“You hereby indemnify, defend and hold us and our hotels and each of our and their owners, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees...harmless from and against any and all allegations, demands, claims, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties or costs...”
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The indemnification obligation extends beyond Hilton itself to a broad network of affiliated entities and covers every category of financial exposure listed, placing potentially significant financial obligation on users.
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The reader is required to personally indemnify and defend Hilton and a wide range of affiliated entities against any and all allegations, demands, claims, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, or costs.
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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 hereby indemnify, defend and hold us and our hotels and each of our and their owners, partners, subsidiaries, affiliates, franchisees...harmless from and against any and all allegations, demands, claims, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties or costs...Excerpt from Hilton's Terms of Use
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The indemnification obligation extends beyond Hilton itself to a broad network of affiliated entities and covers every category of financial exposure listed, placing potentially significant financial obligation on users.
The reader is required to personally indemnify and defend Hilton and a wide range of affiliated entities against any and all allegations, demands, claims, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties, or costs.
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