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The indemnification obligation means a user may be personally responsible for covering Instacart's and Retailers' legal costs and damages in claims connected to the user's conduct.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains an ellipsis suggesting intervening text; the triggering conditions or scope of the indemnification obligation may be further defined in the full clause.
A reader is contractually obligated to cover Instacart's and Retailers' losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, costs, and expenses in circumstances covered by this clause.
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You agree that the provisions in this section will survive any termination of your Account, the Agreement and/or your access to the Services.
"You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Instacart and Retailers...from and against any losses, claims, actions, damages, penalties, fines, costs, or expenses...Excerpt from Instacart's Terms of Service (Superseded Capture)
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The indemnification obligation means a user may be personally responsible for covering Instacart's and Retailers' legal costs and damages in claims connected to the user's conduct.
A reader is contractually obligated to cover Instacart's and Retailers' losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines, costs, and expenses in circumstances covered by this clause.
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