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The claim establishes a hierarchy of governing terms in which the DPF Principles override Steam's own privacy policy, limiting Steam's ability to deviate from those Principles through its own policy language.
Where Steam's privacy policy conflicts with the EU-U.S. or Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, users' rights and protections are determined by the DPF Principles, not by the privacy policy.
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"If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern.Excerpt from Steam's Privacy Policy
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The claim establishes a hierarchy of governing terms in which the DPF Principles override Steam's own privacy policy, limiting Steam's ability to deviate from those Principles through its own policy language.
Where Steam's privacy policy conflicts with the EU-U.S. or Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, users' rights and protections are determined by the DPF Principles, not by the privacy policy.
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