Lyft vs Spotify: whose terms are worse?

If you have a dispute with Spotify, you must use arbitration instead of going to court. This means you won't be able to sue Spotify in court or be part of a class action lawsuit. You must send a written notice to Spotify before starting arbitration, and you have 60 days to try to resolve the issue informally before proceeding with arbitration.

You can't be part of a class action lawsuit against Spotify. If you have a dispute, you must resolve it individually through arbitration.

Lyft owns all the intellectual property rights in the platform, and you don't have the right to use their trademarks or other intellectual property except as allowed by the agreement.

You have a limited license to use Spotify's content, but you don't own it.

Lyft will charge you for the services you use, and you agree to pay those charges when you use the platform.

Your subscription will automatically renew unless you cancel it. You can cancel at any time, but you won't get a refund for the current month.

You must start arbitration within 1 year of when the dispute arose, or you'll lose your right to make a claim.

Lyft can change the prices for their services at any time, and you agree to pay the prices that are in effect when you use the services.

Spotify can change its prices at any time, and you'll be notified of changes. If you don't agree with the price change, you can cancel your subscription.

Lyft can change the terms of this agreement at any time, and you accept those changes by continuing to use the platform after they are made.

Spotify can change its terms at any time, and you'll be notified of changes. If you don't agree with the changes, you can close your account within 30 days.

If you don't like a ride, you can't get a refund - all charges are non-refundable except where the law says they have to be.

If Spotify's outage or failure costs you money, the most you can get back is $30 or what you paid them last month, whichever is greater.

You can only have one user account, and you can't let other people use your account or create an account on behalf of someone else.

You agree to receive communications from Lyft, but you can opt out of some messages by texting 'STOP' to the shortcode.

Lyft can use your information to improve the platform and provide services to you, and you give them permission to do so by using the platform.

The laws of a particular jurisdiction will apply to any disputes between you and Lyft, but it's not entirely clear which jurisdiction that will be.

New York law applies to these terms, and any disputes will be resolved in New York courts or through arbitration.

You must be at least 18 years old to use Spotify, or 13 years old with parental consent.

You agree not to do certain things when using the platform, such as impersonating someone else or violating the law.