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Windsurf · Cognition Platform Terms of Service · View original document ↗

Mandatory Arbitration for All Disputes

High severity Medium confidence Common · 197 of 352 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

How must disputes be resolved?
“the Dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration rather than in court... by the American Arbitration Association's International Centre for Dispute Resolution...”
Version CA-V-006787, captured Sept. 11, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Windsurf requires that disputes be resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association's International Centre for Dispute Resolution rather than in court.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Mandatory binding arbitration removes the customer's right to litigate disputes in court and designates a specific arbitral body to administer the process.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt contains ellipses indicating omitted language; additional procedural terms, scope limitations, or exceptions to the arbitration requirement may exist but cannot be captured in the canonical claim.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You cannot bring a dispute against Windsurf in court; disputes must go to binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association's International Centre for Dispute Resolution.

How other platforms handle this

Microsoft Copilot Medium

except disputes relating to the enforcement or validity of your, your licensors', our, or our licensors' intellectual property rights

Lyft Medium

This Arbitration Agreement also applies to claims between you and Lyft's service providers, including but not limited to background check providers and payment processors; and such service providers shall be considered intended third-party beneficiaries...

DoorDash Medium

if DoorDash makes any future material change to this Arbitration Agreement, it will not apply to any individual claim(s) that you had already provided notice of to DoorDash.

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the Dispute will be resolved by binding arbitration rather than in court... by the American Arbitration Association's International Centre for Dispute Resolution...

Excerpt from Windsurf's Cognition Platform Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cognition Platform Terms of Service
Entity
Windsurf
Date stated by the document
June 30, 2026
As printed in Windsurf’s text (version CA-V-006787), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
April 29, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-006787, captured Sept. 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-047496
Document ID
CA-D-000487
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-006787)
325f932fce06d8e7edd00509f43f011ca64d49a61a1ff9a7e7211946379a8f72
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 04:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-006787, captured Sept. 11, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Windsurf
Document: Cognition Platform Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-047496
Version: CA-V-006787
Captured: 2026-09-11 00:59:12 UTC
SHA-256: 325f932fce06d8e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/windsurf/cognition-platform-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-047496/mandatory-arbitration-for-all-disputes/
Accessed: Oct. 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Windsurf's Mandatory Arbitration for All Disputes clause do?

Mandatory binding arbitration removes the customer's right to litigate disputes in court and designates a specific arbitral body to administer the process.

How does this clause affect you?

You cannot bring a dispute against Windsurf in court; disputes must go to binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association's International Centre for Dispute Resolution.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 197 platforms. See the full comparison.

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