The agreement is governed by California law, and disputes must be litigated in state or federal courts in San Francisco County. No arbitration clause or class action waiver is specified in the document text reviewed.
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This provision requires developers outside California to litigate disputes in San Francisco County courts, which may create geographic and logistical burdens for international or non-California-based developers. The governing law designation determines which jurisdiction's consumer, contract, and data protection law applies to interpretation of the agreement.
Added mandatory good-faith negotiation requirement before litigation and added carve-out clause ('Notwithstanding the foregoing') suggesting exceptions to exclusive jurisdiction.
View full change record →Establishes exclusive jurisdiction in California courts and California law governance, potentially favoring Perplexity and limiting developers' ability to litigate in their home jurisdictions.
View full change record →Under this clause, disputes arising from the API agreement are subject to California law and must be brought in San Francisco County courts. International developers may face jurisdictional constraints when seeking to enforce rights or challenge Perplexity's conduct under the agreement.
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In the EU and EEA, the choice of Texas governing law shall not apply only where a mandatory consumer protection law explicitly prohibits such choice of law provisions.
For any claims that are not subject to arbitration...U.S. Residents: Delaware law; venue exclusively in the state or federal courts in New Castle County, Delaware
If you reside in the EEA, you can also raise the dispute with an alternative dispute resolution body via the European Commission's Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platform...
"These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any disputes arising under these Terms shall be resolved in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Perplexity API Terms of Service
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This provision requires developers outside California to litigate disputes in San Francisco County courts, which may create geographic and logistical burdens for international or non-California-based developers. The governing law designation determines which jurisdiction's consumer, contract, and data protection law applies to interpretation of the agreement.
Under this clause, disputes arising from the API agreement are subject to California law and must be brought in San Francisco County courts. International developers may face jurisdictional constraints when seeking to enforce rights or challenge Perplexity's conduct under the agreement.
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