“any Dispute (that is not resolved informally by Tinder Customer Service or the informal dispute resolution process as provided under subsection 15a above) shall be exclusively resolved through BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION...”
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The exclusive binding arbitration requirement eliminates court litigation as an option for disputes that cannot be resolved informally, fundamentally altering how users can pursue claims against Tinder.
If your dispute with Tinder is not resolved informally, you are required to resolve it through binding individual arbitration rather than in court.
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This Arbitration Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall include any claims brought by or against any third parties, including but not limited to your spouses, heirs, third-party beneficiaries and permitted assigns...
Under certain conditions, it may be possible to invoke binding arbitration for complaints regarding DPF compliance not resolved by any of the other DPF mechanisms...
Under certain conditions, as more fully described in Pre-Arbitration Requirements of Annex I of the DPF Principles, you may invoke binding arbitration for complaints regarding DPF compliance not resolved by any of the other DPF mechanisms.
"any Dispute (that is not resolved informally by Tinder Customer Service or the informal dispute resolution process as provided under subsection 15a above) shall be exclusively resolved through BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION...Excerpt from Tinder's Terms of Use
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The exclusive binding arbitration requirement eliminates court litigation as an option for disputes that cannot be resolved informally, fundamentally altering how users can pursue claims against Tinder.
If your dispute with Tinder is not resolved informally, you are required to resolve it through binding individual arbitration rather than in court.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 199 platforms. See the full comparison.
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