What is the severity of this clause?

ConductAtlas classifies this No Settlement Without Lyft Written Consent clause as medium severity. Severity reflects the magnitude of rights affected, the breadth of users impacted, and the degree of discretion the platform retains.

Do other platforms have similar clauses?

Yes. ConductAtlas has identified similar No Settlement Without Lyft Written Consent clauses across approximately 222 other tracked platforms. You can compare how platforms differ on this clause type in the cross-platform comparison view.

No Settlement Without Lyft Written Consent — Lyft

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Clause Stability Stable

Changes

Months Monitored

Jul 10, 2026

First Seen

Jul 10, 2026

Last Seen

This clause type exists across 938 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Google Cloud Medium

Any settlement requiring the indemnified party to admit liability, pay money, or take (or refrain from taking) any action, will require the indemnified party's prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld...

Lime Medium

The Released Parties reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense of any claims or lawsuits, and you agree not to settle any of the foregoing without the applicable Released Parties' prior written consent.

Twilio Medium

Indemnifying Party will not settle any Claim for which it has an obligation to indemnify under this Section 6 admitting liability or fault on behalf of Indemnified Party, nor create any obligation on behalf of Indemnified Party without Indemnified Party's prior written consent...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD

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You will not, without Lyft's prior written consent, agree to any settlement on behalf of any Indemnified Party which includes either the obligation to pay any monetary amounts, or any admissions of liability...

— Excerpt from Lyft's Lyft Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5

United States Federal

Provision details

Document information

Document

Lyft Terms of Service

Entity

Lyft

Document last updated

May 5, 2026

Tracking information

First tracked

July 9, 2026

Last verified

July 9, 2026

Record ID

CA-P-026510

Document ID

CA-D-00137

Evidence Provenance

Source URL

https://www.lyft.com/terms

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Content hash (SHA-256)

1e86ea9f5e84d9973c21f51b3bada189e1a2ccdbd7c6bee696528811479e28c8

Analysis generated

July 9, 2026 05:57 UTC

Methodology

summarize_document-v8

Evidence

✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Hash verified

Citation Record

Entity: Lyft
Document: Lyft Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-026510
Captured: 2026-07-09 05:57:42 UTC
SHA-256: 1e86ea9f5e84d997…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/lyft/lyft-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-026510/no-settlement-without-lyft-written-consent/
Accessed: July 12, 2026

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Classification

Severity

Medium

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Lyft's No Settlement Without Lyft Written Consent clause do?

The clause states: “You will not, without Lyft's prior written consent, agree to any settlement on behalf of any Indemnified Party which includes either the obligation to pay any monetary amounts, or any admissions of liability...”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 222 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Lyft?

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