“For unresolved complaints concerning our handling of personal information in reliance on the Data Privacy Frameworks, Coinbase is a member of and relies upon the ICDR-AAA services... which may involve, under certain conditions, binding arbitration.”
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Binding arbitration through ICDR-AAA may be the final resolution mechanism for certain privacy complaints, which could limit a user's ability to pursue other legal remedies.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'under certain conditions' is not defined in the excerpt, so the specific conditions triggering binding arbitration cannot be stated. Confidence is medium because the scope of the arbitration mechanism is partially indeterminate from this excerpt alone.
If your complaint about Coinbase's handling of personal information under the Data Privacy Frameworks is unresolved, it may be referred to ICDR-AAA and result in binding arbitration under certain conditions.
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If any part of these arbitration terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding...would allow class arbitration...this entire dispute resolution section will be unenforceable.
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"For unresolved complaints concerning our handling of personal information in reliance on the Data Privacy Frameworks, Coinbase is a member of and relies upon the ICDR-AAA services... which may involve, under certain conditions, binding arbitration.Excerpt from Coinbase's Privacy Policy
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Binding arbitration through ICDR-AAA may be the final resolution mechanism for certain privacy complaints, which could limit a user's ability to pursue other legal remedies.
If your complaint about Coinbase's handling of personal information under the Data Privacy Frameworks is unresolved, it may be referred to ICDR-AAA and result in binding arbitration under certain conditions.
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