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 Eventbrite Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Indemnification clauses in consumer contracts are subject to reasonableness review under consumer protection laws in multiple jurisdictions. In the EU, a clause requiring consumers to indemnify a company for the company's own legal costs may be found unfair under Directive 93/13 if it creates a significant imbalance in the parties' rights. The FTC's unfair practices standards are also relevant where indemnification is applied asymmetrically against consumers. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The indemnification is framed to include third-party rights violations broadly, which could capture a wide range of scenarios including intellectual property claims, data protection violations by organizers, or consumer claims arising from events. The inclusion of reasonable attorneys' fees amplifies the potential financial exposure for individual users. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU consumer protection law may limit the enforceability of broad indemnification clauses against consumers, particularly where the clause effectively transfers Eventbrite's legal defense costs to users for matters where the user's culpability is disputed. California's consumer protection framework similarly limits asymmetric indemnification in consumer contracts. Business users operating as event organizers may have less jurisdictional protection in commercial contexts. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Organizations using Eventbrite as event organizers should review their own liability insurance policies to confirm coverage for indemnification obligations owed to platform providers. Legal teams should assess whether this indemnification clause is consistent with the organization's standard vendor risk allocation policies and whether enterprise-level negotiation of the clause is feasible. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Risk management teams should assess the scope of activities conducted on Eventbrite that could give rise to third-party claims triggering this indemnification. Event organizers should ensure they have adequate insurance coverage, including general liability and professional indemnity, before hosting high-risk or large-scale events through the platform. Legal review of event content and third-party agreements used in Eventbrite events is advisable to minimize exposure.
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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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