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The arbitration of any Dispute shall be administered by JAMS and conducted in accordance with the JAMS rules, including any Mass Arbitration Procedures and Guidelines applicable to the Dispute ("JAMS Rules")...
If any part of these arbitration terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding...would allow class arbitration...this entire dispute resolution section will be unenforceable.
"Arbitration shall be conducted by and submitted to a single arbitrator ("Arbitrator") selected from and administered by the Orange, California office of JAMS ("JAMS"), in accordance with its then-existing Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures.Excerpt from Acorns's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Arbitration shall be conducted by and submitted to a single arbitrator ("Arbitrator") selected from and administered by the Orange, California office of JAMS ("JAMS"), in accordance with its then-existing Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures.”
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