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ESG is a reference website that explains election administration, voting, cybersecurity, auditing, policy, and related terms.

The Site is provided for general information, education, research, and professional reference. It is not an election authority, government agency, law firm, or cybersecurity service.

Nothing on the Site is legal advice, official election guidance, security advice, or a substitute for instructions from the relevant election authority or other qualified professional.

We aim to provide clear, source-backed information. However:

• laws, standards, procedures, and source documents can change;
• definitions may differ between jurisdictions or organizations;
• a page may contain an error, incomplete text, or an outdated link; and
• the Site may reflect the latest text in a particular authoritative publication.

You should check the original source and the relevant election authority before relying on information for an official, legal, operational, or security decision.

We may add, edit, correct, reorganize, or remove content at any time.

You may:

• browse, search, and link to the Site;
• quote a reasonable part of an ESG page for personal, educational, research, journalistic, or professional use; and
• cite an individual glossary entry using the citation tools provided on the Site.

When quoting ESG content, please give clear credit to:

Election Security Glossary (electionsecurityglossary.com)

Unless we give written permission, you may not:

• copy or republish a substantial part of the glossary;
• use automated tools to collect the Site’s content at scale;
• create a substitute or competing database from ESG content;
• remove source credits or notices;
• sell, sublicense, or commercially redistribute ESG’s collection or organization of content; or
• suggest that ESG endorses you, your organization, a product, a candidate, or a political position.

Requests for bulk use, licensing, syndication, or data access should be sent to [email protected].

The Site’s original writing, selection, organization, design, code, branding, and other original elements belong to ESG, where protected by law.

Many definitions and source materials come from government bodies, standards organizations, research organizations, and other third parties. Those materials remain subject to the rights and terms of their original owners. ESG’s use or citation of a source does not mean that the source endorses ESG.

Nothing in these terms transfers ownership of third-party material to ESG or to you.

You must not use the Site to:

• break the law or violate another person’s rights;
• interfere with the Site’s security, operation, or availability;
• introduce malware or harmful code;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or its systems;
• overload, scrape, or automatically query the Site in a way that harms performance;
• misrepresent ESG content or source information;
• impersonate ESG or another person; or
• use the Site to promote fraud, voter suppression, threats, harassment, or unlawful activity.

We may restrict or block access when we reasonably believe these terms have been violated or the Site is being harmed.

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We do not promise that the Site will always be available, secure, error-free, or compatible with every device or browser.

We may change, suspend, or discontinue any part of the Site without notice. Where practical, we will try to avoid unnecessary disruption.

The Site is provided as available and for general information only.

To the fullest extent allowed by law, ESG does not make warranties about the accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, or fitness of the Site for a particular purpose.

ESG is not responsible for losses or damage caused by:

• reliance on Site content instead of an official or professional source;
• an error, omission, delay, interruption, or unavailable page;
• use of an external website;
• unauthorized access, malware, or another event outside our reasonable control; or
• a decision made using information from the Site.

Nothing in these terms excludes liability that cannot legally be excluded.

These Terms and any dispute or claim arising from them or your use of the Site, including non-contractual disputes or claims, are governed by the laws of England and Wales.

The courts of England and Wales will have non-exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute or claim. Nothing in these Terms limits any mandatory rights you may have under the laws of the country where you live.

We may update these Terms when the Site, our services, or legal requirements change.

The updated version will appear on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the Site after an update means that the revised terms apply to your future use.

Questions about these terms may be sent to:

Election Security Glossary

Email: [email protected]