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Small Claims Court Exception to Arbitration Requirement

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How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

This section does not require informal dispute resolution or arbitration of the following claims: (i) individual claims brought in small claims court...

Target

either you or Target may bring or take an individual claim in or to a small claims court...you agree that you or Target may bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights...

Credit Karma

The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and not appealable, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

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You and GOAT agree that any Covered Dispute between you and GOAT shall be settled by final and binding arbitration, except that each party retains the right to bring an individual action in small claims court and the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement...

Excerpt from GOAT's Terms of Use

Provision details

Document information
Document
GOAT Terms of Use
Entity
GOAT
Date stated by the document
Jan. 26, 2026
As printed in GOAT’s text (version CA-V-007636), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001360, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063070
Document ID
CA-D-000735
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001360)
ca08b258f13f03f1dfef7ff1e247b6b5668f0dabf55cbda092024aad25eff10a
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 23:47 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-001360, captured May 5, 2026 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007636, captured Oct. 16, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: GOAT
Document: GOAT Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-063070
Version: CA-V-001360
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:44:05 UTC
SHA-256: ca08b258f13f03f1…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/goat/goat-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-063070/small-claims-court-exception-to-arbitration-requirement/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does GOAT's Small Claims Court Exception to Arbitration Requirement clause do?

The clause states: “You and GOAT agree that any Covered Dispute between you and GOAT shall be settled by final and binding arbitration, except that each party retains the right to bring an individual action in small claims court and the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of …”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 197 platforms. See the full comparison.

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