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California Governing Law and Exclusive Venue

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users who litigate non-arbitrable disputes must do so under California law in a specific California federal district, regardless of where the user is located.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1527 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If a dispute is not subject to arbitration, users must bring it in state or federal courts in the Northern District of California under California law.

How other platforms handle this

Perplexity AI Medium

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws rules, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the arbitration venue set forth in Section 9, or if arbitration does not apply, then the state and fe...

Tinder Medium

In the EU and EEA, the choice of Texas governing law shall not apply only where a mandatory consumer protection law explicitly prohibits such choice of law provisions.

Weights & Biases Medium

For any dispute relating to this Agreement, the parties consent to personal jurisdiction and the exclusive venue of the courts in New York County, New York.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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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 its conflict of laws provisions. If any Dispute is not subject to arbitration...the state and federal courts located in the Northern District of California will have exclusive jurisdiction.

— Excerpt from Calm's Calm Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Calm Terms of Service
Entity
Calm
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-030764
Document ID
CA-D-00217
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
38c351d41f441bfe6e993a8f629aece75903071fd18556b8c4d676442af6329e
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 05:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Calm
Document: Calm Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-030764
Captured: 2026-05-07 05:09:01 UTC
SHA-256: 38c351d41f441bfe…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/calm/calm-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-030764/california-governing-law-and-exclusive-venue/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Calm's California Governing Law and Exclusive Venue clause do?

Users who litigate non-arbitrable disputes must do so under California law in a specific California federal district, regardless of where the user is located.

How does this clause affect you?

If a dispute is not subject to arbitration, users must bring it in state or federal courts in the Northern District of California under California law.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 269 platforms. See the full comparison.

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