INSTRUCTIONS
Here is how to opt out of Uber's legal straightjacket of arbitration, curtailing the few legal rights you retain in Uber's new (and old) Technology Services Agreement. Here's How:
1. On the second to last page of the TSA, clause 15.2.8 "Your Right To Opt Out Of This Arbitration Provision", there is a an email address to send your option demand, optout@uber.com.
2. Send an email to opt-out. Here is a template, in case you don't feel like writing one:
"Dear Sir or Madam, I opt out of all arbitration as noted under 15.2.8 of Uber's Technology Services Agreement. Respectfully,
YOUR NAME AS IT APPEARS IN UBER APP
YOUR UBER APP TELEPHONE NUMBER
YOUR CITY IN WHICH YOU RESIDE
3. Put opt-out UBER TSA arbitration in the email subject line and send it to optout@uber.com.
4. You will get an immediate response from Uber noting your opt-out has been received.
CAGE THAT KANGAROO
Why do this? What's the point?
According to the Prospectus filed when UBER IPOed, there are over thirty-five THOUSAND lawsuits pending against Uber. Small checks from this corporate shipwreck wash up on my beaches on a regular basis. These are tiny slices of settlements won by other drivers, who courageously retained their rights to resolve disputes in a court of law and who had lawyers with the guts to back them up.
My checks totaled over $300 in 2019 alone. Apparently, I'm still due another $100 for the year.
Uber cannot retaliate against you for rejecting arbitration. To their credit they never once tried to retaliate against me in the 4.5 years I've opted out of this provision of the TSA.
On the other hand (if you happen to be a wuss) you can always do nothing, which will accept arbitration.
Here is how to opt out of Uber's legal straightjacket of arbitration, curtailing the few legal rights you retain in Uber's new (and old) Technology Services Agreement. Here's How:
1. On the second to last page of the TSA, clause 15.2.8 "Your Right To Opt Out Of This Arbitration Provision", there is a an email address to send your option demand, optout@uber.com.
2. Send an email to opt-out. Here is a template, in case you don't feel like writing one:
"Dear Sir or Madam, I opt out of all arbitration as noted under 15.2.8 of Uber's Technology Services Agreement. Respectfully,
YOUR NAME AS IT APPEARS IN UBER APP
YOUR UBER APP TELEPHONE NUMBER
YOUR CITY IN WHICH YOU RESIDE
3. Put opt-out UBER TSA arbitration in the email subject line and send it to optout@uber.com.
4. You will get an immediate response from Uber noting your opt-out has been received.
CAGE THAT KANGAROO
Why do this? What's the point?
According to the Prospectus filed when UBER IPOed, there are over thirty-five THOUSAND lawsuits pending against Uber. Small checks from this corporate shipwreck wash up on my beaches on a regular basis. These are tiny slices of settlements won by other drivers, who courageously retained their rights to resolve disputes in a court of law and who had lawyers with the guts to back them up.
My checks totaled over $300 in 2019 alone. Apparently, I'm still due another $100 for the year.
Uber cannot retaliate against you for rejecting arbitration. To their credit they never once tried to retaliate against me in the 4.5 years I've opted out of this provision of the TSA.
On the other hand (if you happen to be a wuss) you can always do nothing, which will accept arbitration.
