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Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause determines which state or territory's substantive law applies to contract interpretation and performance, and establishes the exclusive forum for dispute resolution, which affects procedural rules, remedies availability, and cost of litigation.

Interpretive note: Application of the governing law clause to customers in jurisdictions with mandatory consumer or data protection laws may be limited by local mandatory provisions, creating uncertainty about which legal standards ultimately apply in a dispute.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users agree that disputes arising under the agreement must be litigated in either New York state courts (Americas) or New South Wales courts (outside Americas) under that jurisdiction's governing law, rather than in courts local to the user's location or under other applicable law.

How other platforms handle this

Amazon Associates Medium

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to or use of the Amazon Site or to products or services sold or distributed by Amazon or through the Amazon Site will be resolved by...

Kindle Medium

Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of the Service or to any Kindle Content will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court, except that you may assert claims in small claims court if your claims qualify. The Federal Arbitration Act and federal arbitration law apply to...

Neon Medium

This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any disputes arising out of or relating to this Agreement will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and eac...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York (for customers in the Americas) or the laws of New South Wales, Australia (for customers outside the Americas), without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within those jurisdictions for resolution of any disputes.

— Excerpt from Atlassian's Atlassian Cloud Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Atlassian Cloud Terms
Entity
Atlassian
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-008972
Document ID
CA-D-00707
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
43d2f9eb25e260f7f82440abad02e2eba835af6870815ec9bb7ba9cddb25b8ec
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 01:00 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Atlassian
Document: Atlassian Cloud Terms
Record ID: CA-P-008972
Captured: 2026-05-08 01:00:52 UTC
SHA-256: 43d2f9eb25e260f7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/atlassian/atlassian-cloud-terms/governing-law-and-dispute-resolution/
Accessed: June 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Atlassian's Governing Law and Dispute Resolution clause do?

The clause determines which state or territory's substantive law applies to contract interpretation and performance, and establishes the exclusive forum for dispute resolution, which affects procedural rules, remedies availability, and cost of litigation.

How does this clause affect you?

Users agree that disputes arising under the agreement must be litigated in either New York state courts (Americas) or New South Wales courts (outside Americas) under that jurisdiction's governing law, rather than in courts local to the user's location or under other applicable law.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 38 platforms. See the full comparison.

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