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User Indemnification Obligation

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indemnification obligation shifts certain legal and financial responsibility to users, requiring them to cover Anthropic's defense costs and damages in defined categories of disputes. This establishes a contractual mechanism by which users assume liability exposure for their own conduct and third-party claims connected to their use of the platform.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Apr 3, 2026
First Seen
Apr 17, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 272 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users assume the obligation to pay for Anthropic's legal costs, damages, and related expenses in disputes arising from the user's breach, use of the service, violation of law, or misconduct. The scope includes claims related to products or services users develop using Claude, making users financially responsible for defending Anthropic in those contexts.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

You agree, to the extent permitted under applicable law, to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tinder, our affiliates, and their and our respective officers, directors, agents, and employees from and against any and all complaints, demands, claims, damages, losses, costs, liabilities and expenses, ...

eBay Medium

You will indemnify and hold us (including our parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents) harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this User Agreement, your improper ...

OpenSea Medium

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless OpenSea and the OpenSea Parties from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your use of t...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE ANTHROPIC PARTIES FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COSTS), AND OTHER LOSSES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR BREACH OR ALLEGED BREACH OF THESE TERMS; YOUR ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR ALLEGED USE OF THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS, OR THE ACTIONS; YOUR FEEDBACK; ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THAT YOU DEVELOP, OFFER, OR OTHERWISE MAKE AVAILABLE USING OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES; 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-000097
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-000097
Captured: 2026-05-09 14:35:38 UTC
SHA-256: b10681ed0556f33f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/anthropic/claudeai-terms-of-service/user-indemnification-obligation/
Accessed: June 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Anthropic's User Indemnification Obligation clause do?

The indemnification obligation shifts certain legal and financial responsibility to users, requiring them to cover Anthropic's defense costs and damages in defined categories of disputes. This establishes a contractual mechanism by which users assume liability exposure for their own conduct and third-party claims connected to their use of the platform.

How does this clause affect you?

Users assume the obligation to pay for Anthropic's legal costs, damages, and related expenses in disputes arising from the user's breach, use of the service, violation of law, or misconduct. The scope includes claims related to products or services users develop using Claude, making users financially responsible for defending Anthropic in those contexts.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 84 platforms. See the full comparison.

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