If Meta gets sued or incurs costs because of something you did on the platform — especially for commercial or business use — you are legally required to pay Meta's legal fees and any damages.
This clause shifts significant legal and financial risk to individual users and businesses, meaning if a third party sues Meta over your content or activity, Meta can demand you cover its legal costs.
If your use of Facebook causes Meta to face a lawsuit — for example, if you post content that infringes someone's copyright or if you use the platform for commercial purposes that breach the terms — you are contractually obligated to reimburse Meta's legal expenses and any resulting damages, which could be substantial.
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you agree to indemnify, defend, release, and hold us, and our partners, licensors, affiliates, contractors, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, harmless, from and against any third party claims, damages (actual and/or consequential), actions, proceedings, demands, losses, lia...
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, you will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Calm and its officers, directors, partners, employees, and agents (individually and collectively, the "Calm Parties"), from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, and co...
You will indemnify, defend, and hold us and our processors (and our respective employees, directors, agents, affiliates and representatives) harmless from and against any and all claims, costs, losses, damages, judgments, tax assessments, penalties, interest, and expenses (including without limitati...
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(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: User indemnification clauses in consumer contracts are subject to EU Directive 93/13/EEC on unfair terms, which prohibits clauses that create a significant imbalance in the parties' rights and obligations to the detriment of the consumer. The UK Consumer Rights Act 2015 s.62 applies the same fairness test. Under US law, the enforceability of broad indemnification clauses against individual consumers varies by state; California courts apply a reasonableness standard. FTC Act Section 5 may apply where indemnification provisions operate as a deceptive or unfair business practice. (2)
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Watch MetaThis clause shifts significant legal and financial risk to individual users and businesses, meaning if a third party sues Meta over your content or activity, Meta can demand you cover its legal costs.
If your use of Facebook causes Meta to face a lawsuit — for example, if you post content that infringes someone's copyright or if you use the platform for commercial purposes that breach the terms — you are contractually obligated to reimburse Meta's legal expenses and any resulting damages, which could be substantial.
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