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Mandatory binding arbitration eliminates access to court adjudication for all disputes or claims under the Agreement, restricting both parties to the arbitral process.
Interpretive note: The geographic scope ('U.S. customers') comes from the clause name, not the quoted excerpt. The canonical claim is limited to what the quoted language establishes.
The customer cannot bring disputes or claims arising under the Agreement in court; arbitration is the only permitted forum.
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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.
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"EACH PARTY (I) EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT...ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS ARISING HEREUNDER...WILL BE DETERMINED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY IN BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION...Excerpt from Snowflake's Terms of Service
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Mandatory binding arbitration eliminates access to court adjudication for all disputes or claims under the Agreement, restricting both parties to the arbitral process.
The customer cannot bring disputes or claims arising under the Agreement in court; arbitration is the only permitted forum.
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