Any legal dispute about your Google Cloud agreement will be resolved under California law in courts located in Santa Clara County, California, regardless of where you or your business are located.
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If you are located outside California or the United States, this clause requires you to litigate disputes in a specific US jurisdiction under US law, which may be practically difficult and may not reflect your local legal rights.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the California governing law and exclusive forum clause varies by jurisdiction; EU/EEA mandatory law provisions may limit its application for certain categories of claim.
This provision requires that legal disputes be resolved in California courts under California law, which may limit access to local legal protections or remedies available in a customer's home jurisdiction, particularly for EU, UK, or non-US customers.
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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
If you reside in the EEA, you can also raise the dispute with an alternative dispute resolution body via the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platform...
"The Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to conflict of law rules. All claims arising out of or relating to the Agreement or the Services will be litigated exclusively in the federal or state courts of Santa Clara County, California, USA, and the parties consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Choice-of-law and exclusive forum clauses are standard in B2B cloud agreements and are generally enforceable under US law between commercial parties.
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If you are located outside California or the United States, this clause requires you to litigate disputes in a specific US jurisdiction under US law, which may be practically difficult and may not reflect your local legal rights.
This provision requires that legal disputes be resolved in California courts under California law, which may limit access to local legal protections or remedies available in a customer's home jurisdiction, particularly for EU, UK, or non-US customers.
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