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The updated terms establish a lower age threshold for audio services (13+) but require parental consent and active supervision for users under 18. All other services remain restricted to users 18 and older. The company expanded its license to use and process submitted content for service provision and maintenance. The arbitration clause now applies only to US users; Canadian users are no longer subject to mandatory arbitration. Use restrictions were clarified to prohibit developing competitive AI models, selling or sublicensing the Services, and removing AI-generated content markings, with limited exceptions expressly approved in writing.
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all Disputes arising out of or relating to the Class Action Waiver, including any claim that all or part of the Class Action Waiver is unenforceable...shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction and not by an arbitrator...
ALL DISPUTES CONCERNING THE ARBITRABILITY OF A CLAIM ... SHALL BE DECIDED BY THE ARBITRATOR, except as expressly provided below.
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...
"...state or federal courts of San Francisco will have the authority to adjudicate any dispute about the validity of the class action waiver, or requests for public injunctive relief.Excerpt from Stability AI's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “...state or federal courts of San Francisco will have the authority to adjudicate any dispute about the validity of the class action waiver, or requests for public injunctive relief.”
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