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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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You may reject any change we make to section 15 (except address changes) by personally signing and sending us notice within 30 days of the change by U.S. Mail to the address in section 15.b.
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...
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.
"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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