“you agree to indemnify, defend, release, and hold us, and our partners, licensors, affiliates, contractors, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, harmless, from and against any third party claims...”
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Users bear the financial and legal burden of defending Bumble and a wide range of affiliated entities against third-party claims, which could result in significant personal liability.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after 'any third party claims' and does not specify the conditions or scope of claims that trigger the indemnification obligation. The canonical claim is limited to what the quoted language establishes.
The updated terms establish new account verification procedures that Bumble may initiate to confirm identity, prevent fraud, verify age compliance, and enforce community guidelines. The terms clarify that deleting the Bumble app does not delete your account; you must explicitly request account deletion through the app to permanently remove it. A new BeePitched feature allows users to create personalized pitches about others and invite contributions, but this feature is restricted in Washington State and requires obtaining all necessary permissions from the person being pitched about. Content licensing language is narrowed to specify that your uploaded content may be made available to other app users, rather than the general public. You can request account deletion through the app's deletion process, and you can report any Pitch for review if you are the subject of one.
View change record →If a third party brings a claim against Bumble or its affiliated parties, you may be required to indemnify, defend, and hold those parties harmless at your own cost.
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In the event you are required to indemnify us pursuant to this Agreement or any court rulings, you must secure all necessary approvals and consents from regulatory authorities for the remittance of any indemnified amount to us.
A party's obligations to defend a Claim Against Customer or a Claim Against Smartsheet...are conditioned on the other party: (a) providing timely written notice of the Claim to the defending party
If required by applicable law, Section 10 (Indemnification) of the Terms does not apply if you are not responsible (with at least slight negligence) for the indemnified event, breach or damage.
"you agree to indemnify, defend, release, and hold us, and our partners, licensors, affiliates, contractors, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, harmless, from and against any third party claims...Excerpt from Bumble's Terms and Conditions
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Users bear the financial and legal burden of defending Bumble and a wide range of affiliated entities against third-party claims, which could result in significant personal liability.
If a third party brings a claim against Bumble or its affiliated parties, you may be required to indemnify, defend, and hold those parties harmless at your own cost.
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