If Poshmark gets sued or faces legal costs because of something you did on the platform — including inadvertently infringing someone's copyright with a listing photo — you are personally responsible for paying Poshmark's legal bills and any resulting damages.
A casual seller who unknowingly posts a brand's trademark photo in a listing could be personally required to pay Poshmark's attorney's fees and any damages awarded against Poshmark as a result — an unexpected and potentially catastrophic financial risk for everyday users.
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Compare across platforms →This broad indemnification clause means ordinary users could face significant personal financial liability for routine selling activities, such as unknowingly posting a photo that infringes a copyright.
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: Broad consumer-side indemnification clauses in marketplace TOS engage FTC Act Section 5 (deceptive practices if not clearly disclosed) and California Civil Code §1668 (which limits indemnification clauses that extend to willful misconduct). California UCL (Bus. & Prof. Code §17200) may apply if the indemnification clause operates to shift Poshmark's own IP enforcement costs onto ordinary users in an unfair manner.
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