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Users in most jurisdictions lose the right to pursue claims in court, as Strava mandates arbitration subject only to geographic carve-outs and limited exceptions.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated and does not specify what the 'limited exceptions' are. The canonical claim preserves that qualifier without elaborating beyond the text. The full scope of the arbitration requirement may be defined elsewhere in the Terms.
Unless you live in the EU or a jurisdiction that prohibits mandatory arbitration, you are required to submit your claims to arbitration rather than court, subject to limited exceptions.
How other platforms handle this
you must first send an individualized Notice of Dispute to Microsoft Corporation...This Notice of Dispute is a prerequisite to initiating any arbitration.
A party who intends to initiate arbitration may first send to the other a written notice of the dispute ("Informal Notice") to allow the parties 60 days ... to attempt to negotiate the dispute, claim, or controversy.
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...
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"THESE TERMS CONTAIN PROVISIONS THAT GOVERN HOW DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND STRAVA ARE RESOLVED, INCLUDING AN AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, WHICH WILL—UNLESS YOU RESIDE IN THE EU OR JURISDICTIONS WHERE PROHIBITED—WITH LIMITED EXCEPTION, REQUIRE YOU TO SUBMIT CLAIMS...Excerpt from Strava's Terms of Service
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Users in most jurisdictions lose the right to pursue claims in court, as Strava mandates arbitration subject only to geographic carve-outs and limited exceptions.
Unless you live in the EU or a jurisdiction that prohibits mandatory arbitration, you are required to submit your claims to arbitration rather than court, subject to limited exceptions.
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