Google states that the English version of its advertising policies is the authoritative enforcement basis, and that translated versions are not intended to modify policy content. Policy enforcement decisions are based on the English-language text regardless of the language version an advertiser may have consulted.
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This provision establishes that non-English-speaking advertisers who consult translated versions of the policy are subject to enforcement based on English-language text that may differ from the translation they relied upon, which may create compliance exposure where translation discrepancies exist.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of English-language primacy may be constrained by mandatory local-language contract disclosure requirements in EU and other jurisdictions.
Under this clause, advertisers who review the policy in a language other than English are subject to enforcement based on the English-language version. The agreement states translated versions are not meant to change policy content, but does not specify a mechanism for advertisers to identify or challenge translation discrepancies.
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This provision establishes that non-English-speaking advertisers who consult translated versions of the policy are subject to enforcement based on English-language text that may differ from the translation they relied upon, which may create compliance exposure where translation discrepancies exist.
Under this clause, advertisers who review the policy in a language other than English are subject to enforcement based on the English-language version. The agreement states translated versions are not meant to change policy content, but does not specify a mechanism for advertisers to identify or challenge translation discrepancies.
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