“each party shall submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in San Francisco, California.”
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Exclusive jurisdiction in San Francisco means users cannot litigate in their local courts and must appear or be represented in a specific geographic forum.
If you have a dispute with Databricks, you are required to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of courts in San Francisco, California.
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Except as provided in the dispute resolution section above, all claims arising out of or relating to these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts of San Francisco, California.
Subject to Section 10.6 , any legal action or proceeding arising under this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California, and the Parties irrevocably consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue therein.
If any dispute between the parties is not subject to arbitration or cannot be heard in small claims court, then the state and federal courts located in Alameda County, California, will have exclusive jurisdiction.
"each party shall submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in San Francisco, California.Excerpt from Databricks's Terms of Service
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Exclusive jurisdiction in San Francisco means users cannot litigate in their local courts and must appear or be represented in a specific geographic forum.
If you have a dispute with Databricks, you are required to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of courts in San Francisco, California.
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