If you are in the US or Canada, California law governs any disputes with Google; if you are in the EEA or Switzerland, Irish law applies; and UK residents are subject to English law.
US and Canadian users cannot rely on their local state or provincial consumer protection laws as the primary framework for disputes with Google — California law applies, which may provide different (and in some cases more limited) remedies than your home jurisdiction.
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Compare across platforms →The choice of California law for US and Canadian users means that consumer protection claims must generally be evaluated under California's legal standards, which may differ from the consumer protection laws in your home state or province.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This governing law clause engages California's CLRA, UCL (Business & Professions Code §17200), and CCPA (Cal. Civ. Code §1798.100 et seq.) for US and Canadian users. For EEA users, Irish law (governed by the Irish Courts) applies, though GDPR as EU-wide directly applicable law cannot be displaced by a governing law clause. For UK users, the choice of English law engages the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The Rome I Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 provides that a choice of law in consumer contracts cannot deprive EU consumers of the protection of mandatory provisions of their country of residence.
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