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Indemnification Covers User Violation of Law or Third-Party Rights

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Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 997 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Instacart Medium

Any access to or use of the Services or goods through your account by others, including your spouse, dependents, Recipients, and any access by AI Agents you enable or that operate on your behalf...

Upwork Medium

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Upwork, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses...arising from: (i) your use of Upwork Now in violation of this Beta Addendum or applicable law...

Twilio Medium

Your obligations in Section 6.2 (Indemnification by Customer) of this Agreement will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, or procedure.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Your violation of applicable law or any third-party right; and any actual or alleged fraud, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or criminal acts committed by you or your employees or agents.

Excerpt from Anthropic's Claude.ai Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Claude.ai Terms of Service
Entity
Anthropic
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 9, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-017594
Document ID
CA-D-00011
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
b10681ed0556f33fd77bdd0ca8d5a1d1e02616dab9696dadd177f042a3770d68
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 14:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Anthropic
Document: Claude.ai Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-017594
Captured: 2026-05-09 14:35:38 UTC
SHA-256: b10681ed0556f33f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/claudeai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-017594/indemnification-covers-user-violation-of-law-or-third-party-rights/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's Indemnification Covers User Violation of Law or Third-Party Rights clause do?

The clause states: “Your violation of applicable law or any third-party right; and any actual or alleged fraud, intentional misconduct, gross negligence, or criminal acts committed by you or your employees or agents.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 233 platforms. See the full comparison.

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