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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
"If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK, these Terms and your use of the Service shall be governed by the law of the country where you live, and any claim...shall be resolved in the courts of the country where you live.Excerpt from Pinterest's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If you are a consumer in the EEA, Switzerland, or the UK, these Terms and your use of the Service shall be governed by the law of the country where you live, and any claim...shall be resolved in the courts of the country where you live.”
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