If a third party sues Google because of something you did on or with Google Cloud, including the applications you built or the content you uploaded, you are required to pay Google's legal costs and any resulting damages.
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This clause places potentially significant and open-ended financial obligations on customers for third-party claims, including legal defense costs, arising from how their applications or users interact with GCP services.
Interpretive note: The scope of the indemnification obligation and whether it extends to claims arising from Google's own conduct is not fully specified in the reviewed text; enterprise customers may be able to negotiate carve-outs.
This provision requires customers to cover Google's legal fees and damages if third parties make claims connected to the customer's applications, content, or users, creating open-ended financial exposure that is not subject to the same 12-month liability cap that limits Google's obligations to the customer.
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Your obligations in Section 6.2 (Indemnification by Customer) of this Agreement will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, or procedure.
Customer shall have no liability under (a) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from Synthesia Content or under (b) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from our breach of the Contract.
Your obligations in Section 6.2 (Indemnification by Customer) of this Agreement will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, or procedure.
"Customer will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Google and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against all liabilities, damages, losses, costs, fees (including legal fees), and expenses relating to any allegation or third-party legal proceeding arising from or related to: (a) Customer's or End Users' use of the Services in violation of the Agreement; (b) any Customer Application, Customer Content, or Customer brand features; or (c) Customer's or End Users' violation of applicable law or regulations.Excerpt from Google Cloud's Terms
1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Broad indemnification clauses of this type are generally enforceable in commercial B2B agreements under US law, though some jurisdictions limit their scope for consumer-facing agreements or where the indemnitee's own negligence contributed …
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This clause places potentially significant and open-ended financial obligations on customers for third-party claims, including legal defense costs, arising from how their applications or users interact with GCP services.
This provision requires customers to cover Google's legal fees and damages if third parties make claims connected to the customer's applications, content, or users, creating open-ended financial exposure that is not subject to the same 12-month liability cap that limits Google's obligations to the customer.
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