“you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our affiliates and licensors, and our and their respective employees, officers, directors, and representatives, harmless from and against all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including attorneys' fees)...”
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The clause places the financial burden of defending and satisfying claims on the associate, extending that obligation to a broad set of Amazon-related entities and individuals.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated and does not reproduce the conditions that trigger the indemnification obligation. The canonical claim states the obligation and its scope of covered parties but cannot confirm the full triggering language.
The claim requires associates to absorb the cost of defending Amazon and its affiliated personnel against claims, including attorneys' fees.
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the Indemnifying Party being given full and complete control over the defense and settlement of the Claim
"you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our affiliates and licensors, and our and their respective employees, officers, directors, and representatives, harmless from and against all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including attorneys' fees)...Excerpt from Amazon Associates's Operating Agreement
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The clause places the financial burden of defending and satisfying claims on the associate, extending that obligation to a broad set of Amazon-related entities and individuals.
The claim requires associates to absorb the cost of defending Amazon and its affiliated personnel against claims, including attorneys' fees.
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