The agreement is governed by the laws of New South Wales, Australia, and designates Australian courts as the forum for disputes, with no conflict of law provisions applied.
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The governing law clause designates New South Wales, Australia as the applicable legal jurisdiction, which may require users in the US, EU, and other regions to pursue disputes in an Australian forum or under Australian law. This has practical implications for users seeking to assert consumer protection rights under local law.
Interpretive note: Mandatory consumer protection provisions in EU, UK, California, and other jurisdictions may override the New South Wales governing law clause as applied to consumer users in those jurisdictions.
Under this clause, disputes arising from the Terms are governed by New South Wales law, which may limit the applicability of consumer protection rights available under the laws of the user's home jurisdiction, depending on local mandatory law provisions. Applicable consumer protection frameworks in the EU, UK, and Australia may override or supplement this choice of law in certain circumstances.
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"These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New South Wales, Australia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between us regarding our Service, and supersede and replace any prior agreements we might have had between us regarding the Service.Excerpt from Leonardo AI's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Choice of law and forum clauses are subject to mandatory consumer protection provisions in the EU (Rome I Regulation, which limits the ability to deprive consumers of protections in their home jurisdiction), …
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The governing law clause designates New South Wales, Australia as the applicable legal jurisdiction, which may require users in the US, EU, and other regions to pursue disputes in an Australian forum or under Australian law. This has practical implications for users seeking to assert consumer protection rights under local law.
Under this clause, disputes arising from the Terms are governed by New South Wales law, which may limit the applicability of consumer protection rights available under the laws of the user's home jurisdiction, depending on local mandatory law provisions. Applicable consumer protection frameworks in the EU, UK, and Australia may override or supplement this choice of law in certain circumstances.
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