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Small Claims Court Exception to Arbitration

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How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

This section does not require informal dispute resolution or arbitration of the following claims: (i) individual claims brought in small claims court...

Target

either you or Target may bring or take an individual claim in or to a small claims court...you agree that you or Target may bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights...

Credit Karma

The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and not appealable, and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

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Qualifying claims may be brought in small claims court, so long as the claims proceed there on an individual (non-class, non-collective, non-representative) basis and remain there.

Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Instacart Terms of Service
Entity
Instacart
Date stated by the document
May 7, 2026
As printed in Instacart’s text (version CA-V-006652), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 18, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006652, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-026316
Document ID
CA-D-000135
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006652)
b4a705e07d73ecfc9acdd274f083d338b5658b37cdf5bb1ad122009d9cfc768d
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 00:03 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006652, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026316
Version: CA-V-006652
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:24:46 UTC
SHA-256: b4a705e07d73ecfc…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026316/small-claims-court-exception-to-arbitration/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Instacart's Small Claims Court Exception to Arbitration clause do?

The clause states: “Qualifying claims may be brought in small claims court, so long as the claims proceed there on an individual (non-class, non-collective, non-representative) basis and remain there.”

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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