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Excluding conflict of laws provisions means California law applies regardless of where the user is located, preventing users from invoking the law of their own jurisdiction.
The reader's legal relationship with GOAT is governed by California law, even if the reader resides elsewhere, and conflict-of-laws rules that might point to another jurisdiction are excluded.
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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 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...
"These Terms and any action related to these Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of laws provisions.Excerpt from GOAT's Terms of Use
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Excluding conflict of laws provisions means California law applies regardless of where the user is located, preventing users from invoking the law of their own jurisdiction.
The reader's legal relationship with GOAT is governed by California law, even if the reader resides elsewhere, and conflict-of-laws rules that might point to another jurisdiction are excluded.
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