If you have a legal dispute with W&B, you must resolve it through private arbitration — not a court — and you cannot join other users in a class action lawsuit.
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The arbitration requirement establishes a private dispute resolution process that operates outside the court system, with procedural rules and standards set by JAMS rather than civil procedure rules. The class action waiver operates to preclude aggregate litigation structures, requiring disputes to proceed on an individual basis exclusively.
The updated Terms of Service no longer include the previous statement that services would become inaccessible from certain locations starting September 1st, 2025. This removal means the geographic restriction that was previously announced in the agreement is no longer formally stated in the current terms. Users who were affected by or concerned about the prior restriction should review current documentation to confirm whether any geographic limitations remain in effect.
View change record →If W&B harms you or many other users in the same way, you cannot participate in a class action and must individually arbitrate your claim, which is expensive and time-consuming for smaller disputes.
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You and Teachable agree to resolve any disputes through final and binding arbitration, except as set forth under Exceptions to Agreement to Arbitrate below. You also agree that disputes will only be resolved on an individual basis and not as a class, consolidated, or representative action.
Any dispute arising from or relating to the subject matter of these Terms shall be finally settled by arbitration in San Francisco County, California, in accordance with the Streamlined Arbitration Rules and Procedures of Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") then in effect, by ...
THESE TERMS REQUIRE THE USE OF ARBITRATION (SECTION 12.2) ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES, RATHER THAN JURY TRIALS OR CLASS ACTIONS, AND ALSO LIMIT THE REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO YOU IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE.
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"Any dispute, claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be determined by arbitration before one arbitrator. The arbitration shall be administered by JAMS pursuant to its Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures. YOU AND W&B AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING.— Excerpt from Weights & Biases's Weights & Biases Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Mandatory arbitration clauses in B2B SaaS agreements are governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. §1 et seq. Class action waivers are evaluated under Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis (2018). California courts have occasionally scrutinized JAMS arbitration clauses under Cal. Civil Code §1670.5 (unconscionability). The FTC has ongoing rulemaking interest in arbitration clauses under FTC Act Section 5. (2)
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The arbitration requirement establishes a private dispute resolution process that operates outside the court system, with procedural rules and standards set by JAMS rather than civil procedure rules. The class action waiver operates to preclude aggregate litigation structures, requiring disputes to proceed on an individual basis exclusively.
If W&B harms you or many other users in the same way, you cannot participate in a class action and must individually arbitrate your claim, which is expensive and time-consuming for smaller disputes.
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