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GOAT Pays Arbitration Costs If Cost-Prohibitive for User

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If you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, GOAT will pay as much of your share of the filing fee as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive.

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Document
GOAT Terms of Use
Entity
GOAT
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
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May 10, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063087
Document ID
CA-D-00735
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May 10, 2026 23:47 UTC
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Document: GOAT Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-063087
Captured: 2026-05-10 23:47:54 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/goat/goat-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-063087/goat-pays-arbitration-costs-if-cost-prohibitive-for-user/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does GOAT's GOAT Pays Arbitration Costs If Cost-Prohibitive for User clause do?

The clause states: “If you are able to demonstrate that the costs of arbitration will be prohibitive as compared to the costs of litigation, GOAT will pay as much of your share of the filing fee as the arbitrator deems necessary to prevent the arbitration from being cost-prohibitive.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 211 platforms. See the full comparison.

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