If you have a legal dispute with Uniswap, you must resolve it through private arbitration on your own, not as part of a group lawsuit. This means you cannot join or start a class action against Uniswap.
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Mandatory arbitration with a class action waiver means that even if many users are harmed by the same issue, each person must pursue their claim individually, which is often economically impractical for smaller losses.
This clause removes your right to sue Uniswap in court as part of a group, which is particularly significant if your individual loss is small relative to the cost of solo arbitration proceedings.
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"YOU AND UNISWAP LABS AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OR OUR SERVICES IS PERSONAL TO YOU AND UNISWAP LABS AND THAT ANY DISPUTE WILL BE RESOLVED SOLELY THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND WILL NOT BE BROUGHT AS A CLASS ARBITRATION, CLASS ACTION OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. There is no judge or jury in arbitration and court review of an arbitration award is limited. However, an arbitrator can award on an individual basis the same damages and relief as a court (including injunctive and declaratory relief or statutory damages) and must follow the terms of these Terms as a court would.— Excerpt from Uniswap's Uniswap Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer financial contracts are monitored by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which has previously attempted rulemaking to restrict such clauses in consumer financial products. The FTC also has broad authority over unfair or deceptive practices and has scrutinized arbitration clauses in consumer contexts. In the EU and UK, class action waivers and mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts may be unenforceable under the EU Unfair Contract Terms Directive and the UK Consumer Rights Act 2015, which prohibit terms that cause significant imbalance to the detriment of consumers. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: High. The combination of mandatory individual arbitration and class action waiver materially reduces aggregated litigation risk for the company while limiting the practical remedies available to individual users, particularly those with losses below the cost threshold for individual arbitration. This structure is commonly used in technology and financial services but faces heightened regulatory and judicial scrutiny in consumer contexts. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK users may have grounds to challenge enforceability of this clause under local consumer protection law. California users may have additional state-level protections. The clause's enforceability for users who did not affirmatively accept terms (e.g., wallet connection as acceptance) may also vary by jurisdiction. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Institutional users reviewing this clause should note it asserts a 30-day opt-out window: 'If you do not wish to resolve disputes by binding arbitration, you may opt out of this arbitration agreement by sending an email to legal@uniswap.org within 30 days.' Failure to opt out within this window is treated as acceptance of arbitration as the exclusive dispute resolution mechanism. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should implement a process to track the 30-day opt-out deadline for any institutional accounts or employee accounts interacting with Uniswap. Legal teams in EU/UK deployments should assess whether the clause is enforceable under local law and whether user-facing disclosures adequately communicate the arbitration requirement at the point of acceptance.
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Mandatory arbitration with a class action waiver means that even if many users are harmed by the same issue, each person must pursue their claim individually, which is often economically impractical for smaller losses.
This clause removes your right to sue Uniswap in court as part of a group, which is particularly significant if your individual loss is small relative to the cost of solo arbitration proceedings.
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