DecisionLayer Arbitration Clause
In order to have DecisionLayer arbitrate disputes, please add the below language to your contract.
For more information, please refer to our FAQ, our explanatory one-pager at https://www.decisionlayer.ai/howtoaddtocontract.pdf, and the clause variants and drafting notes on this site.
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For Signed Contracts
Add this clause to the body of your agreement. This is the short form of the DecisionLayer Arbitration Clause: it uses formal third-person language (e.g. “each party”) suitable for negotiated, signed agreements between two or more parties, and relies on the Rules for the details of the proceeding. If you would prefer to spell out the jury-trial and class-action waivers, the arbitrator selection mechanism, and the fallback appointment procedure in the contract itself, use the long form instead.
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this agreement, including the interpretation, formation, breach, termination, validity, arbitrability or enforceability thereof, shall be settled by binding arbitration administered by Decision Science Research Corporation (“DecisionLayer”) in accordance with its rules then in effect at https://www.decisionlayer.ai/rules (the “Rules”). The substantive rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York. The seat and legal place of the arbitration shall be New York, New York, regardless of the physical location of any party, arbitrator, or hearing. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties expressly agree and consent that each party may be represented in the arbitration by a person of its choosing, who need not be a lawyer. The Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16 (“FAA”), shall govern this arbitration provision, its interpretation and enforcement, all questions of arbitrability, and the arbitration proceedings. The FAA shall control over any conflicting provision of law. EACH PARTY CONSENTS TO RECEIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS COMMENCING AN ARBITRATION VIA THE DECISIONLAYER WEBSITE (IF IT HAS AN ACCOUNT), BY EMAIL, BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL, OR IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. EACH PARTY HERETO WAIVES ANY OBJECTION TO SERVICE BY THESE MEANS.
Need a different version?
Choose the variant that fits your situation. Each opens on its own page with copy-ready language.
Long Form
The full signed-contract clause. Spells out the jury-trial and class-action waivers, AI-assisted arbitrator selection, virtual hearings, and a fallback appointment procedure.
View clause →Terms of Service & Clickwrap
For clickwrap agreements and terms of service. Includes a top-of-document notice and a user-facing clause with an opt-out period.
View clause →Pure AI Arbitration
For disputes resolved by DecisionLayer’s AI system, subject to a right of appeal to an independent, human arbitrator.
View clause →Tiered Dispute Resolution
Route disputes below a dollar threshold to DecisionLayer arbitration while reserving larger disputes for court.
View clause →Mass Arbitration
Adds a mass arbitration protocol for batching, sequencing, and optionally consolidating many substantially similar claims against the same respondent.
View clause →Retroactive Effect
Extends arbitration to claims that accrued before the agreement was signed, for adding DecisionLayer to an existing relationship. Includes drafting notes.
View clause →Delaware Rapid Arbitration Act
For agreements between business entities with a Delaware nexus. Delaware seat, decision on written submissions unless a hearing is requested, and a final award with no appellate review.
View clause →Drafting Notes
Optional add-ons: prevailing-party fee-shifting, arbitration carve-outs, and amount-in-controversy threshold guidance.
View notes →