If you have a legal dispute with Hulu that is not a small claims case, you cannot sue them in court or join a class action lawsuit. Instead, you must go through a private arbitration process, one-on-one.
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Class action waivers and mandatory arbitration significantly limit consumers' practical ability to seek redress for smaller harms, since individual arbitration costs may exceed the value of a claim.
This provision removes your right to participate in class action lawsuits against Hulu and requires you to resolve virtually all disputes through individual binding arbitration, which is typically more costly and less accessible for individual consumers than class or court proceedings.
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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...
"ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND US, EXCEPT FOR SMALL CLAIMS, IS SUBJECT TO A CLASS ACTION WAIVER AND MUST BE RESOLVED BY INDIVIDUAL BINDING ARBITRATION. PLEASE READ THE ARBITRATION PROVISION IN THIS AGREEMENT AS IT AFFECTS YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THIS CONTRACT.Excerpt from Hulu's Terms of Use (Site Terms)
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Class action waivers and mandatory arbitration significantly limit consumers' practical ability to seek redress for smaller harms, since individual arbitration costs may exceed the value of a claim.
This provision removes your right to participate in class action lawsuits against Hulu and requires you to resolve virtually all disputes through individual binding arbitration, which is typically more costly and less accessible for individual consumers than class or court proceedings.
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