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California Law Governs Agreement and Disputes

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1499 other provisions on other platforms.

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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...

Datadog Medium

This Agreement will be interpreted, construed and enforced in all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its choice of law principles.

Plaid Medium

These Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to the conflict of law provisions thereof

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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.

Excerpt from Sony PlayStation's PlayStation Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
PlayStation Terms of Service
Entity
Sony PlayStation
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-031473
Document ID
CA-D-00183
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
3490f6cf4ee99b139d79e5abb20f589e230f0b4379012d6bbd4606c4d8130d38
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 21:02 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Sony PlayStation
Document: PlayStation Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-031473
Captured: 2026-05-20 21:02:03 UTC
SHA-256: 3490f6cf4ee99b13…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/sony-playstation/playstation-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-031473/california-law-governs-agreement-and-disputes/
Accessed: Aug. 26, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Sony PlayStation's California Law Governs Agreement and Disputes clause do?

The clause states: “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.”

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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