“you are responsible for ensuring all ads comply. Advertisers are also required to comply with Snap's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines, and all other Snap policies governing the use of our Services.”
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Advertisers bear responsibility for compliance across multiple overlapping Snap policy documents, not just the Advertising Policies alone.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains two related but independent propositions: (1) the advertiser is responsible for ensuring all ads comply, and (2) advertisers must comply with the named Snap policies. The canonical claim states the second as primary; the first is recorded in omitted_material.
Advertisers are required to meet obligations across the full set of Snap's governing policies, not only the advertising-specific rules.
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"you are responsible for ensuring all ads comply. Advertisers are also required to comply with Snap's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines, and all other Snap policies governing the use of our Services.Excerpt from Snapchat Ads's Snapchat Advertising Policies
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Advertisers bear responsibility for compliance across multiple overlapping Snap policy documents, not just the Advertising Policies alone.
Advertisers are required to meet obligations across the full set of Snap's governing policies, not only the advertising-specific rules.
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