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Thanks for your interest and for taking the time to come here! ❤️\n\n## Executive summary\nThis project describes the **data contract** being used in the implementation of Data Mesh at [PayPal](https://about.pypl.com/). It is available for you as an Apache 2.0 license. Contributions are welcome!\n\n## Discover the template\nDiscover the [template](https://github.com/paypal/data-contract-template/blob/main/docs/README.md). This file contains the explanation and several examples.\n\n## What is a Data Contract?\n\n### The basics of a data contract\nA data contract defines the agreement between a data producer and consumer. 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