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Modal accepts financial and legal responsibility for third-party IP infringement claims arising from Customer's authorised use of the Service, reducing Customer's IP litigation risk.
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If a third party claims that your use of the Service directly infringes or misappropriates their intellectual property rights, Modal is obligated to defend you and cover resulting costs.
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Your obligations in Section 6.2 (Indemnification by Customer) of this Agreement will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, or procedure.
Without affecting either party's termination rights and to the extent permitted by applicable law, this Section 14 states the parties' sole and exclusive remedy under the Agreement for any Allegations of Intellectual Property Rights infringement covered by this Section 14.
Customer shall have no liability under (a) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from Synthesia Content or under (b) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from our breach of the Contract.
"Modal will defend, indemnify, and hold Customer harmless from and against any third party claims ... arising from claims by a third party that Customer's use of the Service directly infringes or misappropriates a third party's intellectual property rightsExcerpt from Modal's Terms of Service
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Modal accepts financial and legal responsibility for third-party IP infringement claims arising from Customer's authorised use of the Service, reducing Customer's IP litigation risk.
If a third party claims that your use of the Service directly infringes or misappropriates their intellectual property rights, Modal is obligated to defend you and cover resulting costs.
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