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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.
any disputes or claims relating in any way to these Terms of Service or your use of the Twitch Services shall be resolved by a competent civil court in the country where you reside.
it shall be adjudicated exclusively by the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.
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"any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Agreement that is not subject to arbitration shall be filed, and that venue properly lies, only in the state or federal courts located in the borough of Manhattan, New York, New York...— Excerpt from Hulu's Hulu Terms of Use (Site Terms)
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The clause states: “any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Agreement that is not subject to arbitration shall be filed, and that venue properly lies, only in the state or federal courts located in the borough of Manhattan, New York, New York...”
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