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The agreement requires that all disputes between users and Stability arising from the website or these terms be resolved through binding arbitration administered under AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules, with hearings in New York, New York, rather than in court. Small claims court is preserved as an alternative for qualifying individual claims.
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This provision requires disputes to proceed through individual arbitration before an AAA arbitrator rather than through court litigation, with arbitration hearings in New York, New York. The Federal Arbitration Act governs enforcement of this clause, and the arbitrator is authorized to decide threshold issues including scope and enforceability of the arbitration agreement itself.
Under this clause, users who have a dispute with Stability arising from site use must pursue that dispute through individual AAA arbitration rather than in court, unless the user qualifies for small claims court. The agreement requires a 60-day pre-arbitration informal negotiation period following written notice of the claim.
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"You and Stability agree that any and all disputes, claims, demands, or causes of action ("Claims") that have arisen or may arise between you and us, whether arising out of or relating to these Terms, the Site, or any aspect of the relationship or transactions between us, will be resolved exclusively through final and binding arbitration before a neutral arbitrator, rather than in a court by a judge or jury, in accordance with the terms of this Arbitration Agreement, except that you or we may (but are not required to) assert individual Claims in small claims court if such Claims are within the scope of such court's jurisdiction.Excerpt from Stability AI's Terms of Use
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The Federal Arbitration Act governs interpretation and enforcement of this clause. The AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules apply as the procedural framework. The FTC has addressed arbitration clauses in consumer contexts under unfair or deceptive practices authority, and state consumer protection laws in California and other jurisdictions may impose additional constraints on arbitration clause enforceability, particularly regarding cost allocation and access to relief. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The arbitration clause is broadly scoped to cover all claims arising from the site or the relationship between the parties. The clause delegates threshold enforceability and scope issues to the arbitrator rather than a court, which is a commercially significant structural choice that may affect challenges to the clause itself. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California courts have historically scrutinized consumer arbitration clauses under the unconscionability doctrine. EU and UK users may have statutory rights to access local courts that interact with this clause, as mandatory arbitration in a foreign jurisdiction may not be enforceable against consumers under EU Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair contract terms or UK equivalent law. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: B2B or institutional users reviewing these terms should note the clause covers "any aspect of the relationship or transactions" between the parties, which may be broadly interpreted. The delegation of arbitrability questions to the arbitrator reduces the availability of court-based challenge to the clause's scope. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should evaluate whether the New York hearing location requirement is enforceable against non-US users and whether the AAA Consumer Rules fee structure is disclosed adequately for consumer-facing compliance. The 30-day opt-out window creates a time-sensitive tracking obligation for users who wish to preserve court access.
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This provision requires disputes to proceed through individual arbitration before an AAA arbitrator rather than through court litigation, with arbitration hearings in New York, New York. The Federal Arbitration Act governs enforcement of this clause, and the arbitrator is authorized to decide threshold issues including scope and enforceability of the arbitration agreement itself.
Under this clause, users who have a dispute with Stability arising from site use must pursue that dispute through individual AAA arbitration rather than in court, unless the user qualifies for small claims court. The agreement requires a 60-day pre-arbitration informal negotiation period following written notice of the claim.
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