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Arbitration expenses shared equally by parties

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Medium May 26, 2026

The updated terms establish that RapidAPI functions as a hosting platform only and will not be liable for abuse or misuse of APIs to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. This means users who experience harm from an abused or misused API may have limited recourse against RapidAPI itself, though applicable law may still impose certain duties on the platform depending on jurisdiction and the nature of the harm.

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Medium May 15, 2026

The updated terms introduce new restrictions and disclaimers around GenAI Features. RapidAPI provides these features with no warranties regarding accuracy, reliability, legality, or fitness for any purpose, and users assume sole responsibility for evaluating outputs before acting on them. The terms explicitly prohibit submitting personal data to chatbot functionality and disclaim all liability for unauthorized personal data submission. Users relying on chatbot outputs for decisions must independently verify information, as the terms state chatbot responses are generated algorithmically and may be inaccurate, incomplete, or outdated.

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How other platforms handle this

OpenAI

If any part of these arbitration terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding...would allow class arbitration...this entire dispute resolution section will be unenforceable.

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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The expenses of the arbitration will be shared equally by the parties unless the arbitration determines that the expenses will be otherwise assessed and the prevailing party may be awarded its attorneys' fees...

Excerpt from RapidAPI's Terms of Use

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Document information
Document
RapidAPI Terms of Use
Entity
RapidAPI
Date stated by the document
May 13, 2026
As printed in RapidAPI’s text (version CA-V-002988), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002988, captured May 26, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-054104
Document ID
CA-D-000679
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002988)
e13ab021c82df97ed55c9bbb67d04d5030f0f3878941e604f1cdd278c0447721
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002988, captured May 26, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: RapidAPI
Document: RapidAPI Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-054104
Version: CA-V-002988
Captured: 2026-05-26 01:17:01 UTC
SHA-256: e13ab021c82df97e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/rapidapi/rapidapi-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-054104/arbitration-expenses-shared-equally-by-parties/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
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What does RapidAPI's Arbitration expenses shared equally by parties clause do?

The clause states: “The expenses of the arbitration will be shared equally by the parties unless the arbitration determines that the expenses will be otherwise assessed and the prevailing party may be awarded its attorneys' fees...”

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