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Users are required to indemnify and defend Oura and its affiliates, including payment of attorneys' fees, against any claims arising from the user's use of the services, breach of the agreement, or violations of third-party rights or applicable law, including claims arising from anyone who uses the user's account credentials.
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This provision extends the indemnification obligation to cover claims arising from use of the user's account by any third party, not only the user themselves. The provision covers attorneys' fees and includes violations of any law or regulation, which is a broad formulation applicable to the full scope of a user's activities on the platform.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of broad consumer indemnification clauses, particularly those covering third-party account use, may be limited by applicable state consumer protection law or EU consumer rights frameworks.
Under this clause, users are contractually obligated to cover Oura's legal costs and any damages arising from claims related to their account use, including unauthorized use by third parties who access the user's credentials. This obligation covers a wide range of potential claims including third-party rights violations and regulatory breaches.
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"You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend ŌURA, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, partners, licensors, successors, and assigns, from and against any action, cause, claim, damage, debt, demand, or liability, including reasonable costs and attorneys' fees, asserted by any person, arising out of or relating to (i) your use of the Services, including but not limited to anyone using your account or Credentials; (ii) breach of this Agreement by you or anyone using your account or Credentials; (iii) any information used, stored, or transmitted in connection with your account or Credentials; (iv) breach of the rights of any third party, including but not limited to privacy, publicity, intellectual property, or other proprietary rights by you or anyone using your account or Credentials; or (v) violation of any law, regulation, or other legal requirement.Excerpt from Oura's Terms of Service
1. REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Broad consumer indemnification clauses may be subject to review under state consumer protection statutes, including California's CLRA and unfair competition law, which may limit the enforceability of indemnification obligations that expose consumers to disproportionate liability. The FTC may evaluate indemnification provisions as part of unfair or deceptive practices analysis. 2. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. The extension of indemnification to cover claims arising from third-party use of the user's account credentials is a significant expansion of potential consumer liability, particularly in contexts where account security may be compromised. 3. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU consumer protection law may limit the enforceability of broad consumer indemnification obligations. California law may restrict enforcement of indemnification clauses that impose unreasonable burdens on consumers. 4. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise or institutional customers who distribute Oura devices to employees or research participants should note that account-level indemnification obligations flow to the individual account holder, which may create gaps in organizational risk coverage. 5. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Users with shared account environments or institutional deployments should review account security practices given the indemnification obligation for claims arising from any use of their credentials.
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This provision extends the indemnification obligation to cover claims arising from use of the user's account by any third party, not only the user themselves. The provision covers attorneys' fees and includes violations of any law or regulation, which is a broad formulation applicable to the full scope of a user's activities on the platform.
Under this clause, users are contractually obligated to cover Oura's legal costs and any damages arising from claims related to their account use, including unauthorized use by third parties who access the user's credentials. This obligation covers a wide range of potential claims including third-party rights violations and regulatory breaches.
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