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Mandatory binding arbitration removes users' access to courts for any dispute with RunPod, and arbitration decisions are final and binding with very limited grounds for appeal.
The updated Terms of Service remove previous promotional language including referral bonuses (previously described as $5-$500 random credit bonuses) and product feature descriptions. The revised document now explicitly states it is a legally binding agreement between you and RunPod, Inc., with a last-updated date of March 24, 2026. No new restrictions or obligations are introduced by this change; the restructuring primarily formalizes the legal framework and eliminates marketing content that previously appeared within the terms document.
View change record →Users are required to submit any dispute, claim, controversy, or disagreement with RunPod to final and binding arbitration and may not pursue those claims in court.
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This Arbitration Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall include any claims brought by or against any third parties, including but not limited to your spouses, heirs, third-party beneficiaries and permitted assigns...
This Arbitration Agreement shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and shall apply, without limitation, to all claims that arose or were asserted before the Term start date...
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...
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"you and Runpod agree that any and all disputes, claims, controversies or disagreements...will be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration...rather than in court— Excerpt from RunPod's RunPod Terms of Service
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Mandatory binding arbitration removes users' access to courts for any dispute with RunPod, and arbitration decisions are final and binding with very limited grounds for appeal.
Users are required to submit any dispute, claim, controversy, or disagreement with RunPod to final and binding arbitration and may not pursue those claims in court.
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