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Individual relief only restriction

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The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only in favor of the individual party seeking relief and only to the extent necessary to provide relief warranted by the party's individual claim.

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The parties agree to sever and litigate in court any request for public injunctive relief after completing arbitration for the underlying claim and all other claims.

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The parties shall bear their own attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator finds that either the substance of the Dispute or the relief sought in the Request was frivolous...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You may bring a Commercial Claim only on your own behalf and cannot seek relief that would affect other parties.

Excerpt from Meta's Commercial Terms

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FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Meta Commercial Terms
Entity
Meta
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-065057
Document ID
CA-D-00868
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
e1474576e8881308276e0666389d41d870c35cccab814eff8b8f9bc94af09130
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 23:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Meta
Document: Meta Commercial Terms
Record ID: CA-P-065057
Captured: 2026-05-20 23:04:35 UTC
SHA-256: e1474576e8881308…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/meta/meta-commercial-terms/provision/CA-P-065057/individual-relief-only-restriction/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does Meta's Individual relief only restriction clause do?

The clause states: “You may bring a Commercial Claim only on your own behalf and cannot seek relief that would affect other parties.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 211 platforms. See the full comparison.

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