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  "limitations": [
    "This snapshot covers Companion Curator's tracked catalog, not every AI companion product or a representative market sample.",
    "A documented path is a checked source record, not a completed installation, signup, cancellation, deletion, export, refund, privacy, security, or parity test.",
    "Missing, unknown, conflicting, or stale evidence does not prove a feature, route, policy, or product is absent or unsafe.",
    "Counts are evidence-coverage facts, not product rankings, quality scores, market share, popularity, recommendations, or winners.",
    "Free access, prices, policies, stores, and product behavior can change; use the assessment and refresh dates before relying on a row."
  ]
}