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Arbitrator Has Exclusive Authority on Arbitrability

High severity Explicit document language Common · 200 of 352 platforms
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How other platforms handle this

Spotify Medium

The arbitrator has the authority to rule on all issues except that a court has exclusive authority to: (1) decide arbitrability, as well as scope, validity, and enforceability of this Arbitration Agreement; (2) decide whether you and Spotify have complied with the pre-arbitration filing requirements...

Perplexity AI Medium

Because your contract with the Company, these Terms, and this Arbitration Agreement concern interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") governs the arbitrability of all disputes.

OpenAI Medium

All issues are for the arbitrator to decide, except a California court has the authority to determine: (a) if a provision of this arbitration section should be severed and the consequences of that severance

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you and Instacart agree that the arbitrator, not any court or agency, has exclusive authority to decide disputes about the interpretation or application of the Arbitration Agreement...

Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Instacart Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
Entity
Instacart
Date stated by the document
May 7, 2026
As printed in Instacart’s text (version CA-V-006654), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
July 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006654, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-071815
Document ID
CA-D-000559
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006654)
75dcbdc8acf3b16432c8f27daaa256eed974693ca2f93c204ffabafcd7ddc4cf
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 15:13 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-006654 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
Record ID: CA-P-071815
Version: CA-V-006654
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:24:48 UTC
SHA-256: 75dcbdc8acf3b164…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-terms-of-service-superseded-capture/provision/CA-P-071815/arbitrator-has-exclusive-authority-on-arbitrability/
Accessed: Oct. 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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What does Instacart's Arbitrator Has Exclusive Authority on Arbitrability clause do?

The clause states: “you and Instacart agree that the arbitrator, not any court or agency, has exclusive authority to decide disputes about the interpretation or application of the Arbitration Agreement...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 200 platforms. See the full comparison.

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