If you have a dispute with Tinder, you must resolve it through private arbitration rather than going to court. You have 30 days from accepting the Terms to opt out by emailing Tinder.
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This provision channels all dispute resolution through an arbitration mechanism rather than the court system, which establishes the procedural framework governing how contractual disagreements and claims are adjudicated between the parties.
You lose your right to sue Tinder in court and must instead use a private arbitration process, which is generally less transparent and harder for individual consumers to navigate.
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You may reject any change we make to section 15 (except address changes) by personally signing and sending us notice within 30 days of the change by U.S. Mail to the address in section 15.b.
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"SECTION 15 REQUIRES WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THAT ALL DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND TINDER SHALL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING AND FINAL ARBITRATION, INCLUDING DISPUTES RELATED TO ARBITRABILITY.Excerpt from Tinder's Terms of Use
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This provision channels all dispute resolution through an arbitration mechanism rather than the court system, which establishes the procedural framework governing how contractual disagreements and claims are adjudicated between the parties.
You lose your right to sue Tinder in court and must instead use a private arbitration process, which is generally less transparent and harder for individual consumers to navigate.
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