When we updated the Avvo Terms of Use (“TOU”) at the end of October to cover our launch of the medical directory and Q&A, we made a number of other more ministerial changes as well. One of these was to provide for notice of changes to the TOU via the Avvo Blog. While we may provide notice of certain changes by other means (email, newsletter, etc.) as well, we decided that the easiest, most predictable way to provide notice was to post to the Avvo Blog whenever we update the TOU. To receive notice of changes to the TOU automatically, just subscribe to the Avvo Blog by email or using an RSS reader (my go-to RSS tool is the free Google Reader).

So here’s the first notice of a change, albeit a very minor one: We’ve updated the TOU, effective today, to delete a reference to arbitration from the forum selection clause (paragraph 22 of the TOU). We’re making this change to reflect the fact that the TOU no longer has an arbitration clause, as it was deleted in the October 31, 2010 revision.

Please don’t hesitate to comment below – or contact me directly – with any questions or comments about our new TOU update policy.