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User right to opt out of arbitration within 30 days

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Target

If we make any future changes to this arbitration agreement (other than a change to our contact information), you may reject any such change by sending your personally signed, written notice to the following address within 30 days of the change: Target Law Department...with a clear statement that yo...

Credit Karma

you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Credit Karma's address for Notice, in which case your account with Credit Karma will be immediately terminated

OpenAI

If any part of these arbitration terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding...would allow class arbitration...this entire dispute resolution section will be unenforceable.

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You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within 30 days of the date you first accepted the terms of this section by sending an email of your request to trust@medium.com.

Excerpt from Medium's Terms of Service

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Document information
Document
Medium Terms of Service
Entity
Medium
Date stated by the document
Sept. 1, 2020
As printed in Medium’s text (version CA-V-006384), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 20, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006384, captured Sept. 4, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-035866
Document ID
CA-D-000245
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-006384)
0fc65ff94a7a60e62dd2910b49c201d4a4fec11167b7b7bfdb9eeb5b1bae3de3
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:26 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006384, captured Sept. 4, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Medium
Document: Medium Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-035866
Version: CA-V-006384
Captured: 2026-09-04 00:42:12 UTC
SHA-256: 0fc65ff94a7a60e6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/medium/medium-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-035866/user-right-to-opt-out-of-arbitration-within-30-days/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does Medium's User right to opt out of arbitration within 30 days clause do?

The clause states: “You have the right to opt out of binding arbitration within 30 days of the date you first accepted the terms of this section by sending an email of your request to trust@medium.com.”

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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