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Articles, challenges and discussions on the site are written by students, graduates and volunteer contributors to build commercial awareness. They are educational commentary, not legal, financial or professional advice, and they don't create a solicitor-client or any other professional relationship. We try to be accurate, but we don't guarantee that anything on the site is complete, correct or up to date. Please get advice from a qualified professional before acting on anything you read here.

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• Editors review articles before they are published, and may edit them for clarity, length and accuracy, decline them, or remove them later, including after publication. Publication is never guaranteed.

Discussions are for genuine, constructive debate about commercial ideas and topics. Be respectful, stay on topic, and don't post spam or promotion. Editors can remove any discussion or reply, and can remove profiles that repeatedly break these rules.

• Contributing is voluntary and unpaid. It is not employment, an internship or a work placement, and nothing on the site creates an employment or agency relationship between you and us.
• Contributor tiers (Guest, Monthly and Weekly) are awarded automatically based on how many of your articles we have published. Monthly and Weekly Contributors can download a certificate.
• Describe your role accurately. List it as volunteer experience, never as full-time or part-time employment, and only use a title once you have earned it. Public profiles show what you have published, so any claim can be checked.
• If an article is removed, your tier is recalculated. We may correct or remove a title, badge or certificate if it is being misdescribed or the work behind it no longer stands.

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