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User Pays Filing Fee Up to 250 Dollars

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for any arbitration you initiate, you will pay the filing fee (up to a maximum of $250 if you are a consumer), and we will pay the remaining AAA fees and costs.

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Document information
Document
Descript Terms of Service
Entity
Descript
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-046420
Document ID
CA-D-00520
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
7d3dc80095bacaa2c3e590b77bf26f38926895acdd36c73250ed4c8cd4d8b516
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 18:43 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Descript
Document: Descript Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-046420
Captured: 2026-05-07 18:43:11 UTC
SHA-256: 7d3dc80095bacaa2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/descript/descript-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-046420/user-pays-filing-fee-up-to-250-dollars/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Descript's User Pays Filing Fee Up to 250 Dollars clause do?

The clause states: “for any arbitration you initiate, you will pay the filing fee (up to a maximum of $250 if you are a consumer), and we will pay the remaining AAA fees and costs.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 210 platforms. See the full comparison.

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