Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
v1.0 · Effective 2026-05-26 · IKEOCEAN® LLC, DBA ShipHub™
Binding arbitration, class-action waiver, and jury-trial waiver for all disputes with ShipHub™.
1. 1. Pre-Arbitration Notice
Before initiating arbitration, you must send a written notice to info@ikeocean.com describing the dispute, the relief sought, and your contact details, and allow ShipHub™ sixty (60) days to attempt resolution in good faith.
2. 2. Binding Arbitration
Any dispute that is not resolved within the sixty-day period shall be finally settled by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. The seat shall be Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The arbitration shall be conducted in English by a single arbitrator. The award is final and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
3. 3. Class-Action & Jury Waiver
YOU WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS, COLLECTIVE, REPRESENTATIVE, OR CONSOLIDATED ACTION AGAINST ShipHub™. YOU ALSO WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one party's claim or preside over any form of representative proceeding.
4. 4. Costs & Fees
Each party bears its own attorneys' fees except as awarded by the arbitrator. AAA filing fees are allocated under AAA rules.
5. 5. Equitable Relief Carve-Out
Notwithstanding the above, ShipHub™ may seek temporary or preliminary injunctive or equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction to protect intellectual property, confidentiality, or platform integrity.
6. Governing Law, Venue & Dispute Resolution
This document is governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Georgia, United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply.
Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this document or the Services shall be resolved exclusively by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Commercial Arbitration Rules, with the seat of arbitration in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia. The arbitrator's award shall be final, non-appealable, and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction.
You expressly waive any right to a trial by jury and any right to participate in a class, collective, consolidated, or representative action against ShipHub™. Any claim must be brought within one (1) year of the event giving rise to it or be permanently barred.
7. Electronic Acceptance
You agree that your electronic acceptance of this document — whether via checkbox, click, API authentication, or continued use of the Services — has the same legal force and effect as a hand-written signature under the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN), the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA), and any equivalent law in your jurisdiction.
ShipHub™ retains a server-side acceptance record including timestamp, IP address, document version, and account identifier, which shall constitute prima facie evidence of acceptance in any proceeding.
8. Notices, Updates & Acceptance
IKEOCEAN® LLC, doing business as ShipHub™ ("ShipHub™", "we", "us", or "our") may amend this document at any time by posting an updated version inside the Legal Center at /legal. Continued access to or use of the ShipHub™ platform, application, APIs, dashboards, marketplace, agent network, partner portal, or any service offered by ShipHub™ (collectively, the "Services") after the effective date constitutes binding acceptance of the revised document.
By creating an account, clicking an acceptance checkbox, signing electronically, submitting a booking, transmitting an API call, or otherwise using the Services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by this document and every other policy referenced in the Legal Center.
Where any term of this document conflicts with a signed master services agreement executed between you and ShipHub™, the executed agreement controls only as to the conflicting provision; all other provisions of this document remain in full force.
9. Contact & Notices
Legal notices to ShipHub™ must be sent in writing to: IKEOCEAN® LLC, doing business as ShipHub™, Legal Department, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, with a copy to info@ikeocean.com. Notices to you may be delivered via the email address on file, in-platform notification, or any reasonable electronic means; electronic notice is deemed received upon transmission.
For questions about this document or to exercise any rights described herein, contact info@ikeocean.com or write to our Legal Department at the address above.