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User Indemnification Obligation

Medium severity Common · 84 of 343 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indemnification clause allocates legal and financial risk to users by obligating them to cover Instacart's defense costs and damages in disputes where user conduct is the basis for third-party claims, thereby establishing user responsibility for certain categories of corporate liability exposure.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium May 9, 2026

Instacart rewrote its entire Terms of Service, adding 367 new sentences including sections on AI-powered services, updated arbitration procedures, and revised data handling practices. The restructuring makes it harder to compare what changed because the entire document was reorganized.

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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this provision, users assume the obligation to pay Instacart's legal fees and any damages awarded in cases where Instacart faces claims connected to the user's actions, violations of the agreement, or intellectual property infringement—requiring users to fund Instacart's defense in such circumstances.

How other platforms handle this

AI21 Labs Medium

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless AI21 and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or rela...

Scale AI Medium

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Scale, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awa...

Pika Medium

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone who accesses or uses the Service. You hereby waive and shall indemnify Pika and its affiliates, ...

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Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Instacart Terms of Service
Entity
Instacart
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 18, 2026
Last verified
April 27, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-003107
Document ID
CA-D-00135
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
30a1ef722ca2f269aa634194339403244ed9043a7522c96cae21a5329951e4c8
Analysis generated
April 18, 2026 12:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Instacart
Document: Instacart Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-003107
Captured: 2026-04-18 12:44:42 UTC
SHA-256: 30a1ef722ca2f269…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/instacart/instacart-terms-of-service/user-indemnification-obligation/
Accessed: June 10, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Instacart's User Indemnification Obligation clause do?

The indemnification clause allocates legal and financial risk to users by obligating them to cover Instacart's defense costs and damages in disputes where user conduct is the basis for third-party claims, thereby establishing user responsibility for certain categories of corporate liability exposure.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this provision, users assume the obligation to pay Instacart's legal fees and any damages awarded in cases where Instacart faces claims connected to the user's actions, violations of the agreement, or intellectual property infringement—requiring users to fund Instacart's defense in such circumstances.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 84 platforms. See the full comparison.

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