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# Private/Public

On creation, a collection can be deemed *public* or *private*. 

A *public collection* allows any user to mint new Capsule NFTs from this collection, while a *private collection* allows only the owner to mint Capsule NFTs in the collection.

#### If a Collection is Private:

Only the owner of the collection is able to mint Capsule NFTs within the collection. This can be set to any address, such as a, individual's address (only the individual would be able to mint Capsule NFTs to the collection), a contract address (only this helper-contract is able to mint Capsule NFTs to the collection) or the zero address (no one can mint Capsule NFTs to the collection).

#### If a Collection is Public:

Any user, including the owner of the collection, is able to mint Capsule NFTs within the collection.


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