You give up your right to sue Supabase in court, have a jury decide your case, or join a class action lawsuit against Supabase.
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Class actions allow large numbers of users with small individual claims to collectively seek redress; waiving this right means each user must pursue claims individually, which is often economically impractical for smaller disputes.
Interpretive note: Enforceability depends on jurisdiction; California PAGA and EU collective redress frameworks may limit the waiver's scope in practice.
The relocation of Supabase's legal entity from Delaware to Singapore may affect which jurisdiction's courts and laws apply to disputes, potentially impacting your ability to pursue claims in US court…
This waiver removes the ability to join or lead a class action against Supabase, meaning if many customers experience the same harm, each must pursue their claim separately through arbitration rather than collectively in court. The agreement qualifies this waiver to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, which may preserve some rights depending on jurisdiction.
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YOU AND UNITY AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR THE BREACH, TERMINATION, ENFORCEMENT, INTERPRETATION OR VALIDITY THEREOF OR THE USE OF THE SERVICES (COLLECTIVELY, "DISPUTES") WILL BE SETTLED BY BINDING ARBITRATION, EXCEPT THAT EACH PARTY RETAIN...
CLASS ACTION WAIVER. You and OpenAI agree that any claims must be brought in your respective individual capacities, and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. Unless we agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims....
YOU AND LIME AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.
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"TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW (AS DEFINED BELOW), YOU EXPRESSLY WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO SEEK RELIEF IN A COURT OF LAW AND TO HAVE A JURY TRIAL ON YOUR CLAIMS, AS WELL AS YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL, OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION OR PROCEEDING.— Excerpt from Supabase's Supabase Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Class action waivers in consumer and commercial contracts are scrutinized under the FAA and relevant state law. California courts have previously evaluated whether such waivers are unconscionable in adhesion contracts. The Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) in California has specific rules about waiver that may interact with this provision for California-based employees or contractors using the service. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The waiver applies to representative and collective actions including private attorney general proceedings, which is broader than a simple class action waiver. The 'fullest extent permitted by applicable law' qualifier softens the absolute nature of the waiver but creates interpretive uncertainty. JURISDICTION FLAGS: California customers should assess PAGA carve-out requirements. EU/EEA users may have collective redress rights under Directive 2020/1828 on representative actions that cannot be contractually waived. UK customers may have similar protections under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 if they qualify as consumers. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations acting as intermediaries whose end users might have claims against Supabase should assess whether this waiver flows down to their users and whether that creates disclosure or consent obligations in their own agreements. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Teams should assess whether the class action waiver is compatible with applicable local law and whether the opt-out of arbitration (Section 13(b)) also serves to opt out of this waiver; legal review of both provisions together is advisable.
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Class actions allow large numbers of users with small individual claims to collectively seek redress; waiving this right means each user must pursue claims individually, which is often economically impractical for smaller disputes.
This waiver removes the ability to join or lead a class action against Supabase, meaning if many customers experience the same harm, each must pursue their claim separately through arbitration rather than collectively in court. The agreement qualifies this waiver to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, which may preserve some rights depending on jurisdiction.
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