This clause states that where local law allows, you and Netflix each agree to resolve disputes individually and not as part of a group or class action lawsuit.
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The provision limits users to individual dispute resolution and prohibits participation in class or representative proceedings where local law permits such a waiver, which may reduce the practical availability of collective legal remedies for disputes involving smaller individual amounts.
Interpretive note: Enforceability depends on the applicable law of the user's jurisdiction, and the provision itself acknowledges this conditionality; outcome varies significantly across the document's geographic scope.
The updated terms now require users to resolve most disputes with Netflix through binding arbitration rather than in court, unless users exercise a time-limited right to opt out. Under the revised language, disputes will not be decided by a judge or jury. The terms state that Section 6 contains full details of this requirement. You can review Section 6 to understand your opt-out rights and the time period available to exercise them.
View change record →The updated terms introduce a new account category called 'Extra Members,' described as users who do not live in the same household as the Account Owner, available where the feature is offered. The terms now explicitly require that any person creating a Netflix account must be at least 18 years old, or the age of majority in their jurisdiction. The revised language also clarifies that some Netflix content and features may be accessed without creating an account or providing a payment method, while other options require a subscription. These changes formalize previously implicit account structures and establish age-gated account creation.
View change record →The updated Terms of Use clarify how Netflix membership operates and what users authorize by continuing service. The revised language explicitly defines the Netflix service as a personalized subscription enabling discovery and access to content, and states that membership continues until terminated and that Netflix may charge the user's payment method on each billing cycle unless the user cancels before the billing date. The updated terms no longer include the prior version's prominent language describing mandatory arbitration requirements and dispute resolution procedures, creating a material gap in documented dispute resolution authority compared to the previous terms.
View change record →Where enforceable under local law, this clause requires disputes against Netflix to be brought individually rather than collectively, which may affect users' practical ability to pursue claims for smaller financial amounts such as billing errors or partial refund disputes.
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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.
the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
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...
"WHERE PERMITTED UNDER THE APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND NETFLIX AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Further, where permitted under the applicable law, unless both you and Netflix agree otherwise, the court may not consolidate more than one person's claims with your claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a representative or class proceeding.Excerpt from Netflix's Terms of Use
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This provision may require evaluation under consumer protection frameworks in covered territories including Singapore's Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, Australia's Australian Consumer Law (which provides non-waivable collective redress mechanisms), and equivalent statutes …
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The provision limits users to individual dispute resolution and prohibits participation in class or representative proceedings where local law permits such a waiver, which may reduce the practical availability of collective legal remedies for disputes involving smaller individual amounts.
Where enforceable under local law, this clause requires disputes against Netflix to be brought individually rather than collectively, which may affect users' practical ability to pursue claims for smaller financial amounts such as billing errors or partial refund disputes.
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