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Binding arbitration is a formal, legally enforceable dispute resolution process; its availability as a last resort provides a concrete remedy pathway for unresolved DPF complaints, but only under unspecified conditions.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references 'certain conditions' for invoking binding arbitration without specifying what those conditions are; the full scope of eligibility cannot be determined from the excerpt alone.
If your DPF-related complaint is not resolved by other available DPF mechanisms, you may — under certain conditions — escalate to binding arbitration.
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If any part of these arbitration terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding...would allow class arbitration...this entire dispute resolution section will be unenforceable.
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"For complaints regarding EU-U.S. DPF...compliance not resolved by any of the other DPF mechanisms, you have the possibility, under certain conditions, to invoke binding arbitration.Excerpt from Starbucks's Privacy Policy
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Binding arbitration is a formal, legally enforceable dispute resolution process; its availability as a last resort provides a concrete remedy pathway for unresolved DPF complaints, but only under unspecified conditions.
If your DPF-related complaint is not resolved by other available DPF mechanisms, you may — under certain conditions — escalate to binding arbitration.
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