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Specific Provisions of Area Override General Terms

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If there is a conflict between these Terms and terms and conditions posted for a specific area of the Site, Apps, Service or Collective Content, the latter terms and conditions will take precedence...

Excerpt from GOAT's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
GOAT Terms of Use
Entity
GOAT
Date stated by the document
Jan. 26, 2026
As printed in GOAT’s text (version CA-V-001360), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001360, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063099
Document ID
CA-D-000735
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001360)
ca08b258f13f03f1dfef7ff1e247b6b5668f0dabf55cbda092024aad25eff10a
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 23:47 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-001360 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: GOAT
Document: GOAT Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-063099
Version: CA-V-001360
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:44:05 UTC
SHA-256: ca08b258f13f03f1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/goat/goat-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-063099/specific-provisions-of-area-override-general-terms/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does GOAT's Specific Provisions of Area Override General Terms clause do?

The clause states: “If there is a conflict between these Terms and terms and conditions posted for a specific area of the Site, Apps, Service or Collective Content, the latter terms and conditions will take precedence...”

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