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This clause shifts the financial and legal burden of third-party litigation arising from the customer's data or AUP violations entirely onto the customer, potentially exposing the customer to significant liability.
Customers bear the obligation to fund Google's legal defense and cover resulting liabilities whenever a third party sues Google over the customer's data, applications, brand features, or AUP-violating use.
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Customer must provide us with prompt written notice of any Claim Against Customer and allow us the right to assume the exclusive defense and control...
DeepL shall not settle or recognise claims of third parties without Customer's consent which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
The Chegg Parties reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and you will not in any event settle any claim without the prior written consent of a duly authorized employee of the Chegg Parties.
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"Customer will defend Google and its Affiliates...and indemnify them against Indemnified Liabilities in any Third-Party Legal Proceeding to the extent arising from (a) any Customer Application, Project, Customer Data, or Customer Brand Features; or (b) Customer's or an End User's use of the Services in breach of the AUP...Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
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This clause shifts the financial and legal burden of third-party litigation arising from the customer's data or AUP violations entirely onto the customer, potentially exposing the customer to significant liability.
Customers bear the obligation to fund Google's legal defense and cover resulting liabilities whenever a third party sues Google over the customer's data, applications, brand features, or AUP-violating use.
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