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The arbitration requirement establishes a procedural framework in which disputes are decided by a private arbitrator outside the court system. The class action waiver prevents aggregation of individual claims into consolidated proceedings, meaning each dispute proceeds separately between the user and Microsoft.
Users are obligated to pursue disputes through individual arbitration, which operates under different procedural rules and discovery standards than civil court litigation. Users are prohibited from participating in class action proceedings, meaning any claim must be brought individually rather than joined with other users' claims.
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You and Teachable agree to resolve any disputes through final and binding arbitration, except as set forth under Exceptions to Agreement to Arbitrate below. You also agree that disputes will only be resolved on an individual basis and not as a class, consolidated, or representative action.
Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled by arbitration in San Francisco County, California, in accordance with the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") then in effect, by ...
THESE TERMS REQUIRE THE USE OF ARBITRATION (SECTION 12.2) ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS, AND ALSO LIMIT THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE.
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"If you live in the United States, you and Microsoft agree to resolve any disputes through binding individual arbitration... YOU AND MICROSOFT WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION.— Excerpt from Microsoft's Microsoft Services Agreement (Legacy)
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The arbitration requirement establishes a procedural framework in which disputes are decided by a private arbitrator outside the court system. The class action waiver prevents aggregation of individual claims into consolidated proceedings, meaning each dispute proceeds separately between the user and Microsoft.
Users are obligated to pursue disputes through individual arbitration, which operates under different procedural rules and discovery standards than civil court litigation. Users are prohibited from participating in class action proceedings, meaning any claim must be brought individually rather than joined with other users' claims.
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