The agreement designates New York substantive law as governing all claims and requires that any court proceedings (outside of arbitration) be conducted in New York, New York. This choice-of-law applies regardless of the user's jurisdiction of domicile, residence, or location.
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This provision establishes New York law as the governing substantive law and New York courts as the exclusive venue for non-arbitrated claims, applying uniformly regardless of where the user is located. Users who successfully opt out of arbitration or whose claims proceed in court must litigate in New York federal or state court.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the New York choice-of-law provision against EU, UK, and certain US state consumers may be limited by mandatory local consumer protection law that cannot be overridden by contractual choice.
Under this clause, all claims arising from site use are governed by New York law, and court proceedings must be brought in New York, New York. Users outside New York who successfully opt out of arbitration would need to litigate in a New York court to pursue claims against Stability.
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Compare across platforms →"Any and all Claims shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and the internal substantive laws of the State of New York in all respects, without regard for the jurisdiction or forum in which the user is domiciled, resides or located at the time of such access or use. Except as provided in the Arbitration Agreement, all Claims will be brought in the federal or state courts in New York, New York, and you and Stability each unconditionally, voluntarily, and irrevocably consent to those courts' exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue.Excerpt from Stability AI's Terms of Use
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This provision establishes New York law as the governing substantive law and New York courts as the exclusive venue for non-arbitrated claims, applying uniformly regardless of where the user is located. Users who successfully opt out of arbitration or whose claims proceed in court must litigate in New York federal or state court.
Under this clause, all claims arising from site use are governed by New York law, and court proceedings must be brought in New York, New York. Users outside New York who successfully opt out of arbitration would need to litigate in a New York court to pursue claims against Stability.
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