Compare arbitration governance provisions between GitHub and Cursor. Provisions are extracted from monitored governance documents and classified by severity.
This provision establishes the procedural mechanism for dispute resolution, directing parties away from court litigation toward arbitration with a neutral arbitrator, which operates under different evidentiary and discovery rules than court proceedings. The waiver of class proceedings means disputes must proceed on an individual basis rather than aggregated with other claimants.
Consumer impact
Users agree to pursue disputes through binding individual arbitration rather than court litigation, and waive the right to participate in class actions or class arbitrations. The arbitration process permits limited discovery and court review compared to traditional litigation, though arbitrators retain authority to award the same damages a court could award.
Opt-out available
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Actual clause text
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY – IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT. Most customer concerns can be resolved quickly and to the customer's satisfaction by emailing customer support at hi@cursor.com. In the unlikely event that our customer support team is unable to resolve a complaint you may have (or if Anysphere has not been able to resolve a dispute it has with you after attempting to do so informally), we each agree to resolve those disputes through binding arbitration or small claims court instead of in courts of general jurisdiction. Arbitration is more informal than a lawsuit in court. Arbitration uses a neutral arbitrator instead of a judge or jury, allows for more limited discovery than in court, and is subject to very limited review by courts. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief that a court can award. Any arbitration under these Terms will take place on an individual basis – class arbitrations and class actions are not permitted. You understand and agree that by entering into these Terms, you and Anysphere are each waiving the right to trial by jury or to participate in a class action or class arbitration.
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Stripe's arbitration clause is narrower than Amazon's in one key respect: it includes a small claims court carve-out that Amazon's clause does not. PayPal's clause is the most aggressive of the three, explicitly waiving jury trial rights in addition to class action rights. From a compliance perspective, Amazon presents the lowest risk for B2B contracts while PayPal creates the highest exposure for consumer-facing applications subject to CFPB oversight.