Any legal dispute with Eventbrite that goes to court must be heard in San Francisco, California, under California law, regardless of where you live.
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Requiring disputes to be litigated in California may be practically difficult or financially prohibitive for users who live elsewhere in the US or internationally, which effectively limits access to court-based remedies.
Interpretive note: Enforceability for international and EU consumers may be limited by mandatory consumer protection rules in their home jurisdictions that override contractual forum selection.
Previous version had empty excerpt with severity medium; current version provides full text specifying California law and San Francisco courts with severity downgraded to low.
View full change record →Users outside California who have disputes with Eventbrite that fall outside the arbitration clause, such as small claims or injunctive relief actions, may need to travel to or retain counsel in California, adding cost and complexity to what might otherwise be a straightforward legal claim.
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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 any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. The exclusive jurisdiction for any disputes not subject to arbitration will be the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.Excerpt from Eventbrite's Terms of Service
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Requiring disputes to be litigated in California may be practically difficult or financially prohibitive for users who live elsewhere in the US or internationally, which effectively limits access to court-based remedies.
Users outside California who have disputes with Eventbrite that fall outside the arbitration clause, such as small claims or injunctive relief actions, may need to travel to or retain counsel in California, adding cost and complexity to what might otherwise be a straightforward legal claim.
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