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it shall be adjudicated exclusively by the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.
Any dispute not subject to arbitration and not initiated in small claims court may be brought by either party in a court of competent jurisdiction in either the Superior Courts for the State of California...or in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
For any dispute relating to this Agreement, the parties consent to personal jurisdiction and the exclusive venue of the courts in New York County, New York.
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"Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Santa Clara County, California.Excerpt from Google's Analytics Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Each party agrees to submit to the exclusive and personal jurisdiction of the courts located in Santa Clara County, California.”
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