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Prohibiting class participation means customers cannot join or lead collective legal actions against Windsurf, limiting each dispute to an individual proceeding.
Interpretive note: The excerpt ends with an ellipsis, suggesting additional language that could contain further class-action waiver terms not 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 are prohibited from bringing or joining a class action against Windsurf and must pursue any claim solely in your individual capacity.
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If, however, this Class Action Waiver is deemed invalid or unenforceable with respect to a particular Dispute...neither you nor Chegg will be entitled to arbitration of such Dispute.
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...
"YOU AND COGNITION 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...Excerpt from Windsurf's Terms of Service
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Prohibiting class participation means customers cannot join or lead collective legal actions against Windsurf, limiting each dispute to an individual proceeding.
You are prohibited from bringing or joining a class action against Windsurf and must pursue any claim solely in your individual capacity.
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