Any legal dispute about these terms must be resolved under California law and in California courts, regardless of where you are located.
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Users outside California who have a legal dispute with Databricks over the website terms would need to bring their claim in California courts, which may be practically burdensome for many users.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the exclusive California jurisdiction clause against individual consumers in the EU, UK, and certain US states may be limited by applicable consumer protection law in those jurisdictions.
The exclusive jurisdiction clause means that if you have a legal dispute with Databricks about their websites, you would need to litigate in California courts under California law, which may be inaccessible or prohibitively costly for users in other states or countries.
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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.
For any claims that are not subject to arbitration...U.S. Residents: Delaware law; venue exclusively in the state or federal courts in New Castle County, Delaware
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and the United States without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
"These Terms and your use of the Sites are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and entirely performed within the State of California, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Sites shall be instituted exclusively in a federal court located within the Northern District of California or a state court in San Francisco, California.Excerpt from Databricks's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Forum selection and governing law clauses designating California are standard in technology company agreements headquartered in California.
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Users outside California who have a legal dispute with Databricks over the website terms would need to bring their claim in California courts, which may be practically burdensome for many users.
The exclusive jurisdiction clause means that if you have a legal dispute with Databricks about their websites, you would need to litigate in California courts under California law, which may be inaccessible or prohibitively costly for users in other states or countries.
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