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Mandatory Arbitration for All Disputes

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Key Facts

How will disputes arising out of the Agreement be determined?
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Agreement or its breach, including the determination of the scope or applicability of the arbitration agreement itself, will be determined by arbitration.
Will any dispute be determined by arbitration?
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to the Agreement or its breach, including the determination of the scope or applicability of the arbitration agreement itself, will be determined by arbitration.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause removes the right to litigate disputes in court and also delegates to the arbitrator the threshold question of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration at all.

Interpretive note: The excerpt does not specify the arbitration rules, seat, or any carve-outs (e.g., for injunctive relief). Those details, if present in the full clause, are not reflected here.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You are required to resolve all disputes about the Agreement through arbitration, and the arbitrator—not a court—will decide whether any particular dispute falls within the arbitration obligation.

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Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its breach, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, will be determined by arbitration.

Excerpt from Harvey AI's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Harvey AI Terms of Service
Entity
Harvey AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-070632
Document ID
CA-D-00504
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1d9e48d455ac5024238a11813bc22d4a0522b870f0b746468ac0b9955c0526b3
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:53 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Harvey AI
Document: Harvey AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-070632
Captured: 2026-07-12 14:53:43 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/harvey-ai/harvey-ai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-070632/mandatory-arbitration-for-all-disputes/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Harvey AI's Mandatory Arbitration for All Disputes clause do?

This clause removes the right to litigate disputes in court and also delegates to the arbitrator the threshold question of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration at all.

How does this clause affect you?

You are required to resolve all disputes about the Agreement through arbitration, and the arbitrator—not a court—will decide whether any particular dispute falls within the arbitration obligation.

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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