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OpenAI Will Not Seek Fees Unless Claim Frivolous

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Booking.com

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 Demand was frivolous or was brought for an improper purpose

Target

After this initial set of proceedings, counsel for the parties shall participate in a global mediation session with a mediator jointly selected by counsel in an effort to resolve the remaining Disputes...and Target shall pay the mediator's fee.

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

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OpenAI will not seek attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use

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Document information
Document
OpenAI Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Date stated by the document
Jan. 1, 2026
As printed in OpenAI’s text (version CA-V-007346), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 7, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007346, captured Oct. 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-078732
Document ID
CA-D-000009
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007346)
01c3b7047514580f0ab51670c70872c0998bed109144843b2a397d5c757ca918
Analysis generated
October 7, 2026 01:48 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007346, captured Oct. 5, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-078732
Version: CA-V-007346
Captured: 2026-10-05 23:42:50 UTC
SHA-256: 01c3b7047514580f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-078732/openai-will-not-seek-fees-unless-claim-frivolous/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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What does OpenAI's OpenAI Will Not Seek Fees Unless Claim Frivolous clause do?

The clause states: “OpenAI will not seek attorneys' fees and costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines that your claim is frivolous.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 197 platforms. See the full comparison.

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