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The indemnification clause establishes a cost-shifting mechanism where users assume financial responsibility for defending Discord against third-party claims related to user conduct or service use. This allocation of defense costs and liability exposure operates as a contractual risk transfer from the service provider to individual users.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of this indemnification provision against individual consumers may vary by jurisdiction; courts in some states have declined to enforce broad indemnification clauses in consumer adhesion contracts.
Users accept an obligation to pay Discord's legal and accounting expenses if third parties bring claims connected to the user's service use or Terms violations. This mechanism requires users to fund Discord's defense costs in addition to any damages that may be awarded.
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"You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Discord and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Services, or your violation of these Terms.— Excerpt from Discord's Discord Terms of Service
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The indemnification clause establishes a cost-shifting mechanism where users assume financial responsibility for defending Discord against third-party claims related to user conduct or service use. This allocation of defense costs and liability exposure operates as a contractual risk transfer from the service provider to individual users.
Users accept an obligation to pay Discord's legal and accounting expenses if third parties bring claims connected to the user's service use or Terms violations. This mechanism requires users to fund Discord's defense costs in addition to any damages that may be awarded.
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