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California Law Governs with San Francisco Venue

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1499 other provisions on other platforms.

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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

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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.

Datadog Medium

This Agreement will be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its choice of law principles.

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These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws rules, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the arbitration venue set forth in Section 9, or if arbitration does not apply, then the state and federal courts located in San Francisco, California.

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Document information
Document
Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-024032
Document ID
CA-D-00097
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
c9921e0f99f05cd64f3f85a6a26d9a37e88e12aed94b338db72b7dc58e524fa1
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 02:31 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-024032
Captured: 2026-05-21 02:31:00 UTC
SHA-256: c9921e0f99f05cd6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-ai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-024032/california-law-governs-with-san-francisco-venue/
Accessed: Aug. 27, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Perplexity AI's California Law Governs with San Francisco Venue clause do?

The clause states: “These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws rules, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the arbitration venue set forth in Section 9, or if arbitration does …”

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