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Good Faith Out-Of-Court Resolution Required First

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If a dispute or claim relating to these Terms arises, we each agree to make a reasonable and good faith effort to agree on an out-of-court solution and to resolve the dispute.

Excerpt from Hugging Face's Terms of Service

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Document information
Document
Hugging Face Terms of Service
Entity
Hugging Face
Date stated by the document
Sept. 15, 2022
As printed in Hugging Face’s text (version CA-V-002270), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002270, captured May 6, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-038649
Document ID
CA-D-000331
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002270)
c0fe3211a776da37756da8274c2d79bbfc2cd1f0d7a0be5b21b3b7e57251a68d
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 06:05 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002270, captured May 6, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Hugging Face
Document: Hugging Face Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-038649
Version: CA-V-002270
Captured: 2026-05-06 09:24:56 UTC
SHA-256: c0fe3211a776da37…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-038649/good-faith-out-of-court-resolution-required-first/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Hugging Face's Good Faith Out-Of-Court Resolution Required First clause do?

The clause states: “If a dispute or claim relating to these Terms arises, we each agree to make a reasonable and good faith effort to agree on an out-of-court solution and to resolve the dispute.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 196 platforms. See the full comparison.

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