If you have a legal dispute with Ring, you must resolve it through individual arbitration rather than going to court, and you cannot join a class action lawsuit with other Ring users.
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This clause removes your ability to sue Ring in court and to participate in class action lawsuits, which are often the only practical means of obtaining relief for small-dollar disputes involving large numbers of consumers.
If Ring's products or services harm you financially or otherwise, this provision limits you to individual arbitration, potentially reducing your practical ability to seek legal redress, particularly for lower-value claims where individual arbitration costs may exceed the amount in dispute.
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If, however, this Class Action Waiver is deemed invalid or unenforceable with respect to a particular Dispute...neither you nor Chegg will be entitled to arbitration of such Dispute.
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...
"IMPORTANT NOTICE: THIS AGREEMENT (AS DEFINED BELOW) IS SUBJECT TO BINDING ARBITRATION AND A WAIVER OF CLASS ACTION RIGHTS AS DETAILED IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SECTION BELOW.Excerpt from Ring's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in consumer contracts are subject to FTC scrutiny under the FTC Act's unfair or deceptive practices framework.
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This clause removes your ability to sue Ring in court and to participate in class action lawsuits, which are often the only practical means of obtaining relief for small-dollar disputes involving large numbers of consumers.
If Ring's products or services harm you financially or otherwise, this provision limits you to individual arbitration, potentially reducing your practical ability to seek legal redress, particularly for lower-value claims where individual arbitration costs may exceed the amount in dispute.
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