Any legal disputes about this agreement must be resolved in Ontario, Canada under Canadian law, regardless of where the customer is located.
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The exclusive Ontario jurisdiction clause means enterprise customers outside Canada must litigate disputes in Canadian courts under Canadian law, which creates logistical, cost, and legal complexity for EU-based and US-based customers.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of the exclusive Ontario jurisdiction clause may be limited in jurisdictions with mandatory consumer or data protection forum requirements; application depends on the specific customer's jurisdiction and the nature of the dispute.
The agreement requires disputes to be resolved exclusively in Ontario courts under Ontario and Canadian federal law, which means enterprise customers in the EU, US, or other jurisdictions cannot bring claims in their local courts and must engage with the Canadian legal system to pursue contractual remedies against Cohere.
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"This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to conflict of law principles. Each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Ontario, Canada for the resolution of any disputes.Excerpt from Cohere's SaaS Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Ontario governing law clause does not displace mandatory statutory rights that apply regardless of contractual choice of law, including GDPR rights for EU data subjects and CCPA rights for California residents.
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The exclusive Ontario jurisdiction clause means enterprise customers outside Canada must litigate disputes in Canadian courts under Canadian law, which creates logistical, cost, and legal complexity for EU-based and US-based customers.
The agreement requires disputes to be resolved exclusively in Ontario courts under Ontario and Canadian federal law, which means enterprise customers in the EU, US, or other jurisdictions cannot bring claims in their local courts and must engage with the Canadian legal system to pursue contractual remedies against Cohere.
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