“Before you or Instacart can start arbitration or go to court, the side raising the dispute must send a written notice and allow at least 60 days to try to work things out...”
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This mandatory pre-dispute procedure delays access to arbitration or court and places a procedural obligation on the disputing party before any formal legal action is available.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated; additional requirements for the content or delivery of the written notice, or consequences for non-compliance, may be present in the full clause.
A reader cannot initiate arbitration or court proceedings against Instacart without first sending a written notice and waiting at least 60 days for informal resolution.
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You and Discord...agree that any applicable statute of limitations period and filing fees or other deadlines will be tolled while the Parties engage in this Informal Dispute Resolution process.
After a Notice containing all of the information required above is received, the parties agree to engage in good faith for a period of sixty (60) days in an effort to resolve the Dispute...
"Before you or Instacart can start arbitration or go to court, the side raising the dispute must send a written notice and allow at least 60 days to try to work things out...Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
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This mandatory pre-dispute procedure delays access to arbitration or court and places a procedural obligation on the disputing party before any formal legal action is available.
A reader cannot initiate arbitration or court proceedings against Instacart without first sending a written notice and waiting at least 60 days for informal resolution.
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