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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.
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you must first send an individualized Notice of Dispute to Microsoft Corporation...This Notice of Dispute is a prerequisite to initiating any arbitration.
the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
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...
"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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