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Binding arbitration replaces court litigation for most disputes, limiting the forums in which users can seek relief from Calm.
Interpretive note: The excerpt uses a lettered list structure beginning with '(a)', suggesting additional exceptions exist beyond the small claims court carve-out, but only item (a) is quoted. The canonical claim is limited to what is present in the excerpt.
Users are required to resolve disputes through binding arbitration rather than court, except when bringing an individual action in small claims court.
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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...
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...
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"Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms...will be settled by binding arbitration, except that each party retains the right: (a) to bring an individual action in small claims court...Excerpt from Calm's Terms of Service
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Binding arbitration replaces court litigation for most disputes, limiting the forums in which users can seek relief from Calm.
Users are required to resolve disputes through binding arbitration rather than court, except when bringing an individual action in small claims court.
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