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In any dispute over agreement terms, the English version controls, meaning translations or other language versions do not determine legal obligations.
Developers—and by extension the apps they build—are bound by the English language version of developer agreements regardless of what other language versions may say.
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These Terms constitute the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the Parties and supersede all proposals, oral or written, and all other communications between the Parties...
If a supplemental agreement conflicts with these Terms, the supplemental agreement controls to the extent of the conflict for the program, feature, or service it governs.
If you believe we have taken action against your content or account in a way that does not comply with these Terms, you have the right to bring a claim for breach of contract under UK law.
"the English language version of the agreements you accept in your developer account are binding and the most up to date.Excerpt from Apple App Store's Apple Developer Agreement
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In any dispute over agreement terms, the English version controls, meaning translations or other language versions do not determine legal obligations.
Developers—and by extension the apps they build—are bound by the English language version of developer agreements regardless of what other language versions may say.
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