ZipRecruiter's terms state that Canadian law, including Quebec provincial law, does not govern the relationship between Canadian users and the company.
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Quebec's consumer protection legislation contains mandatory protections that cannot be waived by contract, and a blanket disclaimer of Canadian provincial law applicability may not be enforceable against Quebec residents under Quebec's Consumer Protection Act.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of this disclaimer against Quebec residents depends on judicial interpretation of mandatory consumer protection provisions under Quebec law, which may override contractual choice-of-law clauses.
The updated terms establish region-specific contractual frameworks replacing the previous unified agreement. Job seekers and employers now operate under distinct terms based on geographic location: users in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and India are covered under one agreement, while EU, U.K., and Switzerland users follow separate terms. The revised terms introduce explicit mandatory arbitration clauses, liability limitations, indemnification obligations, and a new Job Applicant Privacy Notice. Job seekers should review the arbitration provision, which requires disputes to proceed through arbitration rather than litigation. You can review the applicable regional terms based on your location at ZipRecruiter's website before creating an account or posting content.
View change record →Canadian users, particularly those in Quebec, should be aware that this clause attempts to remove Canadian legal protections from their relationship with ZipRecruiter, but Quebec law in particular contains consumer protections that courts may find apply regardless of this contractual disclaimer.
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Other Canadian Residents: Ontario law; venue exclusively in the courts of competent jurisdiction in the City of Toronto, Ontario
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...
Both parties agree that this choice of law agreement is enforceable and waives the right to have a court conduct a conflict of law analysis.
"For residents of Canada, including Québec: The provision of the Services and any relationship between ZipRecruiter and a user of the Services shall not be governed by Canadian federal, provincial, or territorial law.Excerpt from ZipRecruiter's Terms of Use
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Quebec's consumer protection legislation contains mandatory protections that cannot be waived by contract, and a blanket disclaimer of Canadian provincial law applicability may not be enforceable against Quebec residents under Quebec's Consumer Protection Act.
Canadian users, particularly those in Quebec, should be aware that this clause attempts to remove Canadian legal protections from their relationship with ZipRecruiter, but Quebec law in particular contains consumer protections that courts may find apply regardless of this contractual disclaimer.
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