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User Indemnification Obligation

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Why it matters

If your actions on Hugging Face cause the company to face legal claims, you could be required to cover their legal defense costs and any damages awarded — this is a significant financial obligation.

Consumer impact

Users who publish content publicly on Hugging Face grant every other user a perpetual and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, and create derivative works from that content — this cannot be undone. Hugging Face can also modify, suspend, or discontinue services at any time without notice, and its liability to users is capped at amounts paid in the prior 12 months. You can set repositories to private to limit this broad public license and protect your content from unrestricted use by others.

Applicable agencies

  • FTC
    Broad consumer-facing indemnification clauses may implicate FTC unfair practice standards if they impose disproportionate financial liability on ordinary users without adequate disclosure.
    File a complaint →

Provision details

Document information
Document
Hugging Face Terms of Service
Entity
Hugging Face
Document last updated
March 24, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 20, 2026
Last verified
March 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-001638
Document ID
CA-D-00331
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ConductAtlas Policy Archive
Entity: Hugging Face | Document: Hugging Face Terms of Service | Record: CA-P-001638
Captured: 2026-03-20 04:09:41 UTC | SHA-256: 63e44d19b2d67c85…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/hugging-face/hugging-face-terms-of-service/user-indemnification-obligation/
Accessed: April 4, 2026
Classification
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