Any legal dispute with Mixpanel must be resolved under California law in courts located in San Francisco, California — regardless of where your business is located.
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For businesses located outside California — particularly in the EU, UK, or other US states — this clause requires litigation to be conducted in a specific, potentially distant jurisdiction, increasing the practical cost and difficulty of pursuing legal claims against Mixpanel.
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If your business has a legal dispute with Mixpanel, you will be required to litigate in San Francisco, California courts under California law, which could create significant logistical and financial barriers for businesses located elsewhere, particularly international customers.
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"These Terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any legal action or proceeding arising under these Terms will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in San Francisco, California, and the parties hereby consent to personal jurisdiction and venue therein.— Excerpt from Mixpanel's Mixpanel Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Governing law clauses in B2B SaaS agreements are generally enforceable under US conflict of laws principles. However, for EU-based customers, mandatory provisions of EU law — including GDPR, the P2B Regulation, and EU consumer contract directives — may override contractual choice-of-law provisions where they provide greater protections. Under Rome I Regulation (EC 593/2008) Art. 3, parties may choose governing law but cannot contract out of mandatory provisions of the applicable EU member state law. UK customers are subject to similar protections under the UK's retained EU law. (2)
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For businesses located outside California — particularly in the EU, UK, or other US states — this clause requires litigation to be conducted in a specific, potentially distant jurisdiction, increasing the practical cost and difficulty of pursuing legal claims against Mixpanel.
If your business has a legal dispute with Mixpanel, you will be required to litigate in San Francisco, California courts under California law, which could create significant logistical and financial barriers for businesses located elsewhere, particularly international customers.
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