Compare legal jurisdiction governance provisions between GitHub and Cursor. Provisions are extracted from monitored governance documents and classified by severity.
This clause determines the legal framework applicable to the agreement and establishes San Francisco as the sole forum for dispute resolution, which affects where and under what law any legal proceedings must occur.
Consumer impact
Users must resolve disputes through San Francisco courts under U.S. federal and California law. This establishes a specific geographic venue and legal jurisdiction that applies to all claims arising from the service agreement.
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Actual clause text
Except to the extent applicable law provides otherwise, this Agreement between you and GitHub and any access to or use of the Website or the Service are governed by the federal laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You and GitHub agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts located in the City and County of San Francisco, California.
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AI Difference AnalysisProfessional
Stripe's arbitration clause is narrower than Amazon's in one key respect: it includes a small claims court carve-out that Amazon's clause does not. PayPal's clause is the most aggressive of the three, explicitly waiving jury trial rights in addition to class action rights. From a compliance perspective, Amazon presents the lowest risk for B2B contracts while PayPal creates the highest exposure for consumer-facing applications subject to CFPB oversight.