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General Agreement Governed by California Law

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1499 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

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The laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict-of-law rules, govern this Agreement and any dispute between you and the Sony Entities.

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Tinder Medium

Both parties agree that this choice of law agreement is enforceable and waives the right to have a court conduct a conflict of law analysis.

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Except as provided in Sections 17 and 18, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to choice of law principles.

Excerpt from Lyft's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Lyft Terms of Service
Entity
Lyft
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-026416
Document ID
CA-D-00137
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1e86ea9f5e84d9973c21f51b3bada189e1a2ccdbd7c6bee696528811479e28c8
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:57 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Lyft
Document: Lyft Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026416
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:57:42 UTC
SHA-256: 1e86ea9f5e84d997…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/lyft/lyft-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026416/general-agreement-governed-by-california-law/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Lyft's General Agreement Governed by California Law clause do?

The clause states: “Except as provided in Sections 17 and 18, this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to choice of law principles.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 266 platforms. See the full comparison.

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