“You will indemnify, pay the defense costs of, and hold the Epic Parties harmless from and against any claims, demands, actions, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees...”
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This obligation requires the user to financially protect the Epic Parties from a broad range of legal claims and their associated costs.
Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated. The full clause may contain conditions specifying what triggers the indemnification obligation (e.g., arising from the user's conduct). The canonical claim is limited to what is explicitly stated in the provided excerpt.
The reader is required to indemnify the Epic Parties and pay their defense costs for any claims, demands, actions, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees.
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In the event you are required to indemnify us pursuant to this Agreement or any court rulings, you must secure all necessary approvals and consents from regulatory authorities for the remittance of any indemnified amount to us.
A party's obligations to defend a Claim Against Customer or a Claim Against Smartsheet...are conditioned on the other party: (a) providing timely written notice of the Claim to the defending party
If required by applicable law, Section 10 (Indemnification) of the Terms does not apply if you are not responsible (with at least slight negligence) for the indemnified event, breach or damage.
"You will indemnify, pay the defense costs of, and hold the Epic Parties harmless from and against any claims, demands, actions, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees...Excerpt from Epic Games's Terms of Service
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This obligation requires the user to financially protect the Epic Parties from a broad range of legal claims and their associated costs.
The reader is required to indemnify the Epic Parties and pay their defense costs for any claims, demands, actions, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees.
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