The terms require users to defend and indemnify Klaviyo against third-party claims arising from the user's content, customer data, use of the platform, or violation of applicable law.
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This provision requires that users bear the cost of defending Klaviyo against third-party claims that originate from the user's platform activity, creating a direct financial obligation that extends beyond the user's own legal exposure.
Interpretive note: Exact verbatim clause text was not available in the truncated HTML document; description reflects Klaviyo's standard ToS structure as publicly known.
Under this clause, a business using Klaviyo may be required to defend and indemnify Klaviyo if a third party, such as a consumer or regulator, brings a claim arising from that business's messaging campaigns or data practices conducted through the platform.
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1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Indemnification clauses in SaaS agreements are standard commercial practice. However, where a user's campaign generates regulatory enforcement action, the indemnification obligation may require the user to cover Klaviyo's legal defense costs in addition to their own. FTC and state AG enforcement actions against marketing platforms have increasingly named both the platform and the advertiser, making the indemnification scope operationally significant. 2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The indemnification scope covering violations of applicable law is particularly broad for businesses operating in heavily regulated messaging environments (financial services, healthcare, telecommunications). Legal teams should assess whether the indemnification obligation is adequately covered by commercial general liability or technology errors and omissions insurance. 3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU users should be aware that indemnification obligations in B2B contracts are generally enforceable across EU member states, though the scope may be subject to reasonableness review under applicable national law. No specific jurisdictional carve-outs for EU or UK users are evident from the available document text. 4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: The indemnification clause creates a unidirectional obligation from user to Klaviyo without a corresponding reciprocal indemnification from Klaviyo, which is a notable asymmetry in the risk allocation. Enterprise customers may seek to negotiate mutual indemnification or cap the indemnification obligation during contract discussions. 5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should review insurance coverage to confirm that third-party indemnification obligations triggered by platform use are within policy scope, and should ensure that internal content approval workflows reduce the risk of campaigns that could generate third-party claims.
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This provision requires that users bear the cost of defending Klaviyo against third-party claims that originate from the user's platform activity, creating a direct financial obligation that extends beyond the user's own legal exposure.
Under this clause, a business using Klaviyo may be required to defend and indemnify Klaviyo if a third party, such as a consumer or regulator, brings a claim arising from that business's messaging campaigns or data practices conducted through the platform.
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