If Eventbrite faces a lawsuit or legal claim because of something you did on the platform, you are responsible for covering Eventbrite's legal costs and any damages, including their lawyers' fees.
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This indemnification is broad and includes attorneys' fees, which means a legal claim arising from your event or content could result in significant personal financial exposure beyond the direct damages of the original claim.
This new broad indemnification clause requires users to cover Eventbrite's legal costs and damages for nearly any claims arising from user actions or violations, shifting significant legal and financial risk from Eventbrite to users.
View full change record →Event organizers or users whose actions on Eventbrite result in third-party claims, such as copyright disputes over event content or claims by attendees, may be required to fund Eventbrite's legal defense in addition to their own. The breadth of this clause covers violations of third-party rights broadly, which could extend to intellectual property, privacy, or consumer protection claims arising from organizer events.
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"You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Eventbrite and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Services, your violation of these Terms, or your violation of any third-party rights.Excerpt from Eventbrite's Terms of Service
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This indemnification is broad and includes attorneys' fees, which means a legal claim arising from your event or content could result in significant personal financial exposure beyond the direct damages of the original claim.
Event organizers or users whose actions on Eventbrite result in third-party claims, such as copyright disputes over event content or claims by attendees, may be required to fund Eventbrite's legal defense in addition to their own. The breadth of this clause covers violations of third-party rights broadly, which could extend to intellectual property, privacy, or consumer protection claims arising from …
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