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Arbitration Proceedings Must Be Confidential

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How other platforms handle this

Runway Medium

the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., will govern the interpretation and enforcement of this Arbitration Agreement and any arbitration proceedings.

Tinder Medium

the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.

Wise Medium

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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The arbitration proceedings, including any exchanged materials, shall be confidential and you and Credit Karma agree to use reasonable efforts to streamline the proceedings

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Document information
Document
Credit Karma Terms of Service
Entity
Credit Karma
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
Sept. 20, 2026
Last verified
Sept. 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-077798
Document ID
CA-D-00358
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a2e4c27118e2cf529712a6c5be0c6d3d26440f7ac47c50fa2e4942c029125c1e
Analysis generated
September 20, 2026 16:32 UTC
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Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Credit Karma
Document: Credit Karma Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-077798
Captured: 2026-09-20 16:32:40 UTC
SHA-256: a2e4c27118e2cf52…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/credit-karma/credit-karma-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-077798/arbitration-proceedings-must-be-confidential/
Accessed: Oct. 3, 2026
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What does Credit Karma's Arbitration Proceedings Must Be Confidential clause do?

The clause states: “The arbitration proceedings, including any exchanged materials, shall be confidential and you and Credit Karma agree to use reasonable efforts to streamline the proceedings”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 205 platforms. See the full comparison.

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