“The parties agree that any arbitration will be conducted in their individual capacities only, and not as a class action or other representative action.”
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Prohibiting class and representative actions in arbitration means each user must pursue claims individually, which can make it impractical to pursue smaller claims and prevents collective action against Strava.
Users cannot join together with other users in arbitration to pursue collective claims against Strava; each must proceed individually.
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"The parties agree that any arbitration will be conducted in their individual capacities only, and not as a class action or other representative action.Excerpt from Strava's Terms of Service
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Prohibiting class and representative actions in arbitration means each user must pursue claims individually, which can make it impractical to pursue smaller claims and prevents collective action against Strava.
Users cannot join together with other users in arbitration to pursue collective claims against Strava; each must proceed individually.
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