Legal

This is a guide to some of the legal issues and statements made on eBay Ink Blog and the official eBay Ink Twitter feed.

Previously Published Earnings Information:
The old blog entries and Twitter sessions for eBay’s earnings calls have been removed. This historical information was removed, with the exception of Q4 2008, to avoid confusion. Past earnings releases, as well as all SEC filings, can always be viewed on the investor relations page of the company Web site at http://investor.ebay.com.

Future Earnings Coverage:
Please note that blog entries covering company financials contain very brief highlights from the earnings release, and should not be considered comprehensive summaries. Earnings releases can be read in their entirety by visiting http://investor.ebay.com.

On occasion, blog entries disclose financial information defined as “non-GAAP financial measures” by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The presentation of this particular financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered a substitute for the financial information prepared, and presented, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When I post an entry that has these non-GAAP financial measures, I’ll provide a link that reconciles them to the nearest comparable GAAP measure.