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I think the structure of the page is probably confusing people. The big header on the page is "Data guarantees: Things we promise on how we manage your data," and the first subheader underneath that is "ACID-ity". This strongly (even if unintentionally) suggests that you guarantee ACID-compliance.

I'd suggest rewriting the copy as something along these lines:

# Data guarantees: How we manage your data

## Not quite ACID (and that's not a bad thing)

Although the principles of ACID are important, strict conformance has its costs. Sometimes it's the right tradeoff — but not always. By relaxing those requirements, Sensei can offer superior performance and durability. Here's how we approach the four ACID principles, and why you might prefer to do things Sensei's way:

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