All legal disputes with Audible are governed by New Jersey state law and federal law, regardless of where you live.
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The provision sets the legal framework through which any disputes between users and Audible will be interpreted and adjudicated. Establishing New Jersey law as the governing jurisdiction creates a specific legal standard for evaluating contractual obligations and dispute resolution procedures.
Audible's choice of New Jersey governing law may deprive consumers in states with stronger consumer protections (such as California) of their home state legal rights, and is largely unenforceable against EU users under mandatory EU consumer protection law.
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"By using any Audible Service, you agree that the Federal Arbitration Act, applicable federal law, and the laws of the state of New Jersey, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Audible.— Excerpt from Audible's Audible Conditions of Use
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Choice of law clauses are governed by the Restatement (Second) of Conflict of Laws and the UCC. Under GDPR, choice of law clauses cannot deprive EU data subjects of their rights under EU law (GDPR Recital 135, Article 79). EU Consumer Rights Directive (2011/83/EU) Article 6 prohibits choice of law clauses that deprive consumers of mandatory home-country protections. California courts have frequently refused to apply choice of law provisions that would deprive California residents of CLRA or UCL protections.
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The provision sets the legal framework through which any disputes between users and Audible will be interpreted and adjudicated. Establishing New Jersey law as the governing jurisdiction creates a specific legal standard for evaluating contractual obligations and dispute resolution procedures.
Audible's choice of New Jersey governing law may deprive consumers in states with stronger consumer protections (such as California) of their home state legal rights, and is largely unenforceable against EU users under mandatory EU consumer protection law.
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