Legal Notice
Last updated: 21 July 2026
- Identity and contact details
Publication:
Becoming
Website:
https://www.becomingbyelias.com
Owner and operator:
Jiahao Gao, publishing under the pen name Elias Rowan
Country of establishment:
Italy
Contact:
eliasrowan123456789@gmail.com
- Nature of the publication
Becoming is a personal and independent publication devoted to reflection on truth, faith, life, society, technology, responsibility and the continuing formation of the person.
The publication is updated without a predetermined publication schedule.
Becoming is not registered as a journalistic publication and does not present itself as an official source of journalistic information.
Its content is published for editorial, cultural, general informational and personal reflective purposes.
- Editorial independence
Unless expressly stated otherwise, the opinions, interpretations, questions and reflections published on Becoming belong to the author.
They do not represent the official position of any Church, religious community, institution, employer, organisation, company or other third party.
References to people, organisations, trademarks, works or institutions do not imply mutual endorsement, cooperation, affiliation or sponsorship.
- Copyright and intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, original texts and visual materials created or developed for Becoming are protected to the extent recognised by applicable law.
Readers may share ordinary links to publicly accessible content.
Substantial reproduction, republication, redistribution, adaptation or commercial use of original materials requires prior permission, except where permitted by law, an applicable licence or another lawful basis.
Names, logos, trademarks, quotations, images and other third-party materials remain the property of their respective owners.
- External platforms and social media profiles
Becoming may publish, adapt, excerpt or promote its content through external platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X, LinkedIn, Medium, YouTube, TikTok and other services.
Content published on different platforms may be shortened, translated, reformatted or adapted to the format and audience of the relevant platform.
Use of external platforms is governed by their respective terms, privacy policies, rules, moderation systems and technologies.
Becoming does not control the availability, security, policies or independent data-processing practices of those services.
- Corrections, attribution and removal
Becoming may correct, update, modify or remove content when errors, outdated information, attribution issues, rights violations or other editorial or legal reasons are identified.
Requests concerning:
corrections;
copyright;
attribution;
privacy;
removal of content;
use of original materials;
may be sent to:
- Related documents
The processing of personal data is described separately in the Privacy Policy:
https://www.becomingbyelias.com/privacy/
The editorial nature of the content, the use of artificial intelligence, limitations of editorial responsibility and voluntary support are described in the Editorial Disclaimer and Transparency Statement:
https://www.becomingbyelias.com/disclaimer/
- Applicable law and updates
This Legal Notice and the operation of Becoming are subject to applicable Italian and European Union law, without prejudice to any mandatory rules that may apply.
This Legal Notice may be updated when there are substantial changes to:
the identity or contact details of the owner;
the domain;
the nature or status of the publication;
commercial activities;
the services used;
publishing practices;
applicable legal requirements.
The most recent version will be published on this page together with its updated date.
- Language versions
The Italian and English versions of this Legal Notice are provided to make the information accessible to Becoming’s different readers.
In the event of an interpretative discrepancy between the two versions, the Italian version shall prevail to the extent permitted by applicable law.