Questions tagged [arbitration-clause]
A new clause in the Terms of Service that requires that all legal disputes with SE be handled by binding arbitration rather than in court.
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Stack Exchange should allow existing users to opt out of arbitration
Please allow users to opt out of arbitration, even if it's more than the 30 days since they signed the agreement.
Currently the terms of service read:
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT BY USING THE PUBLIC NETWORK,...
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Do basically all ~1500 people on strike need to separately enter into "mandatory arbitration" after 90 days?
Currently there is an ongoing strike (Moderation Strike: Stack Overflow, Inc. cannot consistently ignore, mistreat, and malign its volunteers) which has led to (as at the time of writing)
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Who pays the fees to JAMS Inc. (US$1,750+) for mandatory arbitration?
The Terms of Service states:
b. Mandatory Arbitration
... IF A RESOLUTION IS NOT REACHED WITHIN NINETY (90) DAYS, THEN THE DISPUTE SHALL BE REFERRED TO AND RESOLVED BY BINDING ARBITRATION UNDER JAMS, ...
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What happened to the arbitration opt-out profile setting?
From a comment by Tim Post concerning the arbitration opt-out process:
You'll get a response, and our system is pretty good at catching spoofs (if someone makes DNS lie, then, well, nobody can catch ...
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Why doesn't the new TOS email or blog post mention the arbitration clause?
Tim Post's initial post on the new TOS provides a three-point summary of the new terms, along with a link to the new text and an opportunity to ask questions.
That, of course, sparked a re-...
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To refuse arbitration, give us your name and address
To opt out of mandatory arbitration and retain the right to participate in a class action, the terms of service state:
Your written notification must be mailed to us at Stack Overflow, Attn: Legal ...
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Concerns about Stack Overflow's current trajectory
or, Is Stack Overflow beginning to prioritise profit over all else?
Edit: No. No it is not. There was a brief hairy period, but it's still the Stack Overflow we all know and love. I no longer agree ...
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What happened to the electronic-opt out of arbitration, and to the other "correcting miscommunications" that were previously announced?
Today I received an email about new Terms of Service. It contains no trace whatsoever of the changes that Tim Post announced several weeks ago. In fact, the page https://stackoverflow.com/legal/terms-...
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Brace yourselves: The GDPR is coming!
It's actually nothing to worry about. You as users end up with more protection, and companies like us are left in a place where we've got a framework for handling your information that puts much ...
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Can we get an official statement about how the arbitration clause will be managed for foreign countries like European ones?
DISCLAIMER: the arguments described in this topic have already been referenced in multiple posts, yet no official comment on the issue was made that I'm aware of. This post is being made to raise ...
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Confidentiality clause in required arbitration
While I understand (but disagree with) the rationale provided to adding an arbitration clause in the new TOS update, particularly in this thread, one thing I must take umbrage with even given that ...
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What exactly are the security concerns regarding opting out of arbitration?
In the comments to Tim Post's arbitration update, a debate over potential abuse of the electronic opt-out unfolded because it is trivial to impersonate a profile.
But does this even matter? What ...
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Electronic opt-out, correcting miscommunication, and additional questions answered about the 2018 ToS update
We’ve listened to what you’ve been telling us about the arbitration clause that our most recent ToS update introduced. While we can't incorporate all of the feedback you offered, we did listen to it, ...
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When opting out of arbitration, how will the email address I provide be used?
As a followup to Can an anonymous user opt out of arbitration? and We're examining the implementation of arbitration in the 2018 ToS update, I would like more information as to how the email ...
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Will I receive any acknowledgement/reply of my arbitration opt-out letter, if I sent one before the electronic opt-out announcement was made?
I sent a letter in the mail to opt out of the new arbitration clause to the Terms of Service, before the new electronic opt-out was put into place. Should I be expecting a reply in the mail? If so, ...
