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California Law Governs These Terms

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1499 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Plaid Medium

These Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof

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...

Sony PlayStation Medium

The laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, govern this Agreement and any dispute between you and the Sony Entities.

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These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without resort to its conflict of law provisions.

Excerpt from Descript's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Descript Terms of Service
Entity
Descript
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-046434
Document ID
CA-D-00520
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7d3dc80095bacaa2c3e590b77bf26f38926895acdd36c73250ed4c8cd4d8b516
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 18:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Descript
Document: Descript Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-046434
Captured: 2026-05-07 18:43:11 UTC
SHA-256: 7d3dc80095bacaa2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/descript/descript-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-046434/california-law-governs-these-terms/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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What does Descript's California Law Governs These Terms clause do?

The clause states: “These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without resort to its conflict of law provisions.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 266 platforms. See the full comparison.

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