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Class Action and Representative Action Waiver

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In any case in which...a civil court of competent jurisdiction finds all or part of the Class Action Waiver unenforceable, the class, collective, and/or representative action must be litigated in a civil court of competent jurisdiction.

Anyscale Medium

A party who intends to seek arbitration must first send the other party, if to Anyscale, by certified mail, a completed Demand for Arbitration.

Glassdoor Medium

The parties agree that their arrangement under these Terms is in interstate commerce and that the Federal Arbitration Act applies to the construction of the agreement to arbitrate provisions set forth in section 12.2.

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You and OpenAI agree that Disputes must be brought on an individual basis only, and may not be brought as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding.

Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenAI Terms of Use
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-078740
Document ID
CA-D-00009
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6ae7df627f8ff0f0434212dde1986e4d1bfced272b18d29c3cea01e80cf3dbb0
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:23 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: OpenAI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-078740
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:23:22 UTC
SHA-256: 6ae7df627f8ff0f0…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/openai-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-078740/class-action-and-representative-action-waiver/
Accessed: Oct. 6, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Class Action and Representative Action Waiver clause do?

The clause states: “You and OpenAI agree that Disputes must be brought on an individual basis only, and may not be brought as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class, consolidated, or representative proceeding.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 200 platforms. See the full comparison.

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