{
  "id": "POL-215",
  "slug": "pol-215",
  "title": "The terms should state governing law and venue",
  "statement": "The terms of service must include a governing-law and venue clause.",
  "rationale": "Without it a dispute starts with an argument about where the dispute happens, which is expensive before anything about the substance is discussed. It is also one of the clauses whose absence marks a document as generated rather than drafted, because generators frequently leave the jurisdiction as a placeholder.",
  "layer": "POLICY_PAGE",
  "layerSlug": "policy-page",
  "object": "terms of service body",
  "severity": "MEDIUM",
  "detectability": [
    "AI_FORM"
  ],
  "failureClass": "TERMINAL_POLICY",
  "artifact": "sms_terms",
  "authorities": [
    "TCR"
  ],
  "applicabilityText": "Applies to every 10DLC registration.",
  "universal": true,
  "remediation": "Name the state whose law governs and the courts that hear disputes. Done when neither is a placeholder.",
  "example": "These terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, and disputes are heard in San Francisco County.",
  "phase": "approval",
  "automated": true,
  "url": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/policy-page/pol-215/",
  "markdown": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/policy-page/pol-215.md",
  "registry": "https://ekas.io/rules/10dlc/",
  "updated": "2026-07-25",
  "licence": "CC BY 4.0 — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}