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User Indemnification Obligation

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indemnification obligation establishes that users bear the financial and legal defense burden for specified categories of claims against Cohere, shifting certain liability exposure from the service provider to the user. This allocation affects how disputes involving user conduct or user-generated content are funded and managed.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are contractually obligated to pay for Cohere's legal defense costs and any resulting damages in disputes involving the user's service access, terms violations, infringement of third-party rights, or harm caused by user content. This obligation applies regardless of whether the user is found liable.

How other platforms handle this

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, ...

eBay Medium

You will indemnify and hold us (including our parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents) harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable legal fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your breach of this User Agreement, your improper ...

OpenSea Medium

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless OpenSea and the OpenSea Parties from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, and fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to (a) your breach of these Terms; (b) your use of t...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Cohere and its subsidiaries, agents, licensors, managers, and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, agents, officers and directors, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Services; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Use; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that your Content caused damage to a third party.

— Excerpt from Cohere's Cohere Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Cohere Terms of Use
Entity
Cohere
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004190
Document ID
CA-D-00441
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
fce6a3fe9260708841b139a17617c1f2c9485f652de86766eaaf928e6f5e0872
Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 06:55 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Cohere
Document: Cohere Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-004190
Captured: 2026-04-30 06:55:06 UTC
SHA-256: fce6a3fe92607088…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/cohere/cohere-terms-of-use/user-indemnification-obligation/
Accessed: June 19, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Cohere's User Indemnification Obligation clause do?

The indemnification obligation establishes that users bear the financial and legal defense burden for specified categories of claims against Cohere, shifting certain liability exposure from the service provider to the user. This allocation affects how disputes involving user conduct or user-generated content are funded and managed.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are contractually obligated to pay for Cohere's legal defense costs and any resulting damages in disputes involving the user's service access, terms violations, infringement of third-party rights, or harm caused by user content. This obligation applies regardless of whether the user is found liable.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 84 platforms. See the full comparison.

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