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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.
Other Canadian Residents: Ontario law; venue exclusively in the courts of competent jurisdiction in the City of Toronto, Ontario
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and the United States without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
"This DPA will be governed by and construed in accordance with the governing law and jurisdiction provisions in the Agreement, unless required otherwise by Data Protection Laws.Excerpt from Pinecone's Data Processing Addendum
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The clause states: “This DPA will be governed by and construed in accordance with the governing law and jurisdiction provisions in the Agreement, unless required otherwise by Data Protection Laws.”
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