Any legal disputes about this agreement must be resolved in California courts under California law — even if your business is located in another state or country.
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The governing law selection determines which state's substantive law applies to contract interpretation and performance obligations, while the exclusive jurisdiction clause establishes the specific forum and venue for dispute resolution, concentrating litigation in a single geographic location.
Expanded jurisdiction scope to include 'state or federal courts' instead of just 'courts', and changed from 'personal jurisdiction' to 'exclusive' jurisdiction with broader procedural scope.
View full change record →If you have a legal dispute with Snowflake, you must litigate it in San Francisco, California under California law — regardless of where your business is located, which may be costly and impractical for international or small customers.
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"This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. The parties agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the courts located in San Francisco County, California for resolution of any disputes arising out of this Agreement.— Excerpt from Snowflake's Snowflake Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Governing law clauses for international customers must be analyzed against mandatory local law provisions that cannot be waived by contract. In the EU, GDPR Art. 79 gives data subjects the right to bring claims before courts in their member state of habitual residence, which cannot be overridden by a contractual forum selection clause. Rome I Regulation (EU) 593/2008 limits party autonomy in choice of law clauses where mandatory provisions of local law apply. For UK customers post-Brexit, similar analysis applies under the UK GDPR and retained EU law. (2)
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The governing law selection determines which state's substantive law applies to contract interpretation and performance obligations, while the exclusive jurisdiction clause establishes the specific forum and venue for dispute resolution, concentrating litigation in a single geographic location.
If you have a legal dispute with Snowflake, you must litigate it in San Francisco, California under California law — regardless of where your business is located, which may be costly and impractical for international or small customers.
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