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Governing Law is California State Law

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1548 other provisions on other platforms.

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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.

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These Terms will be interpreted, construed, and enforced in all respects in accordance with the local laws of the State of California, U.S.A, without reference to its choice of law rules to the contrary.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Entity
DocuSign
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031725
Document ID
CA-D-00197
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
231f424e90ee7b2719b976375742d52055fede74be2930a6eebf8335c372967c
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 14:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: DocuSign
Document: DocuSign Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-031725
Captured: 2026-04-27 14:12:49 UTC
SHA-256: 231f424e90ee7b27…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/docusign/docusign-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-031725/governing-law-is-california-state-law/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does DocuSign's Governing Law is California State Law clause do?

The clause states: “These Terms will be interpreted, construed, and enforced in all respects in accordance with the local laws of the State of California, U.S.A, without reference to its choice of law rules to the contrary.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 272 platforms. See the full comparison.

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