California law governs any disputes with Vercel, and any court cases that are not handled through arbitration must be filed in San Francisco, California.
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If you are located outside California or outside the United States, this clause requires you to litigate in San Francisco, which creates significant practical and financial barriers to pursuing court-based remedies.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the exclusive California venue clause against EU, UK, and other non-U.S. users may be limited by mandatory local consumer protection laws that cannot be overridden by contract.
The updated terms establish that users are legally responsible for configuring autonomous AI features and third-party tools, must monitor their settings and output, and are bound by the autonomous actions those tools take on their behalf. Users also bear the cost of any services those third-party tools consume through the Vercel platform. The terms state that Vercel is not responsible for loss, damage, or liability arising from AI or third-party tool actions. You can manage this responsibility by carefully configuring settings, permissions, and safeguards before enabling AI features or third-party integrations, and by establishing human review processes for AI-generated output.
View change record →Non-California and international users who have a dispute with Vercel that falls outside arbitration must pursue it in San Francisco courts, which may make court-based remedies impractical due to travel and jurisdictional costs.
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These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of laws rules, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the arbitration venue set forth in Section 9, or if arbitration does not apply, then the state and fe...
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
"This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any dispute that is not subject to arbitration will be resolved in the state or federal courts located in San Francisco County, California, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those courts.Excerpt from Vercel's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Choice of California law is standard for U.S.-headquartered technology companies.
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If you are located outside California or outside the United States, this clause requires you to litigate in San Francisco, which creates significant practical and financial barriers to pursuing court-based remedies.
Non-California and international users who have a dispute with Vercel that falls outside arbitration must pursue it in San Francisco courts, which may make court-based remedies impractical due to travel and jurisdictional costs.
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