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Users are required to litigate all disputes in a specific location, which may impose practical and financial burdens on users who do not reside in or near King County, Washington.
The updated terms mandate binding arbitration for all disputes arising from Amazon Services or products sold through Amazon.com, replacing the prior court-based system. Customers waive their right to sue in court, have a jury trial, or pursue class action claims; disputes will be resolved by a single arbitrator administering JAMS Streamlined Arbitration Rules. The terms require a 60-day mandatory pre-arbitration resolution process with customer service before arbitration can be initiated. Small claims court remains available as an exception if applicable in your jurisdiction, and injunctive relief in court is available only for intellectual property infringement or restraint of future law violations.
View change record →The reader must bring or defend any dispute relating to their use of any Amazon Service exclusively in King County, Washington courts, and consents to jurisdiction and venue there.
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The jurisdiction and venue for actions related to these Terms will be the state and United States federal courts located in San Francisco, California and both Parties submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts
"Any dispute or claim relating in any way to your use of any Amazon Service will be adjudicated in the state or Federal courts in King County, Washington, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in these courts.Excerpt from Amazon's Conditions of Use
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Users are required to litigate all disputes in a specific location, which may impose practical and financial burdens on users who do not reside in or near King County, Washington.
The reader must bring or defend any dispute relating to their use of any Amazon Service exclusively in King County, Washington courts, and consents to jurisdiction and venue there.
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