If someone sues Lyft because of something you did while using the app (including content you posted or rules you broke), you agree to cover Lyft's legal costs and any damages resulting from your actions.
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This clause means individual users can be held personally liable for Lyft's legal defense costs and damages in situations where a third party's claim against Lyft arises from the user's conduct, which can create significant unexpected financial exposure.
Interpretive note: Enforceability against individual consumers may vary by jurisdiction; courts in some states have declined to enforce broad consumer indemnification clauses on unconscionability grounds.
Previous version had no excerpt text; current version now includes detailed indemnification language with three specific categories of covered claims, and severity was downgraded from high to medium.
View full change record →If another person is harmed by your actions on the Lyft platform and sues Lyft, this clause requires you to pay Lyft's legal fees and any resulting damages, creating potential personal financial liability beyond what most users would anticipate from a standard rideshare app.
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This clause means individual users can be held personally liable for Lyft's legal defense costs and damages in situations where a third party's claim against Lyft arises from the user's conduct, which can create significant unexpected financial exposure.
If another person is harmed by your actions on the Lyft platform and sues Lyft, this clause requires you to pay Lyft's legal fees and any resulting damages, creating potential personal financial liability beyond what most users would anticipate from a standard rideshare app.
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