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Clause database · Fintech, payments, and lending

Upstart

Website Terms of Use

As captured on ; terms may have changed since.

Sector
Fintech, payments, and lending
Source
https://mbc.upstart.com/terms
Captured from
the company’s own page, fetched live
Captured (UTC)
SHA-256 of the bytes as served
2cf6f5b7a1174054890b7af00b65596b34a5cb183e420cca44af5be37667fe66
Date the document states
Effective Date: March 19, 2019

Reviewed fields

For each field: the reviewer's category, then the words of the captured document. Where the category is silent, no provision on that field was extracted from the captured text, and nothing is quoted. Every category, with its count, is listed on the data page.

Delegation clause (who decides whether the clause is enforceable)

Reviewed category: to-arbitrator-full

any "Claim" means any claim, dispute or controversy relating to (1) these Terms of Service (including a dispute over the validity, enforceability, arbitrability or scope of this arbitration clause) or any the services accessed through the Site

Consumer’s share of arbitration fees

Reviewed category: provider-rules-only-no-cap

All fees and expenses of the arbitrator and administrative fees and expenses of the arbitration will be paid by the parties as provided by the AAA Rules, to the extent applicable, or by specific ruling by the arbitrator, or by agreement of the parties.

Company’s fee promise

Reviewed category: silent

No provision on this field was extracted from the captured text.

Fee or cost shifting against the consumer

Reviewed category: frivolous-or-rule-11-only

If the arbitrator determines that any claim or defense is frivolous or wrongfully intended to oppress the other party, the arbitrator may award sanctions in the form of fees and expenses reasonably incurred by the other party (including arbitration administration fees, arbitrator’s fees, and attorney, expert and witness fees), to the extent such fees and expenses could be imposed under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

Pre-filing requirement

Reviewed category: encouraged-not-required

Contact Us First . If you have an issue with our services, or if a dispute arises between you and us, please contact us first.

Mass-arbitration terms

Reviewed category: anti-consolidation-only

THE ARBITRATOR WILL HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO ARBITRATE CLAIMS ON A CLASS BASIS, AND CLAIMS BROUGHT BY OR AGAINST YOU MAY NOT BE JOINED OR CONSOLIDATED WITH CLAIMS BROUGHT BY OR AGAINST ANY OTHER PERSON.

Small-claims carve-out

Reviewed category: available-standard-carve-out

a Claim does not include any individual action brought by you in small claims court or your state’s equivalent court, unless such action is transferred, removed or appealed to a different court

Opt-out

Reviewed category: general-with-window

You may reject the arbitration agreement provided here by mailing a signed rejection notice to the address provided in the Notice section below within 30 calendar days of your agreement to this Agreement.

Unilateral modification

Reviewed category: effective-on-posting-or-without-notice

We may also change the Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. Please review these Terms of Use from time to time because your continued access or use of the Site after any modifications have become effective shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified Terms of Use.

Scope

Reviewed category: broad-plus-survives-termination

The arbitration agreement in this Section terms applies to any party named as a co-defendant with Upstart Network, Inc. in a Claim asserted by you, such as servicers or debt collectors. ... The arbitration agreement in this Section will survive this Agreement, any bankruptcy or insolvency, or any cancellation or request for cancellation of this Agreement.

Confidentiality of the arbitration

Reviewed category: silent

No provision on this field was extracted from the captured text.

Shortened limitations period

Reviewed category: silent

No provision on this field was extracted from the captured text.

Severability if the class waiver is struck

Reviewed category: whole-clause-void-if-class-waiver-struck

If any part of this arbitration agreement (other than the class waiver described above) is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a decision of a tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then such specific part or parts will be of no force and effect and will be severed, but the remainder of this arbitration agreement will continue in full force and effect. If such class waiver is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then this entire arbitration agreement will be void and of no force or effect to any class actions.

Counsel or representation restrictions

Reviewed category: silent

No provision on this field was extracted from the captured text.

Mass-arbitration numeric trigger

Reviewed category: no-mass-filing-terms

The reviewed data records this category without a quotation.

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