You agree to protect DocuSign from any legal claims or costs that arise from your use of the service, including claims brought by third parties.
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The indemnification obligation allocates financial and legal risk to the user for disputes involving third parties that relate to the user's conduct or content. This affects the cost structure of using the service, as users assume responsibility for defending DocuSign against external claims rather than DocuSign bearing those costs internally.
Business users and individuals who send documents for signature could face significant financial exposure if a third party sues DocuSign over their use of the platform. The indemnification obligation is broad and not capped in the way DocuSign's own liability is.
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"You will defend, indemnify, and hold us, our Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, suppliers, consultants, and agents harmless from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages, and costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys' fees) arising from or related to, as applicable: (a) your access to and use of the Site (including the Docusign Services); (b) violation of these Terms by you; (c) infringement of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity by you; (d) the nature and substance of all documents, data, or other content uploaded by you to the Site (including the Docusign Services); or (e) any products or services purchased or obtained by you in connection with the Site (including the Docusign Services).— Excerpt from DocuSign's DocuSign Terms and Conditions
The broad indemnification clause creates asymmetric risk: user liability is uncapped while DocuSign's is limited to 12 months of fees. Institutional procurement and legal teams should negotiate carve-outs or caps on indemnification exposure prior to enterprise deployment.
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The indemnification obligation allocates financial and legal risk to the user for disputes involving third parties that relate to the user's conduct or content. This affects the cost structure of using the service, as users assume responsibility for defending DocuSign against external claims rather than DocuSign bearing those costs internally.
Business users and individuals who send documents for signature could face significant financial exposure if a third party sues DocuSign over their use of the platform. The indemnification obligation is broad and not capped in the way DocuSign's own liability is.
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