Does "save as" mean "unless"?

Question

The cookies will not be used to determine your identity, save as expressly stated otherwise herein.

Does "save as" mean "unless" in this context?

Answer 1

"Save as" is not an expression.

Actually, in this kind of context, "save" means "except":

The cookies will not be used to determine your identity, except as expressly stated otherwise herein.

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Compare with:

• The soap kills all germs, save a few.

• The soap kills all germs, except a few (which happen to remain alive).

(This example might be ambiguous, the other meaning being that the soap saved a few germs)

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• All tools are now clean, save a few.

• All tools are now clean, except a few (which are still dirty).