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Mandatory binding arbitration removes the customer's right to litigate disputes in court and designates a specific arbitral body to administer the process.
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.
The updated terms indicate that Windsurf is now operating as the Cognition Platform under Cognition AI, Inc., replacing the prior Exafunction, Inc. structure. The revised terms state that prior terms continue to govern use for 30 days from the posting date (July 1, 2026), and that continued access after that period constitutes acceptance of the updated terms. Users who do not agree with the new terms are instructed to stop using or accessing the Services. The specific substantive changes to user rights, data collection, fees, or service functionality are not detailed in the provided change summary.
View change record →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.
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the arbitration provider, National Arbitration and Mediation ("NAM"), shall not accept or administer any demand for arbitration and shall administratively close any arbitration unless the Party bringing such demand for arbitration can certify in writing that the terms...were fully satisfied.
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...
"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 Terms of Service
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Mandatory binding arbitration removes the customer's right to litigate disputes in court and designates a specific arbitral body to administer the process.
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.
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