“You agree to indemnify Ring for all claims, demands, actions, suits, damages, liabilities, losses, settlements, judgments, costs, and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees...arising out of or related to your Content...”
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A broad indemnification obligation means users bear the financial risk of any legal claims Ring faces that are connected to user content, including Ring's defense costs.
Interpretive note: The clause name references 'Content and Violations' as bases for indemnification, but the quoted excerpt only explicitly states 'arising out of or related to your Content.' If violations are a separate indemnification trigger, that language is not present in the quoted text and is therefore omitted from the canonical claim.
Readers are responsible for reimbursing Ring for all costs, damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees Ring incurs in connection with any claim arising from readers' content.
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In the event you are required to indemnify us pursuant to this Agreement or any court rulings, you must secure all necessary approvals and consents from regulatory authorities for the remittance of any indemnified amount to us.
A party's obligations to defend a Claim Against Customer or a Claim Against Smartsheet...are conditioned on the other party: (a) providing timely written notice of the Claim to the defending party
If required by applicable law, Section 10 (Indemnification) of the Terms does not apply if you are not responsible (with at least slight negligence) for the indemnified event, breach or damage.
"You agree to indemnify Ring for all claims, demands, actions, suits, damages, liabilities, losses, settlements, judgments, costs, and expenses, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys' fees...arising out of or related to your Content...Excerpt from Ring's Terms of Service
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A broad indemnification obligation means users bear the financial risk of any legal claims Ring faces that are connected to user content, including Ring's defense costs.
Readers are responsible for reimbursing Ring for all costs, damages, and reasonable attorneys' fees Ring incurs in connection with any claim arising from readers' content.
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