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The updated terms establish a lower age threshold for audio services (13+) but require parental consent and active supervision for users under 18. All other services remain restricted to users 18 and older. The company expanded its license to use and process submitted content for service provision and maintenance. The arbitration clause now applies only to US users; Canadian users are no longer subject to mandatory arbitration. Use restrictions were clarified to prohibit developing competitive AI models, selling or sublicensing the Services, and removing AI-generated content markings, with limited exceptions expressly approved in writing.
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Any dispute not subject to arbitration and not initiated in small claims court may be brought by either party in a court of competent jurisdiction in either the Superior Courts for the State of California...or in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
Any legal action or proceeding arising under or relating to this Agreement shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in New York County, New York, USA...
the parties consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state and Federal courts located in San Francisco, California
"We both agree that any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles, California...Excerpt from Stability AI's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “We both agree that any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles, California...”
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