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Indemnifying Party Controls Defense and Settlement of Claims

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How other platforms handle this

Twilio Medium

Indemnifying Party will have the sole authority to defend or settle a Claim

Google Cloud Medium

Any indemnified party must promptly notify the indemnifying party in writing of any allegation(s) that preceded the Third-Party Legal Proceeding and cooperate reasonably with the indemnifying party to resolve the allegation(s)...

Walmart Medium

you agree to cooperate with Walmart if and as requested by Walmart in the defense and settlement of such matter.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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the Indemnifying Party being given full and complete control over the defense and settlement of the Claim

Excerpt from Heap's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Heap Terms of Service
Entity
Heap
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-073081
Document ID
CA-D-00705
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2473664e4d72b3895db4decc2c14bf585534ef5a947445a906324608eafc4131
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 15:50 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Heap
Document: Heap Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-073081
Captured: 2026-07-12 15:50:23 UTC
SHA-256: 2473664e4d72b389…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/heap/heap-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-073081/indemnifying-party-controls-defense-and-settlement-of-claims/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Medium
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What does Heap's Indemnifying Party Controls Defense and Settlement of Claims clause do?

The clause states: “the Indemnifying Party being given full and complete control over the defense and settlement of the Claim”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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