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Exclusive jurisdiction in New York courts

Medium severity Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 272 of 352 platforms
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Medium Jul 7, 2026

The updated terms clarify that enabling prompt logging automatically activates chat logging as well, and grant OpenRouter a perpetual, worldwide license to use your content for service provision and commercial purposes. This includes the explicit right to license or sell your user content in anonymized form. Users accessing Stealth Program models must now also agree to a separate End User License Agreement. You can disable prompt logging in your account settings if you do not wish to grant these permissions.

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How other platforms handle this

Weights & Biases Medium

For any dispute relating to this Agreement, the parties consent to personal jurisdiction and the exclusive venue of the courts in New York County, New York.

Perplexity AI Medium

it shall be adjudicated exclusively by the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.

Sony PlayStation Medium

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.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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you and OpenRouter agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within New York, NY for the purpose of litigating any dispute.

Excerpt from OpenRouter's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenRouter Terms of Service
Entity
OpenRouter
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063988
Document ID
CA-D-00810
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d22aa40bd1da8ba43c39e2622b935e1df3d8acb5d7abfae7670c288b44c0e544
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 01:17 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenRouter
Document: OpenRouter Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063988
Captured: 2026-05-21 01:17:28 UTC
SHA-256: d22aa40bd1da8ba4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openrouter/openrouter-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063988/exclusive-jurisdiction-in-new-york-courts/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Medium
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What does OpenRouter's Exclusive jurisdiction in New York courts clause do?

The clause states: “you and OpenRouter agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts and federal courts located within New York, NY for the purpose of litigating any dispute.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 272 platforms. See the full comparison.

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