If someone sues Khan Academy because of something you did on the platform — including violating copyright or misusing the service — you are personally responsible for covering Khan Academy's legal costs and damages.
If a user's actions on Khan Academy lead to a third-party claim against the company, the user — including potentially a minor's parent — must personally pay Khan Academy's legal defense costs and any resulting damages.
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Compare across platforms →This clause shifts significant legal and financial risk to individual users, including potentially to parents whose children violate the terms, and could result in users owing Khan Academy substantial sums in legal fees.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Indemnification clauses are governed by state contract law; California courts scrutinize indemnification provisions against minors for enforceability. Consumer protection statutes (CLRA, Cal. Civ. Code §1750) may render overbroad indemnification clauses unenforceable as unconscionable. Under COPPA, contractual provisions that shift liability to parents for children's actions face heightened scrutiny. (2)
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