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Binding individual arbitration eliminates access to courts and class actions for covered disputes, restricting US users to an individual arbitration process.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains ellipses that obscure potentially qualifying language. The phrase 'any remaining dispute' implies preceding steps not shown. The canonical claim is limited strictly to what the visible language establishes.
As a US user, you cannot take TikTok Ads to court over disputes relating to or arising from your access to or use of the Commercial Products; you must use binding individual arbitration.
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"any remaining dispute...relating to or arising out of your access to or use of the Commercial Products...will be resolved by binding individual arbitration, rather than by a court of law.Excerpt from TikTok Ads's TikTok Advertising Terms
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Binding individual arbitration eliminates access to courts and class actions for covered disputes, restricting US users to an individual arbitration process.
As a US user, you cannot take TikTok Ads to court over disputes relating to or arising from your access to or use of the Commercial Products; you must use binding individual arbitration.
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