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This provision does not require you to indemnify any of the Company Parties for any unconscionable commercial practice by such party or for such party's fraud, deception, false promise, misrepresentation...
Indemnifying Party will not settle any Claim for which it has an obligation to indemnify under this Section 6 admitting liability or fault on behalf of Indemnified Party, nor create any obligation on behalf of Indemnified Party without Indemnified Party's prior written consent...
Indemnifying Party will not settle any Claim for which it has an obligation to indemnify under this Section 6 admitting liability or fault on behalf of Indemnified Party, nor create any obligation on behalf of Indemnified Party without Indemnified Party's prior written consent...
"in accepting such obligations, You may act only on Your own behalf and on Your sole responsibility...only if You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold DeepSeek harmless for any liability incurred by, or claims asserted against, DeepSeek...Excerpt from DeepSeek's Open Source License
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The clause states: “in accepting such obligations, You may act only on Your own behalf and on Your sole responsibility...only if You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold DeepSeek harmless for any liability incurred by, or claims asserted against, DeepSeek...”
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