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Product Specific Terms Override General Terms

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

Do Adobe's Product Specific Terms govern over the General Terms?
“If there is any conflict between the terms in the General Terms and the Product Specific Terms, then the Product Specific Terms govern in relation to those Services or Software.”
Version CA-V-000143, captured March 19, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Adobe's Product Specific Terms govern over the General Terms in the event of any conflict relating to the applicable Services or Software.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The governing priority means that rights, obligations, or protections stated in the General Terms may be displaced by Product Specific Terms without the user necessarily being aware of the divergence.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

For any specific Adobe Service or Software, the Product Specific Terms take precedence over the General Terms if they conflict.

How other platforms handle this

Grubhub Medium

To the extent that the rules or terms of those promotions concerning the treatment of your personal information conflict with this Privacy Policy, the rules of those promotions will control.

Pinterest Medium

To the extent that any provisions in the Business Terms of Service conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms of Service shall govern to the extent of the conflict.

Snapchat Medium

Regardless of who terminates these Terms, both you and Snap continue to be bound by Sections 2, 3 (to the extent any additional terms and conditions would, by their terms, survive), and 6 - 25 of the Terms.

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If there is any conflict between the terms in the General Terms and the Product Specific Terms, then the Product Specific Terms govern in relation to those Services or Software.

Excerpt from Adobe's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
Adobe Terms of Use
Entity
Adobe
Date stated by the document
Oct. 3, 2025
As printed in Adobe’s text (version CA-V-000143), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000143, captured March 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029541
Document ID
CA-D-000199
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000143)
36086188e2ffd961c96d767e47c41d56a8bc25ad563880fd9b59edc499518408
Analysis generated
March 20, 2026 04:51 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-000143 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Adobe
Document: Adobe Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-029541
Version: CA-V-000143
Captured: 2026-03-19 14:55:11 UTC
SHA-256: 36086188e2ffd961…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/adobe/adobe-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-029541/product-specific-terms-override-general-terms/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Adobe's Product Specific Terms Override General Terms clause do?

The governing priority means that rights, obligations, or protections stated in the General Terms may be displaced by Product Specific Terms without the user necessarily being aware of the divergence.

How does this clause affect you?

For any specific Adobe Service or Software, the Product Specific Terms take precedence over the General Terms if they conflict.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Adobe.