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Indemnifying party has sole control of defense and settlement

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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...granting the indemnifying party the sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim...

Excerpt from Linear's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Linear Terms of Service
Entity
Linear
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 12, 2026
Last verified
July 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-071582
Document ID
CA-D-00549
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
9cca26e0a660105ad1c14c40d507c56845e5f2be3994628be16f6f9a072e318f
Analysis generated
July 12, 2026 14:58 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Linear
Document: Linear Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-071582
Captured: 2026-07-12 14:58:38 UTC
SHA-256: 9cca26e0a660105a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/linear/linear-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-071582/indemnifying-party-has-sole-control-of-defense-and-settlement/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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The clause states: “...granting the indemnifying party the sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim...”

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