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California law and San Francisco courts govern

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The governing law of California and controlling United States federal law will apply in any lawsuit arising out of or in connection with the Agreement and the Federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California, USA have exclusive jurisdiction...

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Document information
Document
Fastly Terms of Service
Entity
Fastly
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-053578
Document ID
CA-D-00675
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6f0b65e38f072903674c490c78003df26dbde23c766a3dd6645bece88569cfb0
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 15:06 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Fastly
Document: Fastly Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-053578
Captured: 2026-05-07 15:06:04 UTC
SHA-256: 6f0b65e38f072903…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/fastly/fastly-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-053578/california-law-and-san-francisco-courts-govern/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does Fastly's California law and San Francisco courts govern clause do?

The clause states: “The governing law of California and controlling United States federal law will apply in any lawsuit arising out of or in connection with the Agreement and the Federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California, USA have exclusive jurisdiction...”

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