing viruses or code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of software, hardware or telecommunications equipment; (vi) harmful to minors; or (vii) personally identifiable information of another person who has not authorized you to disclose it.

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You may not input, distribute, upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content through the Service that:
(i) is promotional in nature, including solicitations for funds or business, without the prior written authorization of BLP, or constitutes junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes or the like;
(iii) you do not have the right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
(vi) is harmful to minors; or (vii) constitutes the personally identifiable information of any other person that such person has not authorized you to disclose.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • Several categories ('harmful', 'objectionable') are open-ended; the text does not say who decides what is objectionable in item (ii).
  • Promotional content is allowed only with BLP's prior written authorization.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

You may not use Bloomberg's marks to suggest an association and have no ownership in them

You may not use Bloomberg's trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights or logos in a way that creates the impression they belong to or are associated with you, or are used with Bloomberg's consent. You acknowledge that you have no ownership rights in any of them.

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You may not use any of the trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, or logos of Bloomberg in any manner which creates the impression that such items belong to or are associated with you or are used with Bloomberg’s consent, and you acknowledge that you have no ownership rights in and to any of such items.

Content & IP Rights · Permission or license

You get only a limited right to use the Service; downloads are licensed for personal, noncommercial use

You acquire no rights or licenses in the Service or its materials other than the limited right to use the Service in accordance with the TOS. If you download content, you must do so in accordance with the TOS, and the download is licensed to you by Bloomberg only for your own personal, noncommercial use and transfers no other rights.

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You acquire absolutely no rights or licenses in or to the Service and materials contained within the Service other than the limited right to utilize the Service in accordance with the TOS.
Such download is licensed to you by Bloomberg ONLY for your own personal, noncommercial use in accordance with the TOS and does not transfer any other rights to you.

Content & IP Rights · Company practice

Bloomberg does not accept unsolicited creative ideas; any you send may be used freely

Bloomberg's policy is not to accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions or materials it has not specifically requested, and it asks you not to send original creative materials you expect payment for or want to keep private. If you send such a submission anyway, Bloomberg may freely use it, in whole or in part, for any purpose without any obligation to you. The next paragraph (the 'Submission' license) sets the broader license terms that apply to material you submit.

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Bloomberg’s long-standing company policy does not allow it to accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, or materials other than those it has specifically requested (see below).
we ask that you do not send us any original creative materials that you expect to be compensated for or that you would like to keep private.
If you nevertheless choose to make any such submission, Bloomberg may freely use the submission, in whole or in part, for any purpose without any obligation to you.
the Submission will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary in each instance
you grant to Bloomberg a perpetual, nonexclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable (in whole or in part) worldwide right and license in any and all media

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The 'Submission' license in the following paragraph applies 'unless BLP indicates otherwise'.

Not stated here

  • The text says 'see below' for materials Bloomberg has specifically requested but does not itself list what is requested.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

Anything you submit is treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary

If you submit material (user-generated content such as comments, text, video, audio and photographs) to Bloomberg sites, to BLP or its representatives, or send creative suggestions, ideas or other information (each a 'Submission'), even though Bloomberg asks you not to send unsolicited Submissions, it is treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Bloomberg owes no obligation of confidence for any Submission and is not liable for any use or disclosure of one.

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if you submit material (i.e., user-generated content, including, but not limited to: comments, text, video, audio, and photographs) to this site, any other site owned by BLP and its affiliates or to BLP or its representative
the Submission will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary in each instance.
None of the Submissions shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bloomberg, and Bloomberg shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions.

Content & IP Rights · Permission or license

You give Bloomberg a broad, perpetual license to use anything you submit for any purpose

Unless BLP indicates otherwise, you grant Bloomberg a perpetual, nonexclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable (in whole or in part) worldwide license, in all media now known or later developed, to use, publish, reproduce, display, modify, transmit digitally, create derivative works from, distribute, copy and otherwise exploit your Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, including advertising, commercial, promotional and publicity purposes, in Bloomberg's discretion and without additional notice, attribution or payment to you or anyone else. You also permit any other user to access, store or reproduce Submissions for personal use, and you grant Bloomberg the right to use the name you submit with a Submission.

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Unless BLP indicates otherwise, you grant to Bloomberg a perpetual, nonexclusive, irrevocable, fully paid, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable (in whole or in part) worldwide right and license in any and all media, now known or later developed, to use, publish, reproduce, display, modify, transmit digitally, create derivative works based upon, distribute, copy, and otherwise exploit Submissions for any purpose whatsoever (including, without limitation, advertising, commercial, promotional and publicity purposes) in Bloomberg’s discretion without additional notice, attribution or consideration to you or to any other person or entity.
You also permit any other user to access, store, or reproduce Submissions for that user’s personal use.
You grant Bloomberg the right to use the name that you submit in connection with Submissions.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The grant applies 'unless BLP indicates otherwise'.
  • The license is irrevocable and perpetual and can be sublicensed or transferred by Bloomberg in whole or in part.
  • Other users may access, store or reproduce Submissions only for their personal use.

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

Bloomberg need not use your Submission, and no special relationship arises

Bloomberg is not obligated to use any Submission and you have no right to compel its use. You acknowledge that your relationship with Bloomberg is not a confidential, fiduciary or other special relationship, and that submitting material does not put Bloomberg in a different position from members of the general public with regard to your Submission.

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You agree and understand that Bloomberg is not obligated to use any Submission you make to this site or Bloomberg and you have no right to compel such use.
You hereby acknowledge and agree that your relationship with Bloomberg is not a confidential, fiduciary, or other special relationship

Content & IP Rights · Restriction or exception

Bloomberg is not responsible for your connection, and contributors may withdraw content at any time

Bloomberg is not responsible for the reliability or continued availability of the telephone lines, wireless services, communications media and equipment you use to access the Service. Bloomberg and/or third-party contributors to the Service may choose at any time to inhibit or prohibit their content from being accessed under the TOS.

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Bloomberg is also not responsible for the reliability or continued availability of the telephone lines, wireless services, communications media, and equipment you use to access the Service.
You understand that Bloomberg and/or third-party contributors to the Service may choose at any time to inhibit or prohibit their content from being accessed under the TOS.

Content & IP Rights · Context

Sponsor Content means paid-for content, whether made by Bloomberg's custom team or supplied by advertisers

'Sponsor Content' consists of all paid-for content created by Bloomberg's custom content team ('Bloomberg Custom Content') in collaboration with advertisers, and paid-for content supplied by advertisers, that is served by or appears in any Bloomberg medium. This includes paid-for content purchased under the AAAA/IAB Standard Terms and Conditions.

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“Sponsor Content” consists of: (i) all paid-for content created by the Bloomberg L.P. (“Bloomberg”) custom content team (“Bloomberg Custom Content”) in collaboration with advertisers, and served by or appears in any Bloomberg medium and (ii) paid-for content supplied by advertisers that is served by or appears in any Bloomberg medium.
The foregoing categories include any paid-for content purchased under the AAAA/IAB Standard Terms and Conditions.

Not stated here

  • The AAAA/IAB Standard Terms and Conditions are referenced but not supplied.

Content & IP Rights · Company commitment

Sponsor Content is set apart from news; journalists and sponsors do not shape editorial direction

In addition to Bloomberg's general advertising guidelines, standards apply to Sponsor Content on any platform: it and marketing messages will be clearly and distinctly differentiated from independent news content (Transparency), no Bloomberg journalist will take part in producing, editing or promoting customized content or an advertorial, and a sponsor's agenda or concern will neither dictate nor delay editorial direction (Independence).

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In addition to the general advertising guidelines established by Bloomberg, the standards listed below apply to Sponsor Content.
All Sponsor Content, regardless of platform, will comply with Bloomberg’s guiding principles:
Transparency. All Sponsor Content and marketing messages will be clearly and distinctly differentiated from independent news content.
Independence. No Bloomberg journalist will participate in the production, editing or promotion of customized content or an advertorial. Sponsor agenda and/or concern will neither dictate nor delay editorial direction.

Content & IP Rights · Company commitment

Sponsor Content is labeled as advertising, implies no Bloomberg endorsement, and uses Bloomberg logos only with approval

Sponsor Content will be labeled and distinguished from Bloomberg editorial content in form, function and placement (different fonts, colors and graphics). Paid programming, advertorials and sponsored programs or segments will be clearly and prominently labelled as advertising; Sponsor Content will not imply Bloomberg's endorsement of any product or service and will not feature recognizable Bloomberg names or logos. Bloomberg may, in its sole discretion, allow a Bloomberg Custom Content logo in Sponsor Content, with design and placement at Bloomberg's discretion and subject to its prior written approval.

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All Sponsor Content will be appropriately labeled and distinguished from Bloomberg editorial content in form, function and placement through the use of different type fonts, colors and graphics.
Paid programming, advertorials, and sponsored programs/segments will be clearly and prominently labelled as advertising. No Sponsored Content will imply endorsement of any product or service by Bloomberg, nor will it feature any recognizable Bloomberg names or logos.
Bloomberg may, in its sole discretion, allow the use of a Bloomberg Custom Content logo to be used in Sponsor Content. The design and placement of such logo will be at the discretion of Bloomberg, and any and all such uses shall be subject to Bloomberg’s prior written approval.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The Bloomberg Custom Content logo is the stated exception to the no-Bloomberg-logos statement, at Bloomberg's sole discretion and with prior written approval.

Content & IP Rights · Company commitment

Sponsor Content needs advance written approval and carries a no-editorial-involvement disclaimer

All Sponsor Content must be approved in advance and in writing by a Bloomberg Custom Content editor before it appears on any Bloomberg medium. It is neither produced nor contributed to by any editorial team member of a Bloomberg medium and does not necessarily reflect the editors' views, and a disclaimer similar to the quoted example will be included, stating that a sponsor paid for the content and no editorial member contributed. Bloomberg may, in its sole discretion, include a more detailed disclaimer with certain Sponsor Content.

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All Sponsor Content must be approved in advance and in writing by a Bloomberg Custom Content editor before it appears on any Bloomberg medium.
Sponsor Content is neither produced by nor contributed to by any editorial team member of any Bloomberg medium, nor does it necessarily reflect the views of the editors of any Bloomberg medium. A disclaimer similar to the following will be included with all Sponsor Content:
Bloomberg may, in its sole discretion, include a more detailed disclaimer with certain Sponsor Content.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The disclaimer is required to be 'similar to' the quoted example, not identical.

Content & IP Rights · Permission or license

Bloomberg can reject or remove programs, advertisers or speakers that compromise its brand or are false or illegal

Bloomberg maintains the right to reject any program, advertiser or speaker whose presence would compromise the Bloomberg brand. It also reserves the right to refuse or remove any program, advertiser or speaker that disparages, defames or discredits Bloomberg or its products or services or otherwise compromises its brand in quality or presence, or that is false, misleading, deceptive or illegal.

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Editorial judgment. Bloomberg maintains the right to reject any program, advertiser or speaker whose presence would compromise the Bloomberg brand.
Bloomberg reserves the right to refuse or remove any program, advertiser or speaker that in any way: (i) disparages, defames or discredits Bloomberg or its products or services or otherwise compromises- in quality or presence- Bloomberg’s brand or (ii) is false, misleading, deceptive or illegal.

Content & IP Rights · Company commitment

Bloomberg alone moderates user participation in Sponsor Content; sponsors at events are identified as underwriters

Where Sponsor Content allows user participation, the moderation and functionality of that element is determined and implemented solely by Bloomberg and is subject to the general Terms of Service for the applicable Bloomberg medium. At sponsored events, sponsors will be clearly identified to on-site participants and in marketing materials as underwriters; Bloomberg does not guarantee speaking roles or on-stage participation for paying sponsors and maintains editorial control and veto power.

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Where Sponsor Content allows user participation, the moderation and functionality of this element will be determined and implemented solely by Bloomberg and will be subject to the general Terms of Service for the applicable Bloomberg medium.
In the case of Sponsored events, sponsors will be clearly identified to all on-site participants and in marketing materials tied to the relevant conference or event in language that indicates their role as underwriters. Bloomberg does not guarantee speaking roles or other on-stage participation for paying sponsors and maintains editorial control and veto power.

Not stated here

  • 'The general Terms of Service for the applicable Bloomberg medium' is not identified beyond this document's scope clause.

Cross-references

  • related (model-proposed): Which Bloomberg sites and apps these Terms cover — references: User participation in Sponsor Content is subject to the general Terms of Service for the applicable Bloomberg medium, which links to the opening scope paragraph and its different-policy override.

Content & IP Rights · Permission or license

Authorized Subscribers get a limited work-use license and may not use Bloomberg's marks

Access for Authorized Subscribers is granted to a Bloomberg account associated with their company or organizational email address. The subscriber may not use Bloomberg's name, logo, trademark, service mark or other designation in any manner without Bloomberg's prior written consent. Bloomberg grants the Client a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable license to allow its Authorized Subscribers to consume Bloomberg content for personal use and for internal work-related, research and general awareness purposes.

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Access for Authorized Subscribers will be granted to a Bloomberg account associated with their Company/Organizational specific email address.
Subscriber shall not use Bloomberg’s name, logo, trademark, service mark or other designation in any manner without the prior written consent of Bloomberg.
Bloomberg hereby grants to Client a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sub-licensable license to allow its Authorized Subscribers to consume Bloomberg content for personal use and for internal work-related, research, and general awareness purposes.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The paragraph speaks of a 'Client' and 'Authorized Subscribers' with company or organizational email addresses, which suggests organizational subscriptions.

Not stated here

  • 'Client', 'Subscriber' and 'Authorized Subscribers' are not defined in the supplied text, so it is unclear whether this paragraph applies to individual consumer subscriptions.
  • The text does not say how an organization becomes a Client.

Content & IP Rights · Procedure

General intellectual property inquiries go to Bloomberg's feedback form

Send general inquiries about intellectual property issues to Bloomberg through its feedback link.

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Please send general inquiries regarding intellectual property issues to

Content & IP Rights · Context

Bloomberg's listed names are trademarks and service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P. or its subsidiaries

BLOOMBERG, BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL, BLOOMBERG TERMINAL, BLOOMBERG MARKETS, BLOOMBERG NEWS, BLOOMBERG ANYWHERE, BLOOMBERG TRADEBOOK, BLOOMBERG BONDTRADER, BLOOMBERG TELEVISION, BLOOMBERG RADIO, BLOOMBERG PRESS, BLOOMBERG.COM and BLOOMBERG LAW are trademarks and service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.

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are trademarks and service marks of Bloomberg Finance L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.