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Arbitrator May Only Award Individual Relief

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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2638 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Chegg Medium

The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the party's individual claim.

Writer Medium

The parties agree to sever and litigate in court any request for public injunctive relief after completing arbitration for the underlying claim and all other claims.

Microsoft Copilot Medium

You may reject any change we make to section 15 (except address changes) by personally signing and sending us notice within 30 days of the change by U.S. Mail to the address in section 15.b.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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THE ARBITRATOR MAY ONLY AWARD FINAL RELIEF (INCLUDING INJUNCTIVE OR DECLARATORY RELIEF) IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FINAL RELIEF WARRANTED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL PARTY'S CLAIM.

Excerpt from Hinge's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hinge Terms of Service
Entity
Hinge
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-034891
Document ID
CA-D-00229
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6d021b040b46b69583b27d19c34270b229ce55117f8cce7f0427fd3d41e01e43
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 16:37 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Hinge
Document: Hinge Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-034891
Captured: 2026-05-07 16:37:02 UTC
SHA-256: 6d021b040b46b695…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hinge/hinge-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-034891/arbitrator-may-only-award-individual-relief/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Hinge's Arbitrator May Only Award Individual Relief clause do?

The clause states: “THE ARBITRATOR MAY ONLY AWARD FINAL RELIEF (INCLUDING INJUNCTIVE OR DECLARATORY RELIEF) IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT NECESSARY TO PROVIDE FINAL RELIEF WARRANTED BY THAT INDIVIDUAL PARTY'S CLAIM.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 210 platforms. See the full comparison.

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