For users outside the EU/EEA/UK, all disputes with X must be filed exclusively in federal or state courts in Wichita County or Tarrant County, Texas, under Texas law. If that forum selection clause is found unenforceable, the dispute moves to binding individual arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association before a retired federal judge, conducted in English in Tarrant County, Texas, with no right to appeal the arbitrator's final award.
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This provision establishes Texas-exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all non-EU/EEA/UK user disputes, with binding arbitration as a structural fallback if the forum clause is invalidated. The arbitration clause designates a retired federal district or appellate court judge as arbitrator and prohibits injunctive relief from the arbitrator, while making the arbitrator's award final and non-appealable.
⚠ Disputes will proceed in Texas courts or through binding individual arbitration as stated in the Terms
⚠ The arbitrator's award will be final and binding with no appeal rights to the maximum extent permitted by law
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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 and we consent to personal jurisdiction in those forums and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum. If, for any reason, the forum selection clause in the above paragraph is deemed unenforceable as to your dispute, then you and we agree to binding arbitration of the dispute administered by the American Arbitration Association before an arbitrator who shall be a retired federal district or appellate court judge. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language in Tarrant County, Texas, except as required by law. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding, and the parties waive any right to appeal the award to the maximum extent permitted by law.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
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This provision establishes Texas-exclusive jurisdiction and venue for all non-EU/EEA/UK user disputes, with binding arbitration as a structural fallback if the forum clause is invalidated. The arbitration clause designates a retired federal district or appellate court judge as arbitrator and prohibits injunctive relief from the arbitrator, while making the arbitrator's award final and non-appealable.
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