If a third party sues Scale because of something you did on or through the Scale website, you agree to pay Scale's legal costs and any damages, including for any disputes you have with other parties that somehow involve Scale.
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This provision requires users to cover Scale's legal defense costs and related liabilities for a broad range of conduct including third-party disputes that may only be tangentially related to Scale's website, and extends coverage to Scale's affiliates, subsidiaries, and agents.
Interpretive note: Enforceability against individual consumers may vary by jurisdiction; EU and certain US state consumer protection frameworks may limit the scope of this obligation as applied to non-commercial users.
Under this clause, users accept financial liability for defending Scale and its affiliated entities against third-party claims arising from the user's conduct, breach of these terms, or violation of applicable law; this obligation covers legal costs, expenses, and damages, and applies to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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"To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, hold harmless and indemnify Scale and its officers, directors, employees, consultants, affiliates, subsidiaries and agents (together, the "Scale Entities") from and against any and all claims brought by a third party, and any related losses, costs, expenses, damages or other liabilities incurred arising from or related to: (a) your unauthorized use of, or misuse of, the Sites; (b) your breach of any provision of these Terms; (c) your violation of any applicable law or regulation; (d) your violation of any third party right, including any intellectual property right or publicity, confidentiality, other property, or privacy right; or (e) any dispute or issue between you and any third party.Excerpt from Scale AI's Terms of Service
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This provision requires users to cover Scale's legal defense costs and related liabilities for a broad range of conduct including third-party disputes that may only be tangentially related to Scale's website, and extends coverage to Scale's affiliates, subsidiaries, and agents.
Under this clause, users accept financial liability for defending Scale and its affiliated entities against third-party claims arising from the user's conduct, breach of these terms, or violation of applicable law; this obligation covers legal costs, expenses, and damages, and applies to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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