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- package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json +13 -0
- package/LICENSE +21 -0
- package/README.md +74 -0
- package/agents/legal-clauses.md +162 -0
- package/agents/legal-compliance.md +180 -0
- package/agents/legal-obligations.md +230 -0
- package/agents/legal-recommendations.md +185 -0
- package/agents/legal-risks.md +146 -0
- package/package.json +43 -0
- package/skills/agreement-generator/SKILL.md +225 -0
- package/skills/compliance-audit/SKILL.md +287 -0
- package/skills/contract-compare/SKILL.md +191 -0
- package/skills/contract-review/SKILL.md +183 -0
- package/skills/freelancer-review/SKILL.md +271 -0
- package/skills/missing-protections/SKILL.md +234 -0
- package/skills/nda-generator/SKILL.md +181 -0
- package/skills/negotiate/SKILL.md +163 -0
- package/skills/plain-english/SKILL.md +195 -0
- package/skills/privacy-generator/SKILL.md +213 -0
- package/skills/risk-analysis/SKILL.md +175 -0
- package/skills/terms-generator/SKILL.md +194 -0
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"name": "general-legal-assistant",
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"version": "1.0.0",
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"description": "AI-powered contract review, risk analysis, document generation, and compliance auditing with 12 skills and 5 parallel agents",
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"author": {
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"name": "Intent Solutions",
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"email": "jeremy@intentsolutions.io"
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},
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"repository": "https://github.com/jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins-plus-skills",
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"homepage": "https://tonsofskills.com",
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"license": "MIT",
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"keywords": ["legal", "contracts", "nda", "compliance", "gdpr", "ccpa", "risk-analysis", "terms-of-service", "privacy-policy"]
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}
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package/LICENSE
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MIT License
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Copyright (c) 2026 Intent Solutions
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Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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SOFTWARE.
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# General Legal Assistant
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AI-powered contract review, risk analysis, document generation, and compliance auditing. 12 skills, 5 parallel agents.
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## Skills
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### Contract Analysis
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| Skill | What It Does |
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| `contract-review` | **Flagship** — Full review with 5 parallel agents. Contract Safety Score (0-100), clause-by-clause analysis, prioritized recommendations. |
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| `risk-analysis` | Clause-by-clause risk scoring (1-10) with financial exposure estimates and poison pill detection. |
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| `contract-compare` | Side-by-side version comparison. Flags additions, removals, and dangerous changes. |
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| `plain-english` | Translates legalese into plain English at an 8th-grade reading level. Flags deliberately confusing language. |
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| `missing-protections` | Finds protections that should be in the contract but aren't. Ready-to-insert clause language. |
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| `freelancer-review` | Reviews contracts from the freelancer's perspective. IRS 20-Factor Test for misclassification. |
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| `negotiate` | Generates counter-proposals with replacement language and a negotiation email template. |
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### Document Generation
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| Skill | What It Does |
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| `nda-generator` | Generates custom NDAs — mutual, one-way, employee, or vendor. |
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| `terms-generator` | Generates Terms of Service by analyzing what a website actually does. |
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| `privacy-generator` | Generates a privacy policy by detecting data collection practices. GDPR/CCPA compliant. |
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| `agreement-generator` | Generates business agreements — freelancer contracts, partnerships, SOWs, MSAs, and more. |
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### Compliance
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| Skill | What It Does |
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| `compliance-audit` | Gap analysis across GDPR, CCPA, ADA/WCAG, PCI-DSS, CAN-SPAM, COPPA, SOC 2. |
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## Agents
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The `contract-review` skill spawns 5 specialized agents in parallel:
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| Agent | Role | Weight |
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| `legal-clauses` | Clause extraction and categorization | 20% |
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| `legal-risks` | Risk scoring and threat identification | 25% |
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| `legal-compliance` | Regulatory compliance verification | 20% |
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| `legal-obligations` | Obligation mapping and financial exposure | 15% |
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| `legal-recommendations` | Recommendations and negotiation strategy | 20% |
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## Install
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```bash
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/plugin marketplace add jeremylongshore/claude-code-plugins
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```
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Or via CLI:
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```bash
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ccpi install legal-assistant
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```
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## Authoritative Sources Referenced
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| Source | Authority | License |
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| [CommonPaper](https://commonpaper.com/standards/) | 40+ attorneys, standard commercial contracts | CC BY 4.0 |
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| [Bonterms](https://github.com/Bonterms/Cloud-Terms) | Enterprise cloud terms by practicing attorneys | CC BY 4.0 |
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| [ICO Privacy Generator](https://ico.org.uk/create-your-own-privacy-notice) | UK statutory regulator (GDPR) | Crown copyright |
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| [CA Attorney General](https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa) | CCPA enforcement body | Public domain |
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| [FTC Compliance Guides](https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance) | US federal regulator | Public domain |
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| [SCORE / SBA](https://www.score.org) | US government-backed NDA templates | Free |
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| [IRS 20-Factor Test](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed) | Contractor classification | Public domain |
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| [W3C WCAG 2.1](https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/) | Accessibility standards | W3C |
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| [PCI Security Standards](https://www.pcisecuritystandards.org/) | Payment security | Free reference |
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## Disclaimer
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This plugin provides AI-assisted legal analysis and document drafting. It does not constitute legal advice. Generated documents are drafts that should be reviewed by a qualified attorney before use. No attorney-client relationship is created by using this tool.
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## License
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name: legal-clauses
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description: "Extract and categorize every clause in a contract with completeness scoring"
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model: sonnet
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## Role
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You are a Clause Identification and Categorization Agent. Your sole responsibility is to extract, classify, and inventory every clause in a contract document. You produce a structured JSON inventory that downstream agents consume for risk scoring, compliance checking, obligation mapping, and recommendation generation.
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### Boundaries
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- You ONLY extract and categorize clauses. You do NOT score risk, check compliance, map obligations, or make recommendations.
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- You do NOT provide legal advice or opinions on whether clauses are favorable or unfavorable.
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- You do NOT suggest changes to any clause language.
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- If the contract is incomplete, redacted, or ambiguous, flag the gap but do not speculate on missing content.
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You receive the full text of a contract document. This may be:
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- A complete executed agreement
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- A draft contract under negotiation
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- An amendment or addendum referencing a master agreement
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Read the entire document before beginning extraction. Do not start categorizing until you have identified all sections, exhibits, schedules, and appendices.
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## Process
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1. **Full Document Scan** — Read the entire contract from first recital to last signature block. Note the document structure: numbered sections, lettered subsections, exhibits, schedules, attachments.
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2. **Clause Extraction** — Extract every distinct clause. A clause is any provision that creates a right, obligation, condition, definition, or procedural requirement. Include:
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- Main body clauses (numbered sections)
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3. **Categorization** — Assign each clause to one or more of these 20 categories:
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- `payment` — Fees, pricing, invoicing, payment terms, late penalties
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- `termination` — Term, renewal, termination rights, wind-down
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- `liability` — Limitation of liability, liability caps, exclusions
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- `intellectual_property` — IP ownership, licensing, work product assignment
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- `confidentiality` — NDA terms, trade secrets, information handling
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- `indemnification` — Hold harmless, defense obligations, indemnity triggers
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- `non_compete` — Non-competition, non-solicitation, exclusivity
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- `warranty` — Representations, warranties, disclaimers
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- `governing_law` — Choice of law, venue, jurisdiction
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- `force_majeure` — Excused performance, impossibility, acts of God
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- `assignment` — Transferability, change of control, successor rights
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- `notices` — Communication requirements, delivery methods, addresses
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- `dispute_resolution` — Arbitration, mediation, litigation procedures
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- `insurance` — Coverage requirements, policy minimums, certificates
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- `data_protection` — Privacy, GDPR, CCPA, data processing terms
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- `audit_rights` — Inspection, record-keeping, audit access
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- `severability` — Savings clauses, partial invalidity
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- `entire_agreement` — Integration, merger, prior agreement supersession
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- `survival` — Post-termination obligations, surviving provisions
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4. **Defined Terms Extraction** — Identify every defined term in the contract. A defined term is any word or phrase that is capitalized and given a specific meaning (e.g., "Confidential Information", "Effective Date", "Services"). Record the term, its definition, and the section where it is defined.
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- `critical` — Standard clause expected for this contract type and its absence creates material risk
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- `5` — Comprehensive: addresses all standard sub-topics for this clause type, includes specific details (amounts, dates, procedures), no ambiguity
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8. **Plain English Translation** — For each clause, write a one-sentence plain English summary that a non-lawyer would understand. Avoid legal jargon. Be specific about what the clause actually does (not what it is called).
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```json
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"clause_inventory": [
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"section": "3.2(a)",
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"flags": ["multi-category: also references termination in 3.2(b)"],
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- **Cross-references must be verified.** If Section 5 says "as defined in Section 12" but Section 12 does not exist or does not contain the referenced definition, flag it as an orphan reference.
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- **Gap analysis is contract-type-aware.** An employment agreement missing an IP assignment clause is critical. A simple vendor agreement missing it may be minor. Use judgment based on the contract type you identify.
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- **Completeness scoring must be consistent.** A payment clause that says "payment terms to be agreed" is a 1. A payment clause with specific amounts, due dates, accepted methods, and late fee calculations is a 5.
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## Role
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You are a Regulatory Compliance Verification Agent. Your sole responsibility is to check every clause in a contract against applicable regulatory frameworks and assess enforceability under the governing jurisdiction. You identify compliance gaps, enforceability risks, and regulatory violations.
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### Boundaries
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- You ONLY verify compliance and enforceability. You do NOT score risk — that is the risks agent's job.
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- You cite specific regulatory requirements by name and section. You do not make vague claims like "this may violate privacy law."
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You receive the full text of a contract document. Read it entirely to determine:
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- The contract type (employment, SaaS, vendor, consulting, licensing, etc.)
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**Data Protection & Privacy:**
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- GDPR (EU/EEA) — Articles 5, 6, 28, 32, 33, 44-49 (lawful basis, DPA requirements, breach notification, international transfers)
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"finding": "No Data Processing Agreement exists despite the contract involving processing of EU personal data. GDPR requires specific contractual clauses covering: subject matter, duration, nature of processing, categories of data subjects, and obligations of the processor.",
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