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The 30-day postmark deadline is a hard window; a new user who misses it loses the ability to opt out of the binding arbitration requirement.
Interpretive note: The excerpt addresses only new Venmo users. Whether existing users have a separate opt-out mechanism is not addressed in this clause.
As a new user, you have a 30-day window from your first acceptance of the User Agreement to postmark an opt-out notice; missing that deadline forfeits the opt-out right.
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Neither you nor we may elect arbitration of any claims seeking only individualized relief asserted by you or us in small claims court, so long as the action remains in that court and is not removed or appealed de novo...
in the event that there are 100 or more individual Requests of a similar nature filed against Chegg by or with the assistance of the same law firm...within a 30 day period...the AAA (1) will administer the arbitration demands in batches of 100 Requests per batch...
If we are unable to resolve a dispute within 60 days, either of us has the right to initiate arbitration.
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"For new Venmo users, the opt-out notice must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the date you accept the User Agreement for the first time.Excerpt from Venmo's User Agreement
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The 30-day postmark deadline is a hard window; a new user who misses it loses the ability to opt out of the binding arbitration requirement.
As a new user, you have a 30-day window from your first acceptance of the User Agreement to postmark an opt-out notice; missing that deadline forfeits the opt-out right.
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