The agreement requires that any claim arising from site use or these terms be filed within one year of accrual, regardless of any longer limitations period that would otherwise apply under statute or law. Claims filed after one year are stated to be permanently barred.
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This provision contractually shortens the limitations period for all claims to one year, overriding any longer statutory period that would otherwise apply. The clause explicitly states it applies regardless of contrary statute or law, though applicable law in certain jurisdictions may limit the enforceability of such contractual shortening.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of the one-year contractual period for consumer and statutory claims varies by jurisdiction and claim type; applicable law may override this provision in certain contexts.
Under this clause, users who have a claim against Stability arising from website use must initiate that claim within one year of when it arose, or the agreement states the claim is permanently barred. This period is shorter than the default statute of limitations for many claim types under New York law and under the laws of other jurisdictions.
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Compare across platforms →"YOU AGREE THAT REGARDLESS OF ANY STATUTE OR LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE OF THE SITE OR THESE TERMS MUST BE FILED BY YOU WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE OR BE FOREVER BARRED.Excerpt from Stability AI's Terms of Use
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This provision contractually shortens the limitations period for all claims to one year, overriding any longer statutory period that would otherwise apply. The clause explicitly states it applies regardless of contrary statute or law, though applicable law in certain jurisdictions may limit the enforceability of such contractual shortening.
Under this clause, users who have a claim against Stability arising from website use must initiate that claim within one year of when it arose, or the agreement states the claim is permanently barred. This period is shorter than the default statute of limitations for many claim types under New York law and under the laws of other jurisdictions.
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