If you have a legal dispute with Grindr, you must resolve it through individual arbitration rather than by suing in court or joining a class action lawsuit. This means you cannot band together with other users who have the same complaint.
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This clause removes your right to a jury trial and prevents you from joining or leading a class action, which is often the only practical way to pursue smaller claims against a large company.
Interpretive note: Enforceability varies by jurisdiction; California courts and EU/EEA consumer protection law may limit or override this provision in ways not acknowledged by the agreement.
Previous version had empty excerpt; current version now explicitly details the binding arbitration clause with specific carve-out for injunctive relief and copyright protection.
View full change record →If Grindr harms you in some way, this clause means you must pursue your claim individually through a private arbitration process rather than through the court system or alongside other affected users, which can make smaller claims economically impractical to pursue.
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"You and Grindr agree that any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to these Terms or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof or the use of the Service (collectively, 'Disputes') will be settled by binding arbitration, except that each party retains the right to seek injunctive or other equitable relief in a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent the actual or threatened infringement, misappropriation or violation of a party's copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents, or other intellectual property rights. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU AND GRINDR ARE EACH WAIVING THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS ACTION OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.Excerpt from Grindr's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Federal Arbitration Act provides the primary legal basis for consumer arbitration clauses, but California's McGill rule (McGill v.
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This clause removes your right to a jury trial and prevents you from joining or leading a class action, which is often the only practical way to pursue smaller claims against a large company.
If Grindr harms you in some way, this clause means you must pursue your claim individually through a private arbitration process rather than through the court system or alongside other affected users, which can make smaller claims economically impractical to pursue.
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