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The agreement requires US-based advertisers to resolve disputes with LinkedIn through binding individual arbitration rather than court proceedings, and includes a waiver of class action participation. The full terms of the arbitration clause are contained in Section 11 of the agreement.
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This provision requires US-based advertisers to resolve disputes with LinkedIn through individual arbitration rather than litigation, and precludes participation in class actions. The clause is prominently disclosed in the agreement preamble and governs the dispute resolution mechanism available to a significant portion of LinkedIn's advertiser base.
Interpretive note: The full text of Section 11 is not reproduced in the document excerpt provided; the scope of the arbitration clause, opt-out rights, cost allocation, and applicable arbitration rules cannot be fully assessed from the available text.
Under this provision, US-based advertisers are contractually required to pursue disputes with LinkedIn through individual binding arbitration rather than court proceedings. The agreement states that this clause affects how disputes between the advertiser and LinkedIn are resolved, and the class action waiver precludes collective claims.
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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.
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...
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"IF YOU ARE A US-BASED ADVERTISER, PLEASE READ THE BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION WAIVER LOCATED IN SECTION 11. IT AFFECTS HOW DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND LINKEDIN ARE RESOLVED.Excerpt from LinkedIn's Ads Agreement
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The mandatory arbitration clause engages the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), which generally governs the enforceability of arbitration agreements in commercial contracts. The FTC has authority over unfair or deceptive practices in commercial contexts, and the CFPB has previously challenged arbitration clauses in consumer financial contracts, though this agreement governs a B2B advertising relationship rather than a consumer financial product. State arbitration statutes, particularly in California, may create additional enforceability questions regarding the class action waiver. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Mandatory arbitration clauses in B2B commercial agreements are common across the industry; however, agencies and smaller advertisers who may be treated as consumers under certain state statutes face potential enforceability questions regarding the class action waiver. The document does not reproduce the full Section 11 text in the provided excerpt, limiting full assessment of opt-out windows, arbitration administrator, cost allocation, and applicable rules. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California courts have periodically declined to enforce class action waivers in certain commercial contexts under the California Arbitration Act; legal teams advising California-based advertisers should evaluate whether the FAA preemption argument is likely to prevail in this context. Illinois and New York do not have categorical prohibitions on commercial arbitration clauses but may apply unconscionability analysis depending on the bargaining posture of the parties. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Agencies using the platform on behalf of advertisers should assess whether accepting arbitration on behalf of a third-party advertiser is consistent with their agency agreement and whether the third-party advertiser is independently bound by the arbitration clause. The agreement states that agency acceptance of the agreement binds the third-party advertiser, which may create conflicting obligations if the advertiser's own contracts require dispute resolution by other means. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should confirm whether any applicable deadline for opting out of the arbitration clause exists in the full Section 11 text, and calendar that deadline. Procurement teams onboarding the LinkedIn advertising platform as a business-critical service should document their review of this provision and assess whether it is consistent with their enterprise dispute resolution policy.
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This provision requires US-based advertisers to resolve disputes with LinkedIn through individual arbitration rather than litigation, and precludes participation in class actions. The clause is prominently disclosed in the agreement preamble and governs the dispute resolution mechanism available to a significant portion of LinkedIn's advertiser base.
Under this provision, US-based advertisers are contractually required to pursue disputes with LinkedIn through individual binding arbitration rather than court proceedings. The agreement states that this clause affects how disputes between the advertiser and LinkedIn are resolved, and the class action waiver precludes collective claims.
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