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Users bear financial and legal responsibility for defending GOAT against third-party claims that arise from the user's own access or use of the Service.
Interpretive note: The excerpt ends with an ellipsis after 'expenses,' suggesting additional triggering conditions exist in the full clause. The canonical claim is limited to the triggering condition explicitly quoted: access to or use of the Service.
The reader is financially responsible for defending GOAT, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses connected to the reader's access to or use of the Service.
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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 agree to defend, indemnify, and hold GOAT and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives harmless from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses...arising out of or in any way connected with your access to or use of the Service...Excerpt from GOAT's Terms of Use
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Users bear financial and legal responsibility for defending GOAT against third-party claims that arise from the user's own access or use of the Service.
The reader is financially responsible for defending GOAT, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives against any claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses connected to the reader's access to or use of the Service.
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