If the Texas court forum selection clause is found unenforceable, disputes for non-EU/EFTA/UK users proceed to binding individual arbitration administered by the AAA before a retired federal judge in Tarrant County, Texas, with confidentiality requirements and no right to appeal the arbitrator's award beyond what law permits.
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This provision requires disputes to proceed through individual arbitration administered by the AAA in Tarrant County, Texas, with the arbitrator prohibited from granting injunctive relief and awards rendered final and binding. The confidentiality requirement prohibits disclosure of arbitration existence, content, or results without all parties' written consent.
⚠ Disputes will proceed through binding individual arbitration in Tarrant County, Texas, as stated in the Terms if the primary forum selection clause is unenforceable
⚠ Arbitration awards are final and binding to the maximum extent permitted by law
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Compare across platforms →"If, for any reason, the forum selection clause in the above paragraph is deemed unenforceable as to your dispute, then you and we agree to binding arbitration of the dispute administered by the American Arbitration Association before an arbitrator who shall be a retired federal district or appellate court judge. The arbitration shall be conducted in the English language in Tarrant County, Texas, except as required by law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to grant any provisional or permanent remedy or relief that would be available from a court of competent jurisdiction, except that the arbitrator shall be prohibited from granting injunctive relief. The arbitrator's award shall be final and binding, and the parties waive any right to appeal the award to the maximum extent permitted by law. Except as required by law, the arbitration shall be confidential and neither a party nor the arbitrator may disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all parties. Each party shall bear its own costs of the arbitration, including attorneys' fees, unless the arbitrator determines that a party's claims or defenses were frivolous or brought in bad faith.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
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This provision requires disputes to proceed through individual arbitration administered by the AAA in Tarrant County, Texas, with the arbitrator prohibited from granting injunctive relief and awards rendered final and binding. The confidentiality requirement prohibits disclosure of arbitration existence, content, or results without all parties' written consent.
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