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User Indemnification of Calm's Legal Fees

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indemnification clause establishes an obligation for users to cover Calm's legal defense costs and damages in disputes related to user conduct or content. This allocation of legal expense responsibility affects the financial risk distribution between the user and the service provider when third-party claims arise.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users assume financial responsibility for defending Calm against third-party claims connected to their use of the service, their content, or their conduct, including paying Calm's attorneys' fees and accounting expenses. This obligation applies broadly to claims arising from access, use, user content, Terms violations, infringement, or related conduct.

How other platforms handle this

Ancestry Medium

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Ancestry and its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of t...

Bumble Medium

You agree that Your Content must comply with our Community Guidelines as updated from time to time. As Your Content is unique, you are responsible and liable for Your Content. You will indemnify, defend, release, and hold us harmless from any claims made in connection with Your Content.

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, ...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Calm and its officers, directors, partners, employees, and agents (individually and collectively, the "Calm Parties"), from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees ("Claims"), arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) your access to or use of the Services; (b) your User Content or feedback; (c) your violation of these Terms; (d) your violation, misappropriation, or infringement of any rights of another (including intellectual property rights or privacy rights); or (e) your conduct in connection with the Services. You will promptly notify the Calm Parties of any third-party Claims, cooperate with the Calm Parties in defending such Claims, and pay all fees, costs, and expenses associated with defending such Claims (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees).

— Excerpt from Calm's Calm Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Calm Terms of Service
Entity
Calm
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004460
Document ID
CA-D-00217
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
38c351d41f441bfe6e993a8f629aece75903071fd18556b8c4d676442af6329e
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 05:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Calm
Document: Calm Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-004460
Captured: 2026-05-07 05:09:01 UTC
SHA-256: 38c351d41f441bfe…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/calm/calm-terms-of-service/user-indemnification-of-calms-legal-fees/
Accessed: June 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Calm's User Indemnification of Calm's Legal Fees clause do?

The indemnification clause establishes an obligation for users to cover Calm's legal defense costs and damages in disputes related to user conduct or content. This allocation of legal expense responsibility affects the financial risk distribution between the user and the service provider when third-party claims arise.

How does this clause affect you?

Users assume financial responsibility for defending Calm against third-party claims connected to their use of the service, their content, or their conduct, including paying Calm's attorneys' fees and accounting expenses. This obligation applies broadly to claims arising from access, use, user content, Terms violations, infringement, or related conduct.

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