“You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates and licensors...from and against any Losses arising out of or relating to any claim concerning: (a) breach of this Agreement or violation of applicable law by you”
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Users bear the financial and legal burden of defending MetaMask against claims that arise from the user's own contractual breaches or legal violations.
Interpretive note: The excerpt references subsection (a), indicating additional indemnification categories likely exist in the full clause. The canonical claim covers only the explicitly quoted category.
If MetaMask, its affiliates, or licensors suffer losses from a claim related to your breach of the Agreement or violation of law, you are required to defend them and cover those losses.
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In the event you are required to indemnify us pursuant to this Agreement or any court rulings, you must secure all necessary approvals and consents from regulatory authorities for the remittance of any indemnified amount to us.
A party's obligations to defend a Claim Against Customer or a Claim Against Smartsheet...are conditioned on the other party: (a) providing timely written notice of the Claim to the defending party
If required by applicable law, Section 10 (Indemnification) of the Terms does not apply if you are not responsible (with at least slight negligence) for the indemnified event, breach or damage.
"You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us, our affiliates and licensors...from and against any Losses arising out of or relating to any claim concerning: (a) breach of this Agreement or violation of applicable law by youExcerpt from MetaMask's Terms of Use
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Users bear the financial and legal burden of defending MetaMask against claims that arise from the user's own contractual breaches or legal violations.
If MetaMask, its affiliates, or licensors suffer losses from a claim related to your breach of the Agreement or violation of law, you are required to defend them and cover those losses.
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