The Open Legal Corpus (OLC) is a public infrastructure project. We take the integrity and authenticity of the legal data in this repository seriously.
If you believe you have found a security vulnerability in the OLC, we encourage you to report it to us privately.
Please do not open a public GitHub issue for security vulnerabilities.
Instead, contact us directly via email:
📧 security@charlesmfouapon.com
- A clear description of the issue.
- The exact file(s) or data point(s) affected.
- Steps to reproduce the issue (if applicable).
- Any potential impact or risk you’ve identified.
We take all reports seriously. We will:
- Acknowledge receipt of your report within 48 hours.
- Investigate the issue and assess its impact.
- Work toward a resolution or mitigation plan.
- Communicate progress to you throughout the process.
If the issue is verified, we will work to correct it and may publicly acknowledge your contribution (unless you prefer to remain anonymous).
The OLC is a curated corpus of legal texts. We do not accept automated scraping contributions without manual review.
Every contribution is reviewed by a maintainer to ensure:
- The
source_urlis authoritative and correct. - The
citation_formatfollows standard legal practice. - The
summaryis factually accurate and neutral.
All contributions to the OLC are made under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
By contributing, you agree that your work will be publicly available under this license.
For general questions, suggestions, or collaborations, please use the contact information provided in the README.
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