For users outside the EU, EFTA States, and UK, all disputes must be brought exclusively in federal or state courts in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas, under Texas law, covering all claim types including contract, tort, statute, and common law, applying to both pending and future disputes. X separately reserves the right to bring claims against users in courts of the user's country of residence.
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This provision establishes Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas as the mandatory and exclusive venue for all disputes initiated by users against X, covering a broad scope of claims and applying retroactively to pending disputes. The one-sided carve-out permitting X to bring claims against users in courts where users reside is stated in X's sole discretion.
⚠ Disputes against X by non-EU users will proceed in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas courts under Texas law as stated in the terms
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Compare across platforms →"The laws of the State of Texas, excluding its choice of law provisions, will govern these Terms and any dispute that arises between you and us, notwithstanding any other agreement between you and us to the contrary. Notwithstanding any other agreement to the contrary, all disputes related to these Terms, the Services, or any patents — including without limitation disputes related to or arising from any Content (whether your or others' Content), or your or others' use of the Services or the complete or partial termination thereof — shall be brought and must proceed exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and you consent to personal jurisdiction in those forums and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum. For the avoidance of doubt, the choice of law and forum selection provisions of this paragraph shall apply regardless of whether a dispute or any claims contained therein are based in contract, tort, statute, common law, or otherwise, and the choice of law and forum selection provisions of this paragraph shall apply to pending and future disputes and shall apply to your dispute regardless of when the conduct relating to the dispute arose or occurred.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas as the mandatory and exclusive venue for all disputes initiated by users against X, covering a broad scope of claims and applying retroactively to pending disputes. The one-sided carve-out permitting X to bring claims against users in courts where users reside is stated in X's sole discretion.
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