These Terms are governed by California law, and any disputes must be resolved in the courts of San Francisco County, California, unless subject to the arbitration clause.
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The governing law and jurisdiction clause determines the substantive legal rules applied to interpret the agreement and establishes the forum in which legal proceedings must be initiated, affecting dispute resolution procedures and applicable statutory frameworks.
Non-California users who need to bring a court claim against Reddit — for example after successfully opting out of arbitration — face the practical barrier and cost of litigating in San Francisco, California.
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REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Forum selection clauses in B2C contracts are reviewed under FTC Act Section 5, EU Directive 93/13/EEC (Annex 1(q) — clauses excluding consumer access to courts of their domicile are presumptively unfair), EU Brussels I Regulation (Recast) Art. 17-19 (consumer contracts: mandatory jurisdiction in consumer's domicile for EU users), and UK CPR Practice Direction. California law choice-of-law is generally enforceable in US interstate disputes but may be displaced by mandatory state consumer protection statutes in the user's home state.
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The governing law and jurisdiction clause determines the substantive legal rules applied to interpret the agreement and establishes the forum in which legal proceedings must be initiated, affecting dispute resolution procedures and applicable statutory frameworks.
Non-California users who need to bring a court claim against Reddit — for example after successfully opting out of arbitration — face the practical barrier and cost of litigating in San Francisco, California.
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