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Delaware Law Governs New Jersey Venue

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users in other states must litigate in New Jersey under Delaware law, which may create practical and financial barriers to pursuing claims against RunPod.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium May 23, 2026

The updated Terms of Service remove previous promotional language including referral bonuses (previously described as $5-$500 random credit bonuses) and product feature descriptions. The revised document now explicitly states it is a legally binding agreement between you and RunPod, Inc., with a last-updated date of March 24, 2026. No new restrictions or obligations are introduced by this change; the restructuring primarily formalizes the legal framework and eliminates marketing content that previously appeared within the terms document.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If a dispute proceeds to court, users are required to litigate exclusively in New Jersey courts, and the governing law will be Delaware's.

How other platforms handle this

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...

Weights & Biases Medium

This Agreement is governed by the laws of New York without reference to conflicts of law rules.

RapidAPI Medium

The laws of the State of New York shall govern all matters arising out of or in relation to these Terms and any transactions hereunder, including the interpretation, construction, performance and enforcement thereof.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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These Terms of Use...are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware...all claims and disputes...will be litigated exclusively in the state or federal courts located in the State of New Jersey.

— Excerpt from RunPod's RunPod Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
RunPod Terms of Service
Entity
RunPod
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-052110
Document ID
CA-D-00651
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
341d7efad30fe97fb1296c24e6a9e72de0e6f29987510fca8c5a6f7a6ce5116d
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 09:34 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: RunPod
Document: RunPod Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-052110
Captured: 2026-07-09 09:34:34 UTC
SHA-256: 341d7efad30fe97f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/runpod/runpod-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-052110/delaware-law-governs-new-jersey-venue/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does RunPod's Delaware Law Governs New Jersey Venue clause do?

Users in other states must litigate in New Jersey under Delaware law, which may create practical and financial barriers to pursuing claims against RunPod.

How does this clause affect you?

If a dispute proceeds to court, users are required to litigate exclusively in New Jersey courts, and the governing law will be Delaware's.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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

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