Automated Translation Policy, Primacy of the French Language & Disclaimer
Formal framework governing multilingual site versions, the exclusive legal primacy of French, and machine translation liability disclaimers
Fundamental Clarification: Citizen Initiative and Good-Faith Disclosure
French is the sole working and expression language of William Guindon. As a 15-year-old minor citizen of Quebec and author of international citizen submission SEM-26-003 filed with the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC / CUSMA), William Guindon produces and publishes this public documentary register in French.
In order to foster cross-border transparency within the trinational North American framework (Canada, United States, Mexico), English and Spanish versions are provided. This policy sets out their legal scope, inherent limitations, and terms of use.
1. Absolute Primacy of the French Language (“Le français fait foi”)
The French language constitutes the sole official, authoritative and original language of all legal briefs, evidence exhibits, formal requests, ethical charters, correspondences, press releases, and publications authored or released by William Guindon.
Accordingly:
- The original French version alone is authoritative and legally binding across all legal, administrative, procedural, evidential, and journalistic contexts.
- In the event of any discrepancy, ambiguity, nuance divergence, mistranslation, or conflict between the original French text and any translated version (English, Spanish, or other), the original French version shall prevail without exception.
- No legal deduction, evidential interpretation, or formal citation may be asserted against the author or this site based on terminology extracted from an automated translation.
2. Automated Nature of English and Spanish Translations
Versions of this site available under the language path prefixes /en/ (English) and /es/ (Spanish) are generated via automated machine translation processes. They do not constitute certified, sworn, or professionally reviewed translations.
3. Limitations of Linguistic Capacity and Absence of Certified Human Review
William Guindon acts as an individual minor citizen, independent researcher, and activist. He does not possess certified bilingual or trilingual qualifications, nor the professional legal translation expertise necessary to comprehensively review, audit, or certify the semantic accuracy of thousands of translated pages in English and Spanish.
Consequently, no certified human audit is guaranteed across the translated foreign language corpus.
4. Good-Faith International Accessibility
The publication of English and Spanish translations is undertaken strictly in good faith, with the sole objective of facilitating public access for citizens, academics, journalists, and international observers following the protection of the Grande Tourbière of Blainville and the CEC SEM-26-003 proceeding.
5. Notice Regarding Inaccuracies, Display Glitches & Liability Disclaimer
Users expressly acknowledge and agree that machine translations may contain:
- Approximations or inaccuracies in technical, legal, or environmental terminology;
- Inadvertent distortions or mistranslations resulting from algorithmic processing;
- Occasional layout defects or display anomalies.
William Guindon and site contributors disclaim all liability, direct or indirect, for any consequences, misinterpretations, or decisions arising from reliance on automated translations. For any evidential or journalistic use, users must consult the original French version or official CEC Secretariat records.
6. Administrative Notice on Signed Instruments (“Original signed”)
All ethical charters, integrity policies, declarations of independence, and official press releases published on this site were formally executed and signed by William Guindon on their original French instruments.
On all translated foreign language pages (English and Spanish), the official administrative mention “Original signed” (in English) or “Original firmado” (in Spanish) certifies the legal existence and validity of the signed original instrument, without requiring or purporting to represent a separate handwritten signature in the translated language.
7. Reporting Translation Inaccuracies
Readers noting a material mistranslation or display glitch in foreign language versions are kindly invited to notify us in good faith at our official contact address: [email protected].