All disputes will be resolved in specific courts under specific laws (North Carolina for US users, Ireland for non-US users), and you give up the right to a jury trial.
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The jury trial waiver and mandatory venue provisions limit the forum in which you can pursue disputes against Epic and remove the right to have a jury decide your case.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of mandatory forum selection and jury trial waiver varies by jurisdiction, particularly for individual consumers in the EU, UK, and certain US states.
US users must resolve disputes in North Carolina courts, and non-US users in Irish courts, under the applicable governing law, and all users give up their right to a jury trial, which restricts the practical options for pursuing legal action against Epic.
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In the EU and EEA, the choice of Texas governing law shall not apply only where a mandatory consumer protection law explicitly prohibits such choice of law provisions.
For any claims that are not subject to arbitration...U.S. Residents: Delaware law; venue exclusively in the state or federal courts in New Castle County, Delaware
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California and the United States without regard to conflicts of laws provisions
"You and Epic agree to waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts (without affecting either party's rights to remove a case to federal court if permissible), as well as any right to a jury trial.Excerpt from Unreal Engine's EULA
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The jury trial waiver and mandatory venue provisions limit the forum in which you can pursue disputes against Epic and remove the right to have a jury decide your case.
US users must resolve disputes in North Carolina courts, and non-US users in Irish courts, under the applicable governing law, and all users give up their right to a jury trial, which restricts the practical options for pursuing legal action against Epic.
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