Nike
Nike designs and sells athletic footwear, apparel, and equipment through its own retail stores, website, and app, as well as authorized third-party retailers.
Policies decoded for Nike
Legal & Contractual Snapshot
The same eight rows are filled in for every company on this site, so you can compare across vendors. "Not specified" means the source documents are silent on that topic.
- Governing law
- Oregon state law, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles.What this means: Which state or country's law is used to interpret the agreement. Different jurisdictions have different consumer protections; this row tells you which set applies if there's a dispute.
- Dispute venue
- State or federal courts in Multnomah County, Oregon. Exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes.What this means: Where you'd have to file if you ever needed to take the company to court. Filing in a state you don't live in usually means traveling or hiring a lawyer there, which can make small disputes impractical to pursue.
- Jury trial
- Not addressed.What this means: Whether you can ask a jury (rather than a single judge) to decide a case against the company. Waiving the right means a judge decides alone. Companies generally prefer judge-only trials because judges follow contracts more strictly than juries do.
- Arbitration / class action
- Not required. Nike does not mandate arbitration, but both the Terms of Use and Terms of Sale include an explicit class action waiver: all claims must be resolved individually.What this means: Arbitration is a private dispute process outside the courts, decided by a paid arbitrator whose ruling is binding and hard to appeal. Class actions let many people with the same complaint file one lawsuit together. Waiving class actions means each person has to file individually, which usually isn't worth the cost for small dollar amounts.
- Liability cap
- Capped at the lesser of $100 or the amount you paid to Nike for the relevant transaction.What this means: The maximum amount the company will pay you if they're found at fault. "As is, as available" is contract language meaning the company makes no promises about whether the product or service will work as expected, which makes recovering anything from them very hard in practice.
- Account termination
- Nike may suspend or terminate your account at any time for a terms violation. No notice required.What this means: The conditions under which the company can end your account or service. What varies between companies: whether they need a reason to terminate, whether they have to give you notice, and whether you get any money back.
- Privacy & data use
- Nike collects account, transaction, browsing, and device data. Used for personalization, advertising, and product development. Full details at nike.com/help/a/privacy-policy.What this means: What personal information the company collects, what they use it for, and whether they share or sell it. This is a high-level summary; the company's full privacy policy has the legal details.
- Term modification
- Nike may update its terms at any time. Continued use after a change counts as acceptance.What this means: How the company can change the agreement on you over time. "Continued use means acceptance" is the standard pattern: the company posts a new version, and if you keep using the service, you've legally agreed to the new terms whether you read them or not.
Watch Out For
- Class action waiver — disputes must be filed individually. Nike's Terms of Use and Terms of Sale both explicitly waive your right to participate in a class action. Any claim against Nike must be brought individually in Multnomah County, Oregon.
- Content you submit to Nike gets a perpetual, irrevocable license. Posting a review, photo, or other content on Nike's platforms grants Nike a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use and sublicense it.