Terms and Conditions

PART 1

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

“Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” means any of, or all the following:
1. Lawyers called to bar in a North American jurisdiction who are licensed to practice law in that jurisdiction and are members of good standing of the Law Society of that jurisdiction and have either signed a referral service agreement with LegistLens Canada Corp. (hereinafter “LegistLens”) or is a subscribing member by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org;
2. Paralegals who are licensed to provide legal services in a North American jurisdiction and are members in good standing of the Law Society of that jurisdiction, and have either signed a referral service agreement with “LegistLens” or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org;
3. Lawyers called to bar in a North American jurisdiction who are providing notary services, and are licensed to practice law in that jurisdiction, and are members in good standing of the Law Society of that jurisdiction and have either signed a referral service agreement “LegistLens”, or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org;
4. Meditators registered with the relevant Law Society or other regulatory body in their jurisdiction, and have either signed a referral service agreement “LegistLens”, or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org; and/or
5. Lawyers, notaries, paralegals and mediators who provide mobile services by meeting clients at home, place of business or other accessible locations and have either signed a referral service agreement “LegistLens”, or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org.
“Canadian Jurisdiction” means any one of the following, all of the following or any combination the following:
1. Alberta.
2. British Columbia.
3. Manitoba.
4. New Brunswick.
5. Newfoundland.
6. Northwest Territories.
7. Nova Scotia.
8. Nunavut.
9. Ontario.
10. Prince Edward Island.
11. Quebec.
12. Saskatchewan.
13. Yukon Territory.
“American Jurisdiction” and/or “U.S Jurisdiction” may be used interchangeably and means any one of the states of the United States of America, all of the states of the United States of America or any combination of the states of the United States of America including:
LegistLens operates a platform via https://legistlenscanada.com and https://www.legistlens.org.
LegistLens’ web search services to the public are free.
LegistLens does not provide legal advice. The information on https://legistlenscanada.com and https://www.legistlens.org is not legal advice and should never be construed as legal advice. For legal advice on any issue, please consult a qualified lawyer in your area, Canadian Jurisdiction or American Jurisdiction.
LegistLens facilitates interactions between “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” and the public, via https://legistlenscanada.com and https://www.legistlens.org. We do not specifically recommend any individual lawyer or other legal services, provider. You conduct your search and choose the lawyers or legal service providers based on the search parameters that you provide. Our goal is to make legal services more accessible to the public, particularly to those who require mobile access.
LegistLens is not responsible for, nor does it guarantee any services provided by the lawyers and other legal services providers you may have retained as a result of this service.
LegistLens is not responsible for the services or advice provided by the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” on any of our platforms.
All “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” utilizing the service LegistLens provides have certified to us that they are qualified and licensed practitioners in their respective fields.
The “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” who utilize the services provided by LegistLens and on its platforms https://Legistlenscanada.com) and https://www.legistlens.org pay a service fee for the referral service we provide them.
“Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” to whom you provide your information may contact you. We cannot guarantee that they will. By providing your contact numbers and address, you will give the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” the ability to assess your needs and respond to you accordingly.
Once you have connected to a “Subscribing Lawyer and/or other legal services provider” (whether directly from the information you acquire on this site, or by submitting a form via this site), all communication between you and that “Subscribing Lawyer and/or other legal services provider” is of no interest to LegistLens.
Using this service does not create a lawyer-client relationship between LegistLens and the public or parties receiving a benefit from the platforms https://www.legistlenscanada.com and/or https://www.legistlens.org, or from any of the services LegistLens provides.
Members of the public should be aware that any information you enter on https://www.legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org or any website is not treated as confidential information. All websites are in the public domain. The information you input into https://www.legistlenscanada.com, and/or https://www.legistlens.org are not treated as confidential and are not protected by solicitor-client privilege in any jurisdiction.
You are under no obligation to hire any “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” who respond to your submission. You are under no obligation to retain any “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” through the platforms https://legistlenscanada.com and/or legistlens.org.
LegistLens’ service is to facilitate the public’s access to North American lawyers and other providers of legal services. You can choose the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” that best meet your needs. You are not bound by LegistLens or have any obligation to LegistLens.
LegistLens has no interest in the fees charged by “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”, to their clients. We are not involved with the services they provide and have no knowledge of their fee structure. “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” typically charge for their time and services. You should ask “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” about fees and costs before you book an appointment or consultation.
Some “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” listed on our platform may accept Legal Aid Certificates. Please verify with the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” that they provide Legal Aid Service before attending for a consultation and prior to signing a retainer agreement.

PART 2

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUBSCRIBING LAWYERS AND OTHER LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS

By accessing the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, and their services and/or the services provided by LegistLens, you agree to forever releases and forever save harmless LegistLens, https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, its agents, successors and assigns from any and all actions, causes of actions, suits, debts dues, accounts, bonds, covenants, contracts claims and demands, whatsoever and howsoever arising, which may have been or may later be sustained by LegistLens, https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, its agents, successors and assigns, or any of them, or which any of them hereafter can, shall or may have by reason of providing the referral services outlined herein via the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, and promoting or advertising the services provided by LegistLens elsewhere, through any other media or on any other platform.
By accessing the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org and its services and / or the services provided by LegistLens, you agree to forever save harmless and keep indemnified LegistLens, https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, its agents, successors and assigns from and against all claims and demands in respect of its provision of the referral services outlined herein or on the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org and promoted or advertised elsewhere and against all losses, damages, costs (on a solicitor and client basis), charges and expenses which LegistLens, https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, its agents, successors and assigns or any of them, may sustain or incur in consequence of providing the referral services outlined herein and on the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, and promoting or advertising the services provided by LegistLens elsewhere, through any other media or on any other platform.
“Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” means any of, or all the following:
1. Lawyers called to bar in a North American jurisdiction who are licensed to practice law in that jurisdiction and are members of good standing of the Law Society of that jurisdiction and have either signed a referral service agreement with LegistLens Canada Corp. (hereinafter “LegistLens”), or is a subscribing member by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org;
2. Paralegals who are licensed to provide legal services in a North American jurisdiction and are members in good standing of the Law Society of that jurisdiction, and have either signed a referral service agreement with “LegistLens” or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org;
3. Lawyers called to bar in a North American jurisdiction who are providing notary services, and are licensed to practice law in that jurisdiction, and are members in good standing of the Law Society of that jurisdiction and have either signed a referral service agreement “LegistLens”, or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org;
4. Meditators registered with the relevant Law Society or other regulatory body in their jurisdiction, and have either signed a referral service agreement “LegistLens”, or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org; and/or
5. Lawyers, notaries, paralegals and mediators who provide mobile services by meeting clients at home, place of business or other accessible locations and have either signed a referral service agreement “LegistLens”, or are subscribing members by virtue of registration via the website portal: https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org.
“Canadian Jurisdiction” means any one of the following, all of the following or any combination of the following:
1. Alberta.
2. British Columbia.
3. Manitoba.
4. New Brunswick.
5. Newfoundland.
6. Northwest Territories.
7. Nova Scotia.
8. Nunavut.
9. Ontario.
10. Prince Edward Island.
11. Quebec.
12. Saskatchewan.
13. Yukon Territory.
“American Jurisdiction” and/or “U.S Jurisdiction” may be used interchangeably and means any one of the states of the United States of America, all of the states of the United States of America or any combination of the states of the United States of America including:
1. Alabama
2. Alaska
3. Arizona
4. Arkansas
5. California
6. Colorado
7. Connecticut
8. Delaware
9. Florida
10. Georgia
11. Hawaii
12. Idaho
13. Illinois
14. Indiana
15. Iowa
16. Kansas
17. Kentucky
18. Louisiana
19. Maine
20. Maryland
21. Massachusetts
22. Michigan
23. Minnesota
24. Mississippi
25. Missouri
26. Montana
27. Nebraska
28. Nevada
29. New Hampshire
30. New Jersey
31. New Mexico
32. New York
33. North Carolina
34. North Dakota
35. Ohio
36. Oklahoma
37. Oregon
38. Pennsylvania
39. Rhode Island
40. South Carolina
41. South Dakota
42. Tennessee
43. Texas
44. Utah
45. Vermont
46. Virginia
47. Washington
48. West Virginia
49. Wisconsin
50. Wyoming
LegistLens operates platforms via https://legistlenscanada.com and https://www.legistlens.org.
LegistLens’ web search services to the public are free.
LegistLens does not provide legal advice. The information on https://legistlenscanada.com and https://www.legistlens.org is not legal advice and should never be construed as legal advice.
LegistLens acts as a nexus between “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” and the public. LegistLens does not specifically recommend any “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”. Referred lawyers, “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” are selected by the individual requiring legal services. The selection will be based on the search parameters inputted by the searcher or individual seeking legal services.
LegistLens only provides potential clients with the means to connect with “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” utilizing the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com and/or https://www.legistlens.org. Connections may be made either through direct submission through the platform, by email, telephone or other means provided by the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”.
“Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” who utilize the platforms https://legistlenscanada.com and/or https://www.legistlens.org, gain internet exposure as well as additional marketing options for their practices/businesses/ professional development. “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” utilizing who are sole practitioners, new calls or new start-ups will benefit from the opportunities presented here.
Once “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” utilizing are in direct communication with potential clients, LegistLens will cease any interactions it may have had with that user. LegistLens will also cease having any further communication or interactions with the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” utilizing, related to any user once that user has become a client of “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”.
LegistLens is not responsible for, nor does it guarantee any services or advice given to any user, by “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”.
All “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” utilizing the services LegistLens provides, do, by virtue of registration via https://legistlenscanada.com and/or https://www.legistlens.org, certify to us that you/they are qualified and licensed practitioners in your/their respective fields.
The “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” who utilize the services provided by LegistLens and on the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, pay a service fee for the service provided by LegistLens.
LegistLens highly recommends that “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”, disclose consultation fees and retainer fees structure to potential clients by the very first consultation.
“Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”, are under no obligation to provide free consultations to potential clients obtained through LegistLens or on the platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org. If you do provide free consultations, then you should advise potential clients of the same prior to their initial consultation.
“Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”, have the option to select from any of the advertising packages as may be available via https://legistlenscanada.com or https://www.legistlens.org, or offered by LegistLens from time to time.
The price and terms for each package shall be included in the Service Agreement entered into by “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” and LegistLens. Prices and terms may vary. “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” are encouraged to negotiate and clarify terms at the time of entering into the Service Agreement. Please note that electronic signatures are given the same credibility as physical signatures.
LegistLens may also, at its discretion, provide advertising as an additional service to “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” from time to time. The terms for such advertising services will be dictated at the time of the promotion and will be treated as separate from the terms negotiated in an ongoing membership.
Near the end of your annual subscription period, “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” will be sent a renewal invoice. Should you not wish to renew your membership at the end of your existing membership, you are required to notify LegistLens in writing with your instructions to cancel your membership at least one month prior to the expiry date of your existing membership term.
If at any time during the subscription period, “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” wish to end your contract for services, with LegistLens, you may cancel at any time. Please note that subscriptions cancelled in the middle of a subscription period may remain active until the last day of the subscription period and then expire. We do not credit for the remainder of the term, regardless of the term length chosen during registration. There are no refunds.
All email submissions provided by this service are referrals only to the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers”. The to “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” shall not distribute or provide any other person with the referral. This will ensure the value of the service all subscribers receive.
“Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” hereby agree that all information provided by potential clients is to be kept confidential.
The “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” subscribing to this service hereby certify that she/he is properly licensed and duly qualified to practice in the appropriate field and relevant jurisdiction. The to “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” hereby undertakes to notify LegistLens if she/he should become disqualified from practice for any reason.
LegistLens reserves the right to terminate the service to the “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” subscribing to this service should the to “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” cease to be licensed, or breaches any of the terms of this agreement.
By accessing the platforms / websites: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, and its services and / or the services provided by LegistLens, to “Subscribing Lawyers and/or other legal services providers” agree to forever releases and forever save harmless LegistLens, https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, its agents, successors and assigns from any and all actions, causes of actions, suits, debts dues, accounts, bonds, covenants, contracts claims and demands, whatsoever and howsoever arising, which may have been or may later be sustained by LegistLens, https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, its agents, successors and assigns, or any of them, or which any of them hereafter can, shall or may have by reason of providing the referral services outlined herein, or on the platforms / websites: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, and promoting or advertising the services provided by LegistLens elsewhere, through any other media or on any other platform.

The Lawyers’ Portal – Listings

Conducting business virtually is the way of the future. Lawyers create a significant advantage by having an online presence. LegistLens members will benefit from having the added resources that this platform provides:

A free listing may be available during promotional periods. The objective is to showcase your basic services including you contact details and practice areas.
A Regular Membership gets you a listing, as advertised at the time of registrations, publications as advertised at the time of registration, access to our referral system, online presence and social media connections;
Premium Membership gets you a full listing, publications as advertised at the time of signing, event and job postings on behalf of your practice, as advertised at the time of registration, access to our referral system, social media connections etc.
Solo / Small Firm packages are individualized and tailored to fulfil the budgetary requirements of small firms, sole practitioners and new calls. Lawyers can send us an email: info@legistlenscanada.com and we will contact you to arrange your individualized package.
Membership Packages are renewable yearly. However, lawyers and other legal services providers can sign up for monthly plans by directly contacting us at: info@legistlenscanada.com. Someone will follow up with you to create a more tailored plan to suit your needs.
All members will enjoy the opportunity to publish articles in their specialty areas, post jobs and list events at a cost as advertised by LegistLens from time to time (if not already included in your membership package);
Published works are renewable annually, job postings and events are renewable.
All publishers maintain intellectual property rights in their works. All publishers shall publish only articles written directly by them and must get explicit written and verifiable approval for publication of any joint authorships.
LegistLens reserves the right to market listing information, articles, videos and other works submitted by lawyers, as it deems appropriate. You agree to allow LegistLens the right to advertise any listing, video, articles, jobs, events or other material you share through its online platform or platforms as the case may be: by social media, other electronic media or otherwise.

Publishing an article – benefits – formal requirements

A. The Benefits to you of Submitting Articles

As a registered subscriber with LegistLens, https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org, you increase your chances of being seen and selected by qualified visitors worldwide and you expand your reach to your target audience in North America. Registered subscribers may submit multiple articles.
You can use this opportunity to assure that clients understand your areas of expertise by the choice of subject matter. Writing helps to establish you as a credible expert in your practice area(s). It also improves your internet visibility.
Your articles will appear in the searchable legal directory. You will retain your intellectual property rights in articles submitted. However, LegistLens reserves the right to choose where we place articles on our platforms/websites or on social media.
All articles submitted are subject to review and editing to ensure that the content meets our preferred standards.
Publishing articles with LegistLens via its web platforms: https://legistLenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org or social media site is a great way to build your business and establish your law brand.

B. Our requirements for writing and submitting articles

Enter your article content as plain text, properly formatted. LegistLens will not accept hyperlinks, charts, graphs, images or any other “non-plain text” content within the body of your article. Additionally, please take a moment to do a final review of your article before submitting it. Also, preview after uploading prior to submitting.
Please do not add any contact information to the article (including website URL, address, phone number or email address.
Do not include a call to action in such as: contact us now, call us, etc. in any of the article fields, including “About the Author”.
Please keep the length of the article to 500 to 1,000 words (1 to 2 pages).
Your article must be on a legal topic.
Articles should not contain the names of individuals (with the exception of public persons, within appropriate relevant context).
Articles must be written in English.
Choose a subject that focuses on one practice area, as articles will be displayed by practice area.
Pick a practical topic. Potential clients are usually seeking information or clarification on one legal matter affecting them. To attract potential clients, it is therefore important that articles solve a particular issue.
Write articles with unique content. Avoid duplication or plagiarism to avoid copyright issues. LegistLens will not be held liable for your copyright breaches or plagiarism, as your articles remain your own.
We will accept articles consisting of approximately 500 to 1,000 words. We will not accept articles longer than 1,000 words.
Give your article a title.
Identify up to three law categories into which this article could fit.
Identify the subject matter for the benefit of the average layperson.
Ensure that your article does not read like an advertisement for your services. LegistLens will not display any article that is clearly just an advertisement for your services. A reader who is clearly impressed with the information they receive through a well-written article could become a potential client of yours as they would be more like to follow through to view the law firm or lawyer’s site details etc.
Don’t forget to include, at the end of your article:
1. Your name
2. Your title
3. Up to three areas of expertise.
We recommend unique content. If your article has been previously published elsewhere, please do not submit it to LegistLens.
By submitting your article to LegistLens you agree to the following:
1. LegistLens is hereby granted permission to publish and advertise this article on any medium it deems fit.
2. This article has unique content and has never been previously published.
To submit your article, click on the “Lawyer’s Portal” drop-down menu “Publish an Article”.

C. Next Steps:

Someone will review your article to determine whether it’s acceptable for publication by LegistLens. If we find that your article requires editing we may send you an email request to revise same. We reserve the right to choose not to post articles we deem unfit.
Once uploaded, you will be able to view your articles by clicking on the “Legal Articles” tab and scrolling through the relevant law category.
Once your article has been successfully approved and published by LegistLens you can then advertise the article on your website, or in emails to your existing clients. LegistLens will provide you with a link to the article from our portal.

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PART 3

DISCLOSURE

Q1. What is Personal Information?

Personal information is any information about an identifiable person.

Q2. What Personal Information does LegistLens collect and how does LegistLens use this Personal Information?

LegistLens collects your personal information from you, to be used for the purposes identified to you at the time of collection of that information. For example, LegistLens may collect, via its email, telephone communication, websites/platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org etc, your first and last name, email address and a description of your matter, for the purpose of referring/connecting/ linking you with a lawyer or other provider of legal services who provides the legal service you may require.

Q3. To whom does LegistLens disclose personal information?

LegistLens will not disclose your personal information to any third party, except:

for the purpose identified to you at the time of collection Identification (for example, for referring you to a lawyer or other provider of legal service); and
to other third parties, such as sponsors and website content partners/agents etc., but only where and to the extent you have given us permission to do so.

Q4. What is aggregate information?

“Aggregate information” is standard web server/visitor traffic information, commonly referred to as ‘aggregate information’, regarding overall website traffic patterns. We do not report on individual user sessions. Web servers normally collect this type of basic information as part of their web log processes. This aggregate information does not identify you and thus does not constitute personal information.

In addition to the information provided by our visitors, we use the normal Internet tracking tools associated with standard Internet protocols and web-based systems. This system information is typically stored in log files and the information is used for aggregate reporting. Aggregate reporting includes the total number of visitors, most visited sections, peak traffic times, etc. Log files are simply transaction records web servers maintain. Those logs are used for recording information, such as service provider IP addresses; browser versions; referring websites; search terms used; an average number of pages requested; average duration of visit; and total visitor traffic.

We use aggregate information gathered from your visit to better design our website. This information supplies us with a broad picture of how people use our website in order to help the management of our systems and to better serve our audience.

In order to prevent unauthorized access, maintain the accuracy of your personal information and ensure that your personal information is used and disclosed only pursuant to this Policy, LegistLens Canada Corp. strives to maintain physical, electronic, contractual and administrative safeguards to secure your personal information we collect from the Site with a level of security that is appropriate to the sensitivity of the personal information collected.

Q5. What about the practices of linked sites?

This privacy statement applies only to the Websites/platforms: https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org. Please be aware that LegistLens is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites to which it has links. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of each and every website that requests personal information from you.

Q6? How do we use cookies?

A cookie is a small text file sent from a Web server and placed on your computer’s hard drive. A cookie is generally used to enhance your browsing experience. You can choose to set your browser to detect and reject cookies, to accept cookies from all sites, or to prompt you whenever a site wants to send you a cookie. Check your browser’s “Help” files to learn how to do this. If you choose to refuse cookies, you may not be able to access some of the interactive features on our Web sites.

Cookies used by LegistLens do not give us access to anything on your hard drive and cannot do anything to your computer. Cookies used by LegistLens are encrypted for security purposes to make any information in the cookie unreadable to anyone outside of LegistLens its agents and assigns. LegistLens uses two types of cookies: session cookies (temporary) or persistent cookies (longer-term continuing use).

Session cookies may be used to support on-line feedback/discussion, forms and registration etc. They are used only during your online session and expire when you close your browser. Without session cookies, moving around the Site could be much slower.

Persistent cookies are different from session cookies because they are stored on your computer’s hard drive for some length of time. They are usually used if you want us to remember information about your Web preferences and passwords for automatic log–in purposes.

Q7. Who do I contact with questions or concerns about this privacy policy?

For all inquires as to your personal information, including requests to access or correct personal information, please send a written request to: info@LegistLensCanada.com.

Please note that all references to LegistLens include LegistLens Canada Corp., all its affiliated websites/portals (including https://legistlenscanada.com, https://www.legistlens.org), all agents, assigns, heirs and affiliates of LegistLens Canada Corp.

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