Customers are required to defend and indemnify AWS, its affiliates, and their personnel against any third-party losses arising from customer or end user use of the services, content violations, applicable law breaches, or disputes between the customer and their end users. The indemnification obligation extends to reimbursing AWS for attorney fees and staff time spent responding to subpoenas or legal orders related to covered claims at AWS's then-current hourly rates.
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This provision requires customers to bear the cost of defending AWS against third-party claims arising from customer account activity, including unauthorized use by third parties, end user conduct, and customer content. The obligation to reimburse AWS hourly staff time in response to subpoenas creates a potential cost exposure that is not capped by the damages limitation in Section 9.
Under this clause, customers assume responsibility for defending AWS against third-party claims connected to their account activity, end user actions, and content, including reimbursing AWS at its then-current hourly rates for time spent responding to legal process related to those claims. The agreement states this obligation applies to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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Compare across platforms →"To the extent permitted by applicable law, you will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates and licensors, and each of their respective employees, officers, directors, and representatives from and against any Losses arising out of or relating to any third-party claim concerning: (a) your or any End Users' use of the Services (including any activities under your AWS account and use by your employees and personnel); (b) breach of this Agreement or violation of applicable law by you, End Users or Your Content; or (c) a dispute between you and any End User. You will reimburse us for reasonable attorneys' fees, as well as our employees' and contractors' time and materials spent responding to any third party subpoena or other compulsory legal order or process associated with third party claims described in (a) through (c) above at our then-current hourly rates.Excerpt from AWS's Customer Agreement
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This provision requires customers to bear the cost of defending AWS against third-party claims arising from customer account activity, including unauthorized use by third parties, end user conduct, and customer content. The obligation to reimburse AWS hourly staff time in response to subpoenas creates a potential cost exposure that is not capped by the damages limitation in Section 9.
Under this clause, customers assume responsibility for defending AWS against third-party claims connected to their account activity, end user actions, and content, including reimbursing AWS at its then-current hourly rates for time spent responding to legal process related to those claims. The agreement states this obligation applies to the extent permitted by applicable law.
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