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Arbitration provision severability and fallback jurisdiction

Medium severity Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 210 of 352 platforms
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Medium Jul 7, 2026

The updated terms clarify that enabling prompt logging automatically activates chat logging as well, and grant OpenRouter a perpetual, worldwide license to use your content for service provision and commercial purposes. This includes the explicit right to license or sell your user content in anonymized form. Users accessing Stealth Program models must now also agree to a separate End User License Agreement. You can disable prompt logging in your account settings if you do not wish to grant these permissions.

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How other platforms handle this

Wise Medium

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...

Chegg Medium

in the event that there are 100 or more individual Requests of a similar nature filed against Chegg by or with the assistance of the same law firm...within a 30 day period...the AAA (1) will administer the arbitration demands in batches of 100 Requests per batch...

Microsoft Copilot Medium

except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If Section 19.6 is found to be unenforceable or if the entirety of this Section 19 is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Section 19 will be null and void and... the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 18 will govern.

Excerpt from OpenRouter's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenRouter Terms of Service
Entity
OpenRouter
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063982
Document ID
CA-D-00810
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
d22aa40bd1da8ba43c39e2622b935e1df3d8acb5d7abfae7670c288b44c0e544
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 01:17 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenRouter
Document: OpenRouter Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-063982
Captured: 2026-05-21 01:17:28 UTC
SHA-256: d22aa40bd1da8ba4…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openrouter/openrouter-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-063982/arbitration-provision-severability-and-fallback-jurisdiction/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenRouter's Arbitration provision severability and fallback jurisdiction clause do?

The clause states: “If Section 19.6 is found to be unenforceable or if the entirety of this Section 19 is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this Section 19 will be null and void and... the exclusive jurisdiction and venue described in Section 18 will govern.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 210 platforms. See the full comparison.

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