Users are required to defend and financially indemnify GM, including covering attorney's fees, for any claims arising from their use of the site, violations of the terms, violations of third-party rights, or harm caused by their submitted content. This obligation persists after the user stops using the site or the terms are otherwise terminated.
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This provision requires users to bear financial responsibility for defending GM against third-party claims that arise from user conduct or content, including attorney's fees. The obligation survives termination of the terms, meaning it remains in force indefinitely after a user's account is closed or the agreement ends.
The agreement requires users to indemnify GM for all claims, damages, and attorney's fees arising from their site activity, content submissions, or violations of third-party rights. This obligation continues after a user's account is deleted or the terms otherwise end.
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Compare across platforms →"You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GM, and its parent corporation, subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney's fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Web site; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Service; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, trademark, property, publicity or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Service and your use of the Web site.Excerpt from General Motors's GM Terms of Use
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This provision requires users to bear financial responsibility for defending GM against third-party claims that arise from user conduct or content, including attorney's fees. The obligation survives termination of the terms, meaning it remains in force indefinitely after a user's account is closed or the agreement ends.
The agreement requires users to indemnify GM for all claims, damages, and attorney's fees arising from their site activity, content submissions, or violations of third-party rights. This obligation continues after a user's account is deleted or the terms otherwise end.
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