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Binding individual arbitration removes disputes from court and requires individual, not collective, resolution, which affects the procedural rights of every user with a claim.
The updated Terms of Service no longer explicitly state that users must be at least 18 years old to book a reservation or host a place on Airbnb. Previously, this age requirement was stated as a binding community policy. The removal of this language creates operational uncertainty about Airbnb's age eligibility requirements and enforcement. While Airbnb's actual booking and hosting practices may not have changed, users can no longer point to an explicit contractual age restriction in the published terms.
View change record →Users cannot bring disputes arising out of or relating to the Terms in court; they are required to resolve such disputes through binding arbitration on an individual basis.
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Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...
except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights
This Arbitration Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall include any claims brought by or against any third parties, including but not limited to your spouses, heirs, third-party beneficiaries and permitted assigns...
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"You and Airbnb mutually agree that any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms...will be settled by binding arbitration on an individual basis.Excerpt from Airbnb's Terms of Service
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Binding individual arbitration removes disputes from court and requires individual, not collective, resolution, which affects the procedural rights of every user with a claim.
Users cannot bring disputes arising out of or relating to the Terms in court; they are required to resolve such disputes through binding arbitration on an individual basis.
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