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Informal Negotiation Before Arbitration Required

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How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

Before either of us files a claim against the other, we both agree to try to resolve the Dispute informally...If we are unable to resolve a Dispute within 60 days, either of us has the right to initiate arbitration.

Anyscale

We will notify you of amendments to this Arbitration Agreement by posting the amended terms on anyscale.com/terms at least 30 days before the effective date of the amendments and by providing notice through email where possible.

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you and we agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding.

Excerpt from Afterpay's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Afterpay Terms of Service
Entity
Afterpay
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001295, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-056508
Document ID
CA-D-000660
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001295)
e3f305ec36c01513ada74a594cd0792db69a18e87612a638c80fbecb119f3a92
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 01:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-001295, captured May 5, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
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Entity: Afterpay
Document: Afterpay Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-056508
Version: CA-V-001295
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:35:48 UTC
SHA-256: e3f305ec36c01513…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/afterpay/afterpay-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-056508/informal-negotiation-before-arbitration-required/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Afterpay's Informal Negotiation Before Arbitration Required clause do?

The clause states: “you and we agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly excluded below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding.”

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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