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European Economic Area

Area of the European Union's internal market and some of EFTA states established in 1994

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Nov 6, 2025
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What role does the government play in Iceland's mixed economy?

Iceland’s government is a decisive economic actor: it combines with market-oriented policies that foster tourism, fisheries, renewable energy and high-end manufacturing. After the 2008 financial colla...

Jan 17, 2026
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How do I request a refund from Apple or Google Play for a subscription billed incorrectly?

Requesting a refund for a subscription billed incorrectly requires dealing with the platform that processed the payment: Apple handles App Store charges and Google handles Play Store charges, and each...

Jan 19, 2026
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How do App Store and Google Play refund rules differ for in‑app subscriptions like Ground News Premium?

Google Play’s refund rules for in‑app subscriptions like Ground News Premium center on a short self‑service window, developer responsibility after that window, and limited refund rights tied to cancel...

Nov 10, 2025

What privacy protections exist under GDPR for non-EU visitors in EES?

GDPR protections apply to non-EU visitors whose personal data is processed in the EU when organizations “offer goods or services” to them or “monitor” their behaviour; the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) c...

Nov 9, 2025

What legal basis allows opt-outs or exemptions from the EES for specific nationalities?

The legal basis for exemptions from the European Entry/Exit System (EES) is not a free-standing “nationality opt-out” rule but a combination of EU primary and secondary law that creates : EU/EEA/Swiss...

Nov 7, 2025

How is inkomstpension (income pension) calculated in Sweden?

The Swedish inkomstpension (income pension) is built yearly from which is credited to an individual account and later converted into an annual pension by dividing the accumulated balance by a cohort-s...

Jan 19, 2026

How did OpenAI technically segregate and secure the preserved output log data while the order was in effect?

OpenAI responded to Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang’s May 13, 2025 preservation order by isolating preserved ChatGPT “output log” data into a separated, secure environment and applying restricted access ...

Jan 3, 2026

Does mac.bid use secure payments and offer buyer protection or refunds?

MAC.BID states that it uses third‑party payment processors and data‑processing agreements to protect payment information, and that it implements “industry standard” security measures . At the same tim...

Dec 5, 2025

What categories of personal data are listed in Discord's privacy policy 2025?

Discord’s public privacy documents list broad categories of personal information — identifiers, contact and profile data, content you provide (messages, posts, avatars), device and usage data, transac...

Nov 13, 2025

When is the EU EES scheduled to launch and what are the requirements?

The analyses agree that the EU Entry/Exit System (EES) is scheduled to begin a phased launch in October 2025, with full operational rollout completed by spring 2026; the system will replace passport s...

Nov 10, 2025

European Union

The original statement correctly identifies the with shared political, economic, and legal frameworks and an institutional architecture that includes the Commission, Council, Parliament, Court of Just...

Nov 5, 2025

How does Sweden's income pension (inkomstpension) formula work and what is its payout age?

Sweden’s inkomstpension (income pension) is a notional defined-contribution system where annual pension rights are credited from earnings and later converted to an annuity using a life-expectancy-base...