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Mandatory binding arbitration removes users' right to resolve disputes in court, with arbitration decisions being final and not subject to ordinary judicial appeal.
Interpretive note: The geographic limitation to US and Canada users is stated in the clause name but may not be fully reproduced in the excerpt provided. The canonical claim includes it because the record identifies it as the scope, but the evidence span does not itself confirm the geographic restriction.
Users in the US and Canada are required to submit any claims relating to the Terms or services to final and binding arbitration rather than pursuing them 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...
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...
"You and Stability agree to resolve any claims relating to these Terms or our Services through final and binding arbitration.Excerpt from Stability AI's Terms of Service
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Mandatory binding arbitration removes users' right to resolve disputes in court, with arbitration decisions being final and not subject to ordinary judicial appeal.
Users in the US and Canada are required to submit any claims relating to the Terms or services to final and binding arbitration rather than pursuing them in court.
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