diff --git a/journals/templates/journals/journals_terms_and_conditions.html b/journals/templates/journals/journals_terms_and_conditions.html
index 15d63d56fc52012d6bf86154012b079bb3728dfb..9a0f7cfd1a442eacbdcbb52d0c79cecfd50f1317 100644
--- a/journals/templates/journals/journals_terms_and_conditions.html
+++ b/journals/templates/journals/journals_terms_and_conditions.html
@@ -81,15 +81,18 @@
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     <li>The copyright of any article is retained by the author(s). More information on the transfer of
       copyright can be found below.</li>
-    <li>Authors grant SciPost a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher</li>
+    <li>Authors grant SciPost a license to publish the article and identify itself as the original publisher.</li>
     <li>Authors grant SciPost commercial rights to produce hardcopy volumes of the journal for purchase by
       libraries and individuals.</li>
     <li>Authors grant any third party the right to use the article freely under the stipulation that the 
       original authors are given credit and the appropriate citation details are mentioned.</li>
     <li>The article is distributed under the 
       <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License</a>.
-      Unless otherwise stated, any associated published material is distributed under the same license.</li>
+      Unless otherwise stated, any associated published material is distributed under the same license. 
+      If one or more authors are US government employees, the paper can be published under the
+      terms of the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/cc0">Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication</a>.</li>
   </ul>
+  <br/>
   <h3>Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License</h3>
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diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/FAQ.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/FAQ.html
index f1c005babef4501456df2278dd64c595613c1cb4..fb245387c6b137446545ffa1a6a8807ec869a132 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/FAQ.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/FAQ.html
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
       <ul>
 	<li>you think your work can withstand the stringest form of pre-publication scrutiny: <a href="/FAQ#pwr">peer-witnessed refereeing</a></li>
 	<li>you want your referees to have to adhere to the same standards of professionalism which are expected of you as an author</li>
-	<li>you want all steps of the editorial process to be handled by professional scientists, not non-specialist journal staff editors</li>
+	<li>you want the editorial process to be handled by professional scientists</li>
+	<li>you think that copyright should be held by authors, not publishers</li>
 	<li>you want your published work to be openly accessible and not hidden behind a paywall</li>
 	<li>you do not think publishers should exploit your work for profit-making</li>
 	<li>you do not think that author(s) should be paying publication costs</li>
diff --git a/scipost/templates/scipost/privacy_policy.html b/scipost/templates/scipost/privacy_policy.html
index 884f482663687db7bd9e532c414cb99f3deb4e7e..998bf246c5d9cb02a6067cfeb75d85155bf0a91b 100644
--- a/scipost/templates/scipost/privacy_policy.html
+++ b/scipost/templates/scipost/privacy_policy.html
@@ -30,29 +30,16 @@
       <h2>Aggregated statistics</h2>
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       <h2>Privacy policy changes</h2>
       <p>Although most changes are likely to be minor, SciPost may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and at SciPost’s sole discretion. SciPost encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.</p>
 
       <p> First published March 30, 2016.</p>
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