This analysis describes what eBay's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology
This clause establishes an allocation of legal and financial risk by making users responsible for defending eBay against claims originating from user conduct rather than eBay's own operations or negligence. The provision extends indemnification obligations to eBay's officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, and employees, broadening the scope of protected parties.
The updated User Agreement incorporates additional policies and terms that were previously referenced separately, making them contractually binding conditions of service use. The agreement now explicitly states that continued use constitutes acceptance of all incorporated policies and additional terms posted on eBay's sites and applications. The updated language emphasizes that disputes are resolved through binding arbitration unless the user opts out according to section 19.B.9, and contains a waiver of class action rights. You can review which eBay entity contracts with you based on your jurisdiction (eBay Inc. for US, eBay UK Limited for UK, eBay GmbH for EU, and others listed) and locate the opt-out mechanism for arbitration in section 19.B.9 of the full agreement.
View change record →Users assume the obligation to cover eBay's legal defense costs and liability exposure for claims tied to their own conduct on the platform, including breaches of the user agreement, improper use of services, legal violations, or third-party rights violations through user-generated content.
How other platforms handle this
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Teachable and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of...
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, ...
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Skillshare 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 de...
Monitoring
eBay has changed this document before.
Receive same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 25 platforms.
"You will indemnify and hold harmless eBay (and our officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and employees) 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 use of eBay Services, your violation of any law or the rights of a third party, or your content.— Excerpt from eBay's eBay User Agreement
Compliance Governance Intelligence
Need to monitor specific governance provisions?
Compliance includes provision-level monitoring, governance timelines, regulatory mapping, and audit-ready analysis.
Built from archived source documents, structured governance mappings, and historical version tracking.
This clause establishes an allocation of legal and financial risk by making users responsible for defending eBay against claims originating from user conduct rather than eBay's own operations or negligence. The provision extends indemnification obligations to eBay's officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, and employees, broadening the scope of protected parties.
Users assume the obligation to cover eBay's legal defense costs and liability exposure for claims tied to their own conduct on the platform, including breaches of the user agreement, improper use of services, legal violations, or third-party rights violations through user-generated content.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by eBay.