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Users cannot bring claims relating to the Terms or Services in court; arbitration is the mandatory and final forum for all such disputes regardless of when the claim arose.
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Users are required to submit all claims relating to the Terms or Services, including those that arose before the current agreement, to final and binding arbitration rather than court.
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except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights
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 claims arising out of or relating to these Terms or our Services, regardless of when the claim arose...through final and binding arbitration.Excerpt from OpenAI's Terms of Use (ROW)
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Users cannot bring claims relating to the Terms or Services in court; arbitration is the mandatory and final forum for all such disputes regardless of when the claim arose.
Users are required to submit all claims relating to the Terms or Services, including those that arose before the current agreement, to final and binding arbitration rather than court.
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