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Users in the United States or Canada give up the right to judicial resolution of disputes, including jury trials, and are instead bound to arbitration.
Interpretive note: The ellipsis in the excerpt indicates omitted language; only the bracketing clauses confirmed in the excerpt have been used.
If you are located in the United States or Canada, you waive your right to have disputes with WhatsApp decided by a judge or jury.
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We will notify you of amendments to this Arbitration Agreement by posting the amended terms on anyscale.com/terms at least 30 days before the effective date of the amendments and by providing notice through email where possible.
If any part of these arbitration terms is found to be illegal or unenforceable, the remainder will remain in effect, except that if a finding...would allow class arbitration...this entire dispute resolution section will be unenforceable.
you may reject the change by sending us written notice within 30 days of the change to Credit Karma's address for Notice, in which case your account with Credit Karma will be immediately terminated
"IF YOU ARE A WHATSAPP USER LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA, OUR TERMS CONTAIN A BINDING ARBITRATION PROVISION...YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO HAVE THOSE DISPUTES DECIDED BY A JUDGE OR JURY...Excerpt from WhatsApp's Terms of Service
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Users in the United States or Canada give up the right to judicial resolution of disputes, including jury trials, and are instead bound to arbitration.
If you are located in the United States or Canada, you waive your right to have disputes with WhatsApp decided by a judge or jury.
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