The terms require non-EU users to initiate federal claims within one year and state law claims within two years of the relevant events, regardless of otherwise applicable statutory limitation periods, with claims filed after these periods stated to be permanently barred.
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This provision contractually shortens the limitations period for claims against X to one year (federal) and two years (state law) for non-EU users, and to one year for all claims for EU/UK users. Applicable default statutory limitations periods under federal and state law are frequently longer, and the enforceability of contractual limitations periods that shorten statutory periods varies by jurisdiction and claim type.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of contractually shortened limitations periods varies by jurisdiction and claim type; some US states and EU member states may not permit such contractual modifications for consumer claims.
The agreement requires non-EU users to file federal claims within one year and state claims within two years of the relevant events, which may be shorter than the limitation periods available under applicable federal or state statutes. EU/UK users face a single one-year contractual limitation period for all claims.
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Compare across platforms →"You and X agree that you must initiate any proceeding or action asserting a federal claim within one (1) year of the date of the occurrence of the event or facts giving rise to a dispute that is arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services. You and X agree that you must initiate any proceeding or action asserting a state law claim within two (2) years of the date of the occurrence of the event or facts giving rise to a dispute that is arising out of or related to these Terms or the Services. Otherwise, to the extent permitted by applicable law, you forever waive the right to pursue any claim or cause of action, of any kind or character, based on such events or facts, and such claims or causes of action are permanently barred.Excerpt from X's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Contractual shortening of limitation periods is permissible under Texas law and some federal statutes, subject to reasonableness requirements; however, certain statutory claims carry non-waivable limitation periods, meaning the enforceability of this clause …
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This provision contractually shortens the limitations period for claims against X to one year (federal) and two years (state law) for non-EU users, and to one year for all claims for EU/UK users. Applicable default statutory limitations periods under federal and state law are frequently longer, and the enforceability of contractual limitations periods that shorten statutory periods varies by jurisdiction …
The agreement requires non-EU users to file federal claims within one year and state claims within two years of the relevant events, which may be shorter than the limitation periods available under applicable federal or state statutes. EU/UK users face a single one-year contractual limitation period for all claims.
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