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Those entities that are, or expect to be in the future, directly or indirectly responsible for the depositing of content in a digital archive for long-term digital preservation, which guarantees that information remains available, has not changed over time, and retains the legal value. This might include any entity that, in the course of its business activities, is producing or receiving information that is subject to the requirements of long-term access. Examples include: ● Public sector agencies creating long-term valuable and archival value records (such as, government departments that are obliged to transfer their records to local, regional or national archives for long-term digital preservation). ● Any organisation that produces information that needs to be stored (such as private sector organisations/businesses). ● Organisations producing any type of digital material (such as museums with digital displays, art galleries with software art, etc. ● Service providers who are carrying out operations on behalf of the organisations mentioned above.