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The governing law selection determines which jurisdiction's legal rules apply to disputes, which affects how claims are interpreted and what remedies may be available.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains a second independent statement explicitly applying Texas law without regard to conflict of laws rules; that proposition is recorded in omitted_material.
Any dispute with Tinder will be governed by Texas law and the Federal Arbitration Act, unless the application of those laws is prohibited where you are.
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"Texas law and the Federal Arbitration Act will apply to any Dispute (except where prohibited by law)...the laws of Texas, U.S.A., without regard to its conflict of laws rules, shall explicitly apply...Excerpt from Tinder's Terms of Use
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The governing law selection determines which jurisdiction's legal rules apply to disputes, which affects how claims are interpreted and what remedies may be available.
Any dispute with Tinder will be governed by Texas law and the Federal Arbitration Act, unless the application of those laws is prohibited where you are.
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