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Disputes governed by California law Santa Clara court

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1499 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Sony PlayStation Medium

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.

Perplexity AI Medium

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 fe...

Instacart Medium

Other Canadian Residents: Ontario law; venue exclusively in the courts of competent jurisdiction in the City of Toronto, Ontario

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any claim not subject to Arbitration...must be resolved in a competent court in Santa Clara County, California and that the substantive laws of the State of California...will govern these Terms and any claim.

Excerpt from Poe's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Poe Terms of Service
Entity
Poe
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-061484
Document ID
CA-D-00796
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e5bcc01f39f2d93c232ef9ac7b3bf17519a206df4721e62079abfe28d68f8b64
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 15:22 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Poe
Document: Poe Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-061484
Captured: 2026-05-12 15:22:58 UTC
SHA-256: e5bcc01f39f2d93c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/poe/poe-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-061484/disputes-governed-by-california-law-santa-clara-court/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does Poe's Disputes governed by California law Santa Clara court clause do?

The clause states: “any claim not subject to Arbitration...must be resolved in a competent court in Santa Clara County, California and that the substantive laws of the State of California...will govern these Terms and any claim.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 266 platforms. See the full comparison.

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