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If you are aware of any conduct prohibited by law or by our policies, you are encouraged to make a complaint, anonymously if you wish, to the members of the company’s Audit Committee. The email address for such complaints is audit@creativecommons.org which will forward your message automatically to the members of the Audit Committee. The Committee members are identified on our People page. You may also submit a complaint by post or fax to the attention of “Audit Committee” at our Mountain View address.
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