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This waiver removes access to courts and class proceedings, meaning users must resolve disputes individually through arbitration and cannot join with others to pursue collective claims against Hinge.
Interpretive note: The canonical claim merges two closely related waivers (jury/court and class action) that are technically independent propositions; the class action waiver is recorded in omitted_material for completeness, though both are stated in the claim given their inseparability in this clause.
The reader cannot sue Hinge in court, cannot demand a jury trial, and cannot join or file a class action; any dispute must proceed as individual arbitration.
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If, however, this Class Action Waiver is deemed invalid or unenforceable with respect to a particular Dispute...neither you nor Chegg will be entitled to arbitration of such Dispute.
the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...
"TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWABLE BY LAW, YOU AND HINGE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND THE RIGHT TO LITIGATE DISPUTES IN COURT IN FAVOR OF INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION...YOU AND HINGE EACH WAIVE THE RIGHT TO FILE OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.Excerpt from Hinge's Terms of Service
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This waiver removes access to courts and class proceedings, meaning users must resolve disputes individually through arbitration and cannot join with others to pursue collective claims against Hinge.
The reader cannot sue Hinge in court, cannot demand a jury trial, and cannot join or file a class action; any dispute must proceed as individual arbitration.
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