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The provision establishes a jurisdictional segmentation of the agreement terms, ensuring that EU-based users are governed by terms specifically drafted to comply with EU legal requirements rather than a unified global agreement. This reflects the operational structure OpenAI maintains to address differing regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions.
EU-located users operate under the EU Terms of Use rather than the standard Terms of Use presented to other users. The provision indicates the EU Terms of Use incorporate substantive rights and protections required under EU law that may differ from the standard terms.
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These Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof
the data controller responsible for Service Data we collect for Google Workspace and Google Workspace for Education is Google LLC, and the data controller responsible for Service Data we collect for Google Cloud Platform is Cloud Brasil Computação e Serviços de Dados Ltda.
The laws of the State of New York shall govern all matters arising out of or in relation to these Terms and any transactions hereunder, including the interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement thereof.
"If you are located in the European Union, you should review our EU Terms of Use, which apply to you instead of these terms and provide information about your additional rights under EU law.Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use
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The provision establishes a jurisdictional segmentation of the agreement terms, ensuring that EU-based users are governed by terms specifically drafted to comply with EU legal requirements rather than a unified global agreement. This reflects the operational structure OpenAI maintains to address differing regulatory frameworks across jurisdictions.
EU-located users operate under the EU Terms of Use rather than the standard Terms of Use presented to other users. The provision indicates the EU Terms of Use incorporate substantive rights and protections required under EU law that may differ from the standard terms.
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