The terms are governed by Israeli law and require all disputes to be resolved in courts located in the Tel Aviv district of Israel, with no conflicts of law principles applied.
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This clause requires consumer users in all jurisdictions, including the EU, UK, and US, to litigate disputes in Israeli courts under Israeli law. Under EU consumer protection law (Rome I Regulation and Brussels Recast Regulation), mandatory local consumer law protections and forum rights may not be waived by contract choice-of-law or jurisdiction clauses in B2C agreements, meaning this provision may not be enforceable as written against EU or UK consumers.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the Israeli jurisdiction and choice-of-law clause against consumer users depends on the jurisdiction in which a user seeks relief and the applicable private international law framework, particularly for EU and UK users.
The updated Terms now establish that you are binding yourself not only to the main Terms of Use but also to Waze's Content Moderation Policy, Community Terms, and Copyright Policy as integral parts of the agreement. This expands the set of rules you must comply with when using the Service. The revised terms also clarify that the Service is intended for users of legal driving age and explicitly describe Waze's advertising model: the Service is free because advertising revenue funds operations, and Waze uses your data to show you targeted ads, with controls available to manage ad personalization preferences.
View change record →Provision renamed to emphasize 'exclusive jurisdiction,' with detailed excerpt now specifying California law governance and San Francisco County court venue.
View full change record →Under this clause, the agreement designates Israeli courts in Tel Aviv as the exclusive forum for all disputes and applies Israeli law exclusively. For consumers in the EU, UK, or certain US states, applicable law may limit the enforceability of this forum selection and choice-of-law provision in consumer contracts.
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"These Terms will be governed solely by the laws of the State of Israel, without giving effect to any conflicts of law principles. Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of, connected with or relating to these Terms and the Service, will be under the exclusive jurisdiction of the competent court in the Tel Aviv district in Israel.Excerpt from Waze's Terms of Use
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: EU Regulation 1215/2012 (Brussels Recast) and Regulation 593/2008 (Rome I) establish that consumer contracts cannot contractually deprive consumers of the protection of mandatory rules in their country of habitual residence.
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This clause requires consumer users in all jurisdictions, including the EU, UK, and US, to litigate disputes in Israeli courts under Israeli law. Under EU consumer protection law (Rome I Regulation and Brussels Recast Regulation), mandatory local consumer law protections and forum rights may not be waived by contract choice-of-law or jurisdiction clauses in B2C agreements, meaning this provision may …
Under this clause, the agreement designates Israeli courts in Tel Aviv as the exclusive forum for all disputes and applies Israeli law exclusively. For consumers in the EU, UK, or certain US states, applicable law may limit the enforceability of this forum selection and choice-of-law provision in consumer contracts.
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