“THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.”
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Mandatory individual arbitration in certain circumstances removes users' ability to pursue those disputes via jury trial or class action, which are typically more accessible and potentially higher-value remedies.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is a summary/notice clause and does not specify which circumstances trigger arbitration. The canonical claim preserves the 'in certain circumstances' qualifier from the text.
In certain circumstances, users are required to arbitrate disputes with Duolingo on an individual basis and may not pursue those disputes through jury trial or class action.
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"THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAIN A MANDATORY ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES PROVISION THAT REQUIRES THE USE OF ARBITRATION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS.Excerpt from Duolingo's Terms of Service
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Mandatory individual arbitration in certain circumstances removes users' ability to pursue those disputes via jury trial or class action, which are typically more accessible and potentially higher-value remedies.
In certain circumstances, users are required to arbitrate disputes with Duolingo on an individual basis and may not pursue those disputes through jury trial or class action.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 197 platforms. See the full comparison.
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