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==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||
Some examples of arbitration clauses in terms and conditions include: | Some examples of arbitration clauses in terms and conditions include:<!-- Sort alphabetically! --> | ||
*Instagram Terms of Use - Section 7.4 - How We Will Handle Disputes<ref name=":0" /> | *Instagram Terms of Use - Section 7.4 - How We Will Handle Disputes<ref name=":0" /> | ||
*Powell's Books - Has forced arbitration clause in their Term of Use.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-30 |title=Terms of Use {{!}} Powell's Books |url=https://www.powells.com/info/terms-of-use |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250528215842/https://www.powells.com/info/terms-of-use |archive-date=2025-05-28 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=Powell's Books}}</ref> | |||
*Section 13.1. Binding arbitration agreement and class action waiver, of [[Zoom|proton]] Terms of Service, says " Please read this section and the class action waiver section carefully – it may significantly affect your legal rights, including your right to file a lawsuit in court and to have a jury hear your claims. It contains procedures for mandatory binding arbitration and a class action waiver."<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 Jan 2025 |title=Terms of Service |url=https://proton.me/legal/terms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250310210512/https://proton.me/nl/legal/terms |archive-date=10 Mar 2025 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=Proton}}</ref> | |||
*[[Sony]] PlayStation Network Terms of Service - Section 14 - Binding Individual Arbitration<ref>{{Cite web |title=PLAYSTATION NETWORK TERMS OF SERVICE AND USER AGREEMENT |url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216114722/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/ |archive-date=16 Dec 2024 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=[[PlayStation]]}}</ref> | *[[Sony]] PlayStation Network Terms of Service - Section 14 - Binding Individual Arbitration<ref>{{Cite web |title=PLAYSTATION NETWORK TERMS OF SERVICE AND USER AGREEMENT |url=https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216114722/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/ |archive-date=16 Dec 2024 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=[[PlayStation]]}}</ref> | ||
*[[Ticketmaster]] Terms of Use - Section 17 - Mandatory Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandatory Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver |url=https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/10468830739345-Terms-of-Use |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105150022/https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/10468830739345-Terms-of-Use#section17 |archive-date=5 Jan 2025 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=[[Ticketmaster]]}}</ref> | *[[Ticketmaster]] Terms of Use - Section 17 - Mandatory Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandatory Arbitration Agreement and Class Action Waiver |url=https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/10468830739345-Terms-of-Use |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105150022/https://help.ticketmaster.com/hc/en-us/articles/10468830739345-Terms-of-Use#section17 |archive-date=5 Jan 2025 |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=[[Ticketmaster]]}}</ref> | ||
*Western Digital - Has a forced-arbitration clause in the warranty for a ST500DM002-1BD142 hard drive. Clause 1, section "C". (And possibly other products.) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Warranty {{!}} Western Digital |url=https://consumerrights.wiki/File:WD-HDD-Warranty.pdf}}</ref> | |||
*Yahoo Terms of Service - Section 14.2.b "'''BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT'''" <ref>{{Cite web |title=Yahoo Terms of Service {{!}} Yahoo |url=https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/otos/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250315082242/https://legal.yahoo.com/us/en/yahoo/terms/otos/index.html |archive-date=2025-03-15 |access-date=2025-03-15 |website=Yahoo}}</ref> | |||
*Zenimax Media (Bethesda) has an arbitration agreement that can only be opted out of within 30 days, ''by mail''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ZeniMax Terms of Service |url=https://www.zenimax.com/en/legal/terms-of-service |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=ZeniMax Media}}</ref> | |||
*Section 27.1 of [[Zoom]]'s Terms of Service, says: "You and Zoom agree that any dispute or claim between you and Zoom arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services (a “Dispute”), including any related software, hardware, integrations, advertising or marketing communications, your account, or any aspects of your relationship or transactions with Zoom, will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court."<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Aug 2023 |title=Zoom Terms of Service |url=https://www.zoom.com/it/trust/terms/?cms_guid=false&lang=null |url-status=live |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=[[Zoom]]}}</ref> | *Section 27.1 of [[Zoom]]'s Terms of Service, says: "You and Zoom agree that any dispute or claim between you and Zoom arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Services (a “Dispute”), including any related software, hardware, integrations, advertising or marketing communications, your account, or any aspects of your relationship or transactions with Zoom, will be resolved by binding arbitration, rather than in court."<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 Aug 2023 |title=Zoom Terms of Service |url=https://www.zoom.com/it/trust/terms/?cms_guid=false&lang=null |url-status=live |access-date=4 May 2025 |website=[[Zoom]]}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== |