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The agreement establishes that where any conflict exists between the Stripe Services Agreement and the Connected Account Agreement regarding the user's use of Stripe Connect Services, the Connected Account Agreement takes precedence. The Stripe Services Agreement is incorporated by reference but is subordinate to this document on Connect-specific matters.
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This provision establishes the hierarchical relationship between the two governing documents, meaning that compliance teams must read both documents and identify any conflicts to determine which terms actually govern the user's rights and obligations in the Connect context.
Under this clause, the terms of the Connected Account Agreement take precedence over the Stripe Services Agreement on any matter related to Stripe Connect Services, meaning users operating through a Connect platform are governed primarily by this document on those matters.
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"To the extent that there is a conflict between the Stripe Services Agreement and this Connected Account Agreement related to User's use of the Stripe Connect Services, this Connected Account Agreement will prevail.Excerpt from Stripe's Connect Platform Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Document hierarchy provisions are standard in multi-agreement commercial arrangements and do not directly implicate specific regulatory frameworks, though the substantive terms of the prevailing document must still comply with applicable law. Regulatory compliance assessments should apply to the effective terms as determined by this hierarchy. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Low. This is a standard document hierarchy clause, but it creates a due diligence obligation to identify and resolve any conflicts between the two incorporated documents before assessing the user's actual contractual position. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: No specific jurisdictional heightened exposure is created by this clause alone, though the substantive terms that prevail under this hierarchy may have jurisdiction-specific implications. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Legal teams reviewing the user's contractual position should obtain and compare both the Connected Account Agreement and the Stripe Services Agreement to identify provisions where conflicts exist and this document's terms will control. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance documentation should reflect the effective terms as determined by the document hierarchy, not simply the terms of either document in isolation. Where the two documents address the same subject matter differently, the Connected Account Agreement terms should be recorded as operative.
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This provision establishes the hierarchical relationship between the two governing documents, meaning that compliance teams must read both documents and identify any conflicts to determine which terms actually govern the user's rights and obligations in the Connect context.
Under this clause, the terms of the Connected Account Agreement take precedence over the Stripe Services Agreement on any matter related to Stripe Connect Services, meaning users operating through a Connect platform are governed primarily by this document on those matters.
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