In the event of a conflict between the Google Pay Terms of Service and the Google Terms of Service, the Google Pay Terms prevail. In the event of a conflict between the English language version and any translated version, the English language text governs.
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This provision establishes a hierarchy in which the Google Pay-specific terms supersede the general Google Terms of Service, and in which the English version of the terms governs over translations. Non-English-speaking users who rely on translated versions are bound by the English text in the event of a discrepancy.
Under this clause, non-English-speaking users who read translated versions of the Terms are contractually bound by the English language text in the event of any discrepancy between versions. The Google Pay Terms of Service take precedence over the general Google Terms of Service where the two conflict.
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"If there is any conflict between the Google Pay Terms of Service and the Google ToS, the Google Pay Terms of Service shall prevail. If there is any conflict between the English language version of the Terms and a version translated into another language, the English language text shall prevail.Excerpt from Google Ads's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The English-language supremacy clause may interact with consumer protection laws in certain jurisdictions that require contracts to be presented in the local language, or that treat consumer contracts in a language other …
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This provision establishes a hierarchy in which the Google Pay-specific terms supersede the general Google Terms of Service, and in which the English version of the terms governs over translations. Non-English-speaking users who rely on translated versions are bound by the English text in the event of a discrepancy.
Under this clause, non-English-speaking users who read translated versions of the Terms are contractually bound by the English language text in the event of any discrepancy between versions. The Google Pay Terms of Service take precedence over the general Google Terms of Service where the two conflict.
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