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California Law Governs These Terms

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California law will govern these Terms except for its conflicts of laws principles.

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Our Terms will be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without giving effect to conflict of law principles.

Excerpt from Anthropic's Consumer Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Anthropic Consumer Terms
Entity
Anthropic
Date stated by the document
Oct. 8, 2025
As printed in Anthropic’s text (version CA-V-007720), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002532, captured May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063119
Document ID
CA-D-000785
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002532)
3695c83771fa0819d8b3a86fff159a029dd0cd59a848dbc2332e177e3a4abf03
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002532, captured May 12, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007720, captured Oct. 21, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Anthropic Consumer Terms
Record ID: CA-P-063119
Version: CA-V-002532
Captured: 2026-05-12 06:56:09 UTC
SHA-256: 3695c83771fa0819…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/anthropic-consumer-terms/provision/CA-P-063119/california-law-governs-these-terms/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Anthropic's California Law Governs These Terms clause do?

The clause states: “Our Terms will be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without giving effect to conflict of law principles.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 264 platforms. See the full comparison.

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