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The indemnification clause allocates financial and legal responsibility to users for certain categories of claims, establishing that users bear the cost of defending Pinterest against specified disputes rather than Pinterest bearing those costs directly. This provision operates as a risk allocation mechanism in the contractual relationship.
Interpretive note: Enforceability of this indemnification clause against individual consumers may be limited in EU and UK jurisdictions under unfair contract terms law.
Users assume an obligation to cover Pinterest's legal defense costs and any resulting liabilities for claims connected to the user's conduct on the platform, including alleged violations of third-party intellectual property or privacy rights. This obligation applies whether the claim results from the user's actions or alleged actions.
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"You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Pinterest and its officers, directors, employees, partners, contractors, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your use of and access to the Service or your violation of these Terms or your violation of any third-party right, including without limitation, any copyright, trademark, property, publicity or privacy right.— Excerpt from Pinterest's Pinterest Terms of Service
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The indemnification clause allocates financial and legal responsibility to users for certain categories of claims, establishing that users bear the cost of defending Pinterest against specified disputes rather than Pinterest bearing those costs directly. This provision operates as a risk allocation mechanism in the contractual relationship.
Users assume an obligation to cover Pinterest's legal defense costs and any resulting liabilities for claims connected to the user's conduct on the platform, including alleged violations of third-party intellectual property or privacy rights. This obligation applies whether the claim results from the user's actions or alleged actions.
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