If you have a legal dispute with Groq about the website, you must resolve it through private arbitration — not a public court — with very limited exceptions for small claims and IP emergencies.
This provision removes your right to sue Groq in a public court over website-related disputes, forcing you into a private arbitration process administered by JAMS that is less transparent and harder to appeal.
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Compare across platforms →Arbitration is a private process that typically favors companies: proceedings are confidential, there is no jury, and appeal rights are extremely limited compared to court litigation.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: The clause is governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA, 9 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), which generally preempts state law obstacles to arbitration enforcement. California CCP §1281.2 and the California Supreme Court's McGill v. Citibank (2017) 2 Cal.5th 945 ruling remain relevant — if the clause prevents users from seeking public injunctive relief under California consumer protection statutes (UCL, CLRA), that waiver is unenforceable under California law even post-Concepcion. The FTC has issued guidance on arbitration clauses as potentially unfair under FTC Act Section 5.
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