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Class action and jury trial waiver for U.S. customers

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 205 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What right does Snowflake require each party to waive?
Snowflake requires each party to expressly and irrevocably waive the right to a jury trial and to resolve disputes solely and exclusively in binding, individual arbitration rather than in any class, representative, or consolidated action or proceeding.
How must disputes be resolved?
Snowflake requires each party to expressly and irrevocably waive the right to a jury trial and to resolve disputes solely and exclusively in binding, individual arbitration rather than in any class, representative, or consolidated action or proceeding.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Customers cannot pursue collective remedies through class or representative actions and cannot demand a jury trial; all disputes are confined to individual arbitration.

Interpretive note: The canonical claim covers two independent propositions (arbitration-only forum and jury waiver); the jury waiver is stated as primary given it is the distinctive element of this clause relative to id 55196. The arbitration-only forum is recorded in omitted_material.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2554 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

The customer expressly and irrevocably waives the right to a jury trial and cannot bring or participate in a class, representative, or consolidated action against Snowflake.

How other platforms handle this

Chegg Medium

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.

Tinder Medium

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.

Wise Medium

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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EACH PARTY (I) EXPRESSLY AND IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT...ANY DISPUTES...WILL BE DETERMINED SOLELY AND EXCLUSIVELY IN BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION...AND NOT IN A CLASS, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CONSOLIDATED ACTION OR PROCEEDING...AND (II) WAIVES THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

Excerpt from Snowflake's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Snowflake Terms of Service
Entity
Snowflake
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-055292
Document ID
CA-D-00697
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
405aa6434fba1a4e866e91e4899af82fabb7354daf2cf2409b657e299e0d4fef
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 05:52 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Snowflake
Document: Snowflake Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-055292
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:52:44 UTC
SHA-256: 405aa6434fba1a4e…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/snowflake/snowflake-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-055292/class-action-and-jury-trial-waiver-for-us-customers/
Accessed: Aug. 26, 2026
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Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Snowflake's Class action and jury trial waiver for U.S. customers clause do?

Customers cannot pursue collective remedies through class or representative actions and cannot demand a jury trial; all disputes are confined to individual arbitration.

How does this clause affect you?

The customer expressly and irrevocably waives the right to a jury trial and cannot bring or participate in a class, representative, or consolidated action against Snowflake.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 205 platforms. See the full comparison.

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