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Affirm · Affirm Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Right to Opt Out of Mandatory Arbitration

High confidence Common · 196 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

How can users opt out of the arbitration section?
“If you do not want this Section to apply, you must send Affirm a signed notice within 30 calendar days after you agree to be bound by the Agreement...You must send the notice in writing (and not electronically) to Affirm, Inc...”
Version CA-V-006664, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Affirm permits users to opt out of the arbitration section by sending a signed written notice to Affirm within 30 calendar days after agreeing to be bound by the Agreement.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

The opt-out right is time-limited to 30 calendar days and requires a physical written notice, meaning failure to act promptly or use the correct method forfeits the right to opt out.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated with ellipsis, suggesting the full mailing address and potentially additional procedural requirements for the opt-out notice are not fully captured.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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The reader may opt out of mandatory arbitration, but only by sending a signed physical written notice to Affirm, Inc. within 30 calendar days of agreeing to the Agreement.

How other platforms handle this

Target

If we make any future changes to this arbitration agreement (other than a change to our contact information), you may reject any such change by sending your personally signed, written notice to the following address within 30 days of the change: Target Law Department...with a clear statement that yo...

OpenAI

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.

Credit Karma

you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Credit Karma's address for Notice, in which case your account with Credit Karma will be immediately terminated

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If you do not want this Section to apply, you must send Affirm a signed notice within 30 calendar days after you agree to be bound by the Agreement...You must send the notice in writing (and not electronically) to Affirm, Inc...

Excerpt from Affirm's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Affirm Terms of Service
Entity
Affirm
Date stated by the document
July 28, 2026
As printed in Affirm’s text (version CA-V-006664), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006664, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-029949
Document ID
CA-D-000167
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006664)
1bfa6bc3420423fe117c3afc3d971f9780d1ff0f175553581df0052a60bb3809
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 09:12 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006664, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Affirm
Document: Affirm Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-029949
Version: CA-V-006664
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:29:27 UTC
SHA-256: 1bfa6bc3420423fe…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/affirm/affirm-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-029949/right-to-opt-out-of-mandatory-arbitration/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Affirm's Right to Opt Out of Mandatory Arbitration clause do?

The opt-out right is time-limited to 30 calendar days and requires a physical written notice, meaning failure to act promptly or use the correct method forfeits the right to opt out.

How does this clause affect you?

The reader may opt out of mandatory arbitration, but only by sending a signed physical written notice to Affirm, Inc. within 30 calendar days of agreeing to the Agreement.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 196 platforms. See the full comparison.

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