The agreement requires customers to defend and indemnify PlanetScale and its affiliates against any third-party claims arising from Customer Content, customer brand materials, or customer or end user use of the product in breach of the AUP, Documentation, or agreement restrictions.
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This indemnification obligation places defense and indemnification costs on the customer for third-party claims arising from Customer Content and any AUP or agreement breach, including breaches by end users that the customer may not have directly authorized. The breadth of the 'Customer Content' category means that third-party claims related to data stored on the platform may trigger customer indemnification obligations.
Under this clause, customers are obligated to defend PlanetScale and its affiliates against third-party claims related to Customer Content or any breach of the AUP or agreement restrictions by the customer or its end users. The agreement makes customers responsible for end user conduct, meaning unauthorized or non-compliant end user activity may trigger the customer's indemnification obligation.
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Compare across platforms →"Customer will defend PlanetScale and its Affiliates and indemnify them against a third party claim arising from (i) any Customer Content, or Customer's brand material (ii) Customer's or an End User's use of the Product in breach of the AUP, Documentation or the restrictions set forth in this Agreement.Excerpt from PlanetScale's Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Customer indemnification clauses of this scope are standard in commercial SaaS agreements.
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This indemnification obligation places defense and indemnification costs on the customer for third-party claims arising from Customer Content and any AUP or agreement breach, including breaches by end users that the customer may not have directly authorized. The breadth of the 'Customer Content' category means that third-party claims related to data stored on the platform may trigger customer indemnification obligations.
Under this clause, customers are obligated to defend PlanetScale and its affiliates against third-party claims related to Customer Content or any breach of the AUP or agreement restrictions by the customer or its end users. The agreement makes customers responsible for end user conduct, meaning unauthorized or non-compliant end user activity may trigger the customer's indemnification obligation.
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