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The clause conditions account suspension on two qualifiers—'some limited circumstances' and 'egregious'—meaning not all local law violations automatically trigger suspension, but the threshold is not further defined.
Interpretive note: The qualifiers 'some limited circumstances' and 'may be considered egregious' are preserved. Neither the criteria for 'egregious' nor the process for determining it are defined in the excerpt.
Advertisers are on notice that certain local law violations could, in limited circumstances, be classified as egregious and lead to account suspension, though the clause does not define what makes a violation egregious.
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The clause conditions account suspension on two qualifiers—'some limited circumstances' and 'egregious'—meaning not all local law violations automatically trigger suspension, but the threshold is not further defined.
Advertisers are on notice that certain local law violations could, in limited circumstances, be classified as egregious and lead to account suspension, though the clause does not define what makes a violation egregious.
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