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User Indemnification Obligation

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indemnification clause allocates legal and financial responsibility to users for content-related claims, creating a mechanism by which Dun & Bradstreet transfers potential liability exposure to the user who generated or submitted the content.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jun 6, 2026

The updated Terms of Use no longer include explicit language describing cookie preferences, consent options (Agree and Proceed, Required Only, Manage Choices), or chat functionality data collection requirements. Previously, the document stated that users could manage cookies or enable chat functionality through specific settings. This removal means users navigating the website will not find these disclosures in the Terms of Use itself, though cookie and chat functionality may continue to operate according to the Cookie Policy, which remains referenced separately.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users posting content assume contractual responsibility for defending Dun & Bradstreet against third-party claims related to that content, including claims regarding intellectual property rights, false information, or violation of the terms. Users also represent and warrant they possess the necessary rights or fair use justification to post the content.

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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By posting content to any blog, you warrant that you either own or otherwise control all of the rights to that content, including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the content, or that your use of the content is a protected fair use. You agree that you will not knowingly and with intent to defraud provide material and misleadingly false information. You warrant also that the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use, and that you will indemnify and hold Dun & Bradstreet harmless for any and all claims resulting from content you supply.

— Excerpt from Dun & Bradstreet's D&B Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
D&B Terms of Use
Entity
Dun & Bradstreet
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005390
Document ID
CA-D-00721
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
abc8db70fa24c9ad38a827e89bfea22df9377d77e7dec7fde906b2f3fef72549
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 19:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Dun & Bradstreet
Document: D&B Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-005390
Captured: 2026-05-07 19:09:58 UTC
SHA-256: abc8db70fa24c9ad…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/dun-bradstreet/db-terms-of-use/user-indemnification-obligation/
Accessed: June 10, 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 Dun & Bradstreet's User Indemnification Obligation clause do?

The indemnification clause allocates legal and financial responsibility to users for content-related claims, creating a mechanism by which Dun & Bradstreet transfers potential liability exposure to the user who generated or submitted the content.

How does this clause affect you?

Users posting content assume contractual responsibility for defending Dun & Bradstreet against third-party claims related to that content, including claims regarding intellectual property rights, false information, or violation of the terms. Users also represent and warrant they possess the necessary rights or fair use justification to post the content.

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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