Any legal disputes with Box must be handled under California law, and any court proceedings must take place in Santa Clara County, California, regardless of where you live.
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Users outside California who need to pursue legal action against Box face the added burden and expense of litigating in California courts under California law, which may be impractical for individual users or smaller businesses.
The updated terms establish that Box may bill customers automatically for consumption of enterprise-wide service resources (API Calls, AI Units) that exceed entitlements associated with the customer's service level. Previously, the terms only mentioned that 'additional fees will be due' if Platform Use Limits were exceeded, but the new language creates explicit billing procedures, pricing references, and usage control mechanisms. The agreement now authorizes Box to provide usage reports identifying overage, charge customers for excess resource consumption, and implement technical controls including throttling, rate limiting, or temporary service suspension until overage charges are paid. Users can contact Box through its web form or email to dispute usage reports, but the terms reserve all other contractual and statutory remedies to Box.
View change record →The exclusive California jurisdiction clause means that non-California users must travel to or hire local counsel in California to pursue any court action against Box, significantly increasing the practical cost and difficulty of litigation.
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"These terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to or application of its conflict of law provisions or your state or country of residence. All claims, legal proceedings, or litigation arising in connection with the services will be brought solely in the federal or state courts located in Santa Clara County, California.Excerpt from Box's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Mandatory forum selection clauses choosing California as exclusive jurisdiction are common in technology company agreements and are generally enforceable in commercial contracts under US law.
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Users outside California who need to pursue legal action against Box face the added burden and expense of litigating in California courts under California law, which may be impractical for individual users or smaller businesses.
The exclusive California jurisdiction clause means that non-California users must travel to or hire local counsel in California to pursue any court action against Box, significantly increasing the practical cost and difficulty of litigation.
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