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The exclusive jurisdiction clause concentrates all dispute proceedings in a single geographic venue and under a specific state's substantive law, which affects the procedural framework and cost structure for any user pursuing or defending claims related to the service.
Users are required to pursue or defend any claims exclusively through San Francisco courts rather than courts in their own location, and all disputes are governed by California law regardless of the user's residence or where the dispute arose. This provision applies to the user upon acceptance and continued use of the service.
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"Any claim, cause of action, demand, or dispute arising from or related to CL ("Claims") will be governed by the internal laws of California, without regard to conflict of law provisions, except to the extent governed by US federal law. Any Claims will be exclusively resolved by courts in San Francisco, CA (except we may seek preliminary or injunctive relief anywhere). You agree to (1) submit to the personal jurisdiction of courts in San Francisco, CA.— Excerpt from Craigslist's Craigslist Terms of Use
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The exclusive jurisdiction clause concentrates all dispute proceedings in a single geographic venue and under a specific state's substantive law, which affects the procedural framework and cost structure for any user pursuing or defending claims related to the service.
Users are required to pursue or defend any claims exclusively through San Francisco courts rather than courts in their own location, and all disputes are governed by California law regardless of the user's residence or where the dispute arose. This provision applies to the user upon acceptance and continued use of the service.
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