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California Courts Have Exclusive Jurisdiction for Court Claims

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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.

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it shall be adjudicated exclusively by the state and federal courts located in San Francisco County, California.

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The Parties will initiate any lawsuits in connection with this Agreement in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and irrevocably attorn to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts sitting therein.

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you and TikTok agree that such matters or Claims shall be litigated exclusively in either the United States District Court for the Central District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.

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Document information
Document
TikTok Advertising Terms
Entity
TikTok Ads
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-069843
Document ID
CA-D-00672
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6d6d2442dc951cb4316d6640845a89175bdabb09df6b90db1c7811a0b0590647
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 17:34 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: TikTok Ads
Document: TikTok Advertising Terms
Record ID: CA-P-069843
Captured: 2026-05-07 17:34:33 UTC
SHA-256: 6d6d2442dc951cb4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/tiktok-ads/tiktok-advertising-terms/provision/CA-P-069843/california-courts-have-exclusive-jurisdiction-for-court-claims/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does TikTok Ads's California Courts Have Exclusive Jurisdiction for Court Claims clause do?

The clause states: “you and TikTok agree that such matters or Claims shall be litigated exclusively in either the United States District Court for the Central District of California or the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles.”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 272 platforms. See the full comparison.

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