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US Government Entities Exempted from Jurisdiction Clauses

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1548 other provisions on other platforms.

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Tinder Medium

You and Tinder consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of courts in the State of Texas and waive any claim that such courts constitute an inconvenient forum.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If you are a federal, state, or local government entity in the United States using the Services in your official capacity and legally unable to accept the controlling law, jurisdiction or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you.

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Provision details

Document information
Document
X Terms of Service
Entity
X
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 25, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-019485
Document ID
CA-D-00029
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
436b3f9c4cdebe0406beb518cf02d7e97323b5f95cd1df78627d8891102b7279
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 22:56 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: X
Document: X Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-019485
Captured: 2026-05-07 22:56:42 UTC
SHA-256: 436b3f9c4cdebe04…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/x/x-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-019485/us-government-entities-exempted-from-jurisdiction-clauses/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Low
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What does X's US Government Entities Exempted from Jurisdiction Clauses clause do?

The clause states: “If you are a federal, state, or local government entity in the United States using the Services in your official capacity and legally unable to accept the controlling law, jurisdiction or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you.”

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