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We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
We reserve the right, at our election, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, including, but not limited to, selection of outside counsel.
Ramp will have sole control and authority to defend the claim, provided (i) Company may participate in the defense and settlement of the claim with counsel of its own choosing at its own expense.
"We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you...and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.Excerpt from Cloudflare's Terms of Use
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The clause states: “We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you...and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.”
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