“Customer will defend Linear and its officers, directors, and employees against any third-party claim or action brought against Linear to the extent arising from the processing of the User Submissions in accordance with this Agreement...”
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This obligation places the legal defense burden and associated costs on Customer, not Linear, for claims related to User Submissions processed under the Agreement.
Interpretive note: The phrase 'in accordance with this Agreement' functions as a limiting condition on when the indemnity obligation is triggered, but is the primary element of the sole canonical claim rather than a separate independent proposition.
If a third party sues Linear because of your User Submissions, you are required to defend Linear and its officers, directors, and employees in that legal action.
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This obligation places the legal defense burden and associated costs on Customer, not Linear, for claims related to User Submissions processed under the Agreement.
If a third party sues Linear because of your User Submissions, you are required to defend Linear and its officers, directors, and employees in that legal action.
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