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Users agree to indemnify AT&T and its affiliates, officers, agents, and employees against all third-party claims, losses, expenses, and attorneys' fees arising from user-submitted content, site use, terms violations, or violations of law or third-party rights. This obligation survives termination of the user's relationship with AT&T.
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This provision requires users to cover AT&T's legal defense costs and damages in third-party claims arising from user conduct, content submissions, or terms violations, and this obligation continues after the user's account is terminated or relationship with AT&T ends. AT&T also reserves the right to assume control of any matter subject to user indemnification.
Interpretive note: The provision is qualified by 'to the extent permitted under applicable law,' and enforceability of broad consumer indemnification obligations varies by jurisdiction and claim type.
Under this clause, users are contractually obligated to cover AT&T's losses, damages, and attorneys' fees in third-party claims connected to user-submitted content or site use, and this obligation survives account termination. AT&T may assume control of the legal defense of any such claim.
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"To the extent permitted under applicable law, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless AT&T and its underlying content and service providers, licensors and suppliers, and each of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and employees, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of Submitted Material or any other content you submit, post or upload to or transmit through our Site, your use of our Site, your connection to our Site, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any law or the rights of another. These obligations will survive any termination of your relationship with AT&T or your use of our Site.Excerpt from AT&T's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Consumer-facing indemnification clauses engage state contract law and consumer protection statutes. Several states' consumer protection frameworks have scrutinized broad indemnification obligations in standard-form consumer contracts. The FTC Act's prohibition on unfair or deceptive practices may be relevant where indemnification obligations are not clearly disclosed. Applicable enforcement authority includes the FTC and State AGs. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The breadth of the indemnification obligation, which covers all third-party claims arising from site use broadly defined, and its survival of termination, creates ongoing financial exposure for users. The provision is qualified by 'to the extent permitted under applicable law,' which introduces jurisdiction-dependent enforceability. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: California and other states with strong consumer protection frameworks may limit the enforceability of broad consumer indemnification obligations in standard-form contracts. The enforceability of survival clauses for indemnification in consumer contracts varies by jurisdiction. The document is governed by Texas law. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise users and developers using AT&T's sites for business purposes should assess whether this indemnification obligation is appropriate for their risk profile and whether it is subject to negotiation under any separate commercial agreement. The provision's scope covers affiliates and employees of AT&T, which extends the indemnification beyond AT&T Inc. itself. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams reviewing AT&T site terms for enterprise onboarding should assess whether the indemnification clause creates unacceptable financial exposure given the organization's site use patterns, and whether a separate commercial agreement with more limited indemnification terms is available.
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This provision requires users to cover AT&T's legal defense costs and damages in third-party claims arising from user conduct, content submissions, or terms violations, and this obligation continues after the user's account is terminated or relationship with AT&T ends. AT&T also reserves the right to assume control of any matter subject to user indemnification.
Under this clause, users are contractually obligated to cover AT&T's losses, damages, and attorneys' fees in third-party claims connected to user-submitted content or site use, and this obligation survives account termination. AT&T may assume control of the legal defense of any such claim.
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