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User Indemnification

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indemnification obligation allocates risk by requiring users to assume financial responsibility for legal defense and damages related to their own conduct under the agreement. This establishes a procedural requirement that users pay Scale AI's costs if claims arise from user violations or service use.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users assume the obligation to pay Scale AI's legal costs and damages associated with claims arising from their violation of the Terms or their use of the Services. This includes covering attorneys' fees and court judgments incurred by Scale AI in defending against such claims.

How other platforms handle this

AI21 Labs Medium

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless AI21 and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or rela...

Pika Medium

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone who accesses or uses the Service. You hereby waive and shall indemnify Pika and its affiliates, ...

Amazon Medium

This policy applies to you and anyone using the Services on your behalf, including your end users. You are responsible for ensuring that your use of the Services, and the use of the Services by others on your behalf, complies with this Policy.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Scale, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Services.

— Excerpt from Scale AI's Scale AI Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Scale AI Terms of Service
Entity
Scale AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 30, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004328
Document ID
CA-D-00469
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Wayback Machine
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Analysis generated
April 30, 2026 08:42 UTC
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Citation Record
Entity: Scale AI
Document: Scale AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-004328
Captured: 2026-04-30 08:42:44 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/scale-ai/scale-ai-terms-of-service/user-indemnification/
Accessed: June 17, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Scale AI's User Indemnification clause do?

The indemnification obligation allocates risk by requiring users to assume financial responsibility for legal defense and damages related to their own conduct under the agreement. This establishes a procedural requirement that users pay Scale AI's costs if claims arise from user violations or service use.

How does this clause affect you?

Users assume the obligation to pay Scale AI's legal costs and damages associated with claims arising from their violation of the Terms or their use of the Services. This includes covering attorneys' fees and court judgments incurred by Scale AI in defending against such claims.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 11 platforms. See the full comparison.

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