“for any Dispute that you have against us, you agree to first contact us and attempt to resolve the claim informally...If you and us cannot reach an agreement to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days...either party may submit the Dispute to binding arbitration...”
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The informal resolution requirement creates a mandatory 30-day waiting period before arbitration can be initiated, and binds the user to arbitration as the dispute resolution mechanism if informal efforts fail.
The reader must attempt to resolve disputes with Descript informally before initiating arbitration, and must wait up to 30 days before either party can submit the dispute to binding arbitration.
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"for any Dispute that you have against us, you agree to first contact us and attempt to resolve the claim informally...If you and us cannot reach an agreement to resolve the Dispute within thirty (30) days...either party may submit the Dispute to binding arbitration...Excerpt from Descript's Terms of Service
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The informal resolution requirement creates a mandatory 30-day waiting period before arbitration can be initiated, and binds the user to arbitration as the dispute resolution mechanism if informal efforts fail.
The reader must attempt to resolve disputes with Descript informally before initiating arbitration, and must wait up to 30 days before either party can submit the dispute to binding arbitration.
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