If you have a legal dispute with OpenAI, you must resolve it through one-on-one arbitration rather than going to court or joining a class action lawsuit with other users.
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The terms assert that users waive the right to jury trial and class action participation, which means individual consumers with smaller claims may find individual arbitration economically impractical as a remedy mechanism.
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This provision requires US users to pursue any legal claims against OpenAI individually through arbitration, foreclosing participation in class actions that might otherwise aggregate smaller consumer claims into a viable legal proceeding.
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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...
"You and OpenAI agree to resolve any disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Services through final and binding individual arbitration, except that either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court. You agree to waive your right to a jury trial and to participate in a class action lawsuit or class-wide arbitration.Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use
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The terms assert that users waive the right to jury trial and class action participation, which means individual consumers with smaller claims may find individual arbitration economically impractical as a remedy mechanism.
This provision requires US users to pursue any legal claims against OpenAI individually through arbitration, foreclosing participation in class actions that might otherwise aggregate smaller consumer claims into a viable legal proceeding.
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