This provision requires users to resolve virtually all disputes with GOAT through individual binding arbitration administered by NAM, and expressly prohibits participation in class, collective, or representative actions. Small claims court filings and injunctive relief for intellectual property claims are the stated exceptions.
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This provision requires that all covered disputes, defined broadly to include disputes arising from prior versions of the Terms, be resolved through individual NAM arbitration rather than court proceedings. The clause establishes that the arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only on an individual basis.
Under this clause, users are required to pursue any claim against GOAT individually through NAM arbitration and may not join or lead class or representative actions. The agreement provides an opt-out mechanism, and users who do not exercise it will proceed under these arbitration requirements.
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Compare across platforms →"Except as these Terms otherwise provide and to the fullest extent permitted by law, you and GOAT acknowledge and agree that you are each waiving the right to a trial by jury and to the litigation of disputes in state or federal courts of general jurisdiction. The parties further agree that any arbitration shall be conducted in their individual capacities only and not as a class action/class arbitration or other representative action, and the parties expressly waive their right to file a class action or seek relief on a class basis. You and GOAT may not be plaintiffs or class members in any purported class, collective, private attorney general, or representative proceeding, or otherwise make or proceed with any claim on a collective or consolidated basis, and may each bring claims against the other only in your or its individual capacity.Excerpt from GOAT's Terms of Use
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This provision requires that all covered disputes, defined broadly to include disputes arising from prior versions of the Terms, be resolved through individual NAM arbitration rather than court proceedings. The clause establishes that the arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only on an individual basis.
Under this clause, users are required to pursue any claim against GOAT individually through NAM arbitration and may not join or lead class or representative actions. The agreement provides an opt-out mechanism, and users who do not exercise it will proceed under these arbitration requirements.
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