Compare legal jurisdiction governance provisions between OpenAI and Anthropic. Provisions are extracted from monitored governance documents and classified by severity.
The choice of California law and San Francisco courts means that users outside California, and particularly outside the US, may face practical and legal barriers to pursuing claims, and applicable consumer protection laws in their home jurisdiction may differ from California law.
Consumer impact
Under this provision, non-California users who pursue claims outside arbitration must do so in California courts under California law, which may be impractical or inconsistent with consumer protection rights in their home jurisdiction.
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These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws principles. Any disputes not subject to arbitration must be brought in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.
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The provision operationalizes the governing law framework and dispute resolution venue for the agreement, establishing California substantive law as the controlling authority and limiting jurisdictional litigation to San Francisco courts. This affects which legal standards apply to interpretation and enforcement of the Terms.
Consumer impact
Users' disputes are subject to California law interpretation and, if not resolved through arbitration, must be litigated exclusively in San Francisco state or federal courts rather than courts in other jurisdictions. This establishes the procedural and substantive legal framework applicable to the relationship.
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Actual clause text
These Terms and any claims related to them or our Services will be governed by the laws of the State of California, consistent with the Federal Arbitration Act, without regard to conflict of law rules. Any disputes that are not subject to arbitration will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts of San Francisco, California.
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