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The provision centralizes legal authority and forum selection in California courts and establishes the Federal Arbitration Act as the controlling legal framework, which affects how disputes between the parties are adjudicated procedurally and substantively.
Users operating under these terms agree that disputes will be litigated under California law in San Francisco County courts (except for disputes required to proceed through arbitration under Section 16), and both parties waive the ability to contest jurisdiction or venue in those specific courts.
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"These Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, federal arbitration law, and the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws provisions. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in Section 16 (Dispute Resolution), the exclusive jurisdiction for all Disputes that you and Perplexity are not required to arbitrate will be the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you and Perplexity each waive any objection to jurisdiction and venue in such courts.— Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity AI Terms of Service
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The provision centralizes legal authority and forum selection in California courts and establishes the Federal Arbitration Act as the controlling legal framework, which affects how disputes between the parties are adjudicated procedurally and substantively.
Users operating under these terms agree that disputes will be litigated under California law in San Francisco County courts (except for disputes required to proceed through arbitration under Section 16), and both parties waive the ability to contest jurisdiction or venue in those specific courts.
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