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"If any court or arbitrator determines that the class action waiver set forth in this paragraph is void or unenforceable...then the arbitration provisions set forth above shall be deemed null and void in their entirety...Excerpt from Ancestry's Terms and Conditions
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The clause states: “If any court or arbitrator determines that the class action waiver set forth in this paragraph is void or unenforceable...then the arbitration provisions set forth above shall be deemed null and void in their entirety...”
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