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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, AND HEREBY, RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS SIMPLISAFE FROM AND AGAINST ALL LIABILITY, LOSSES, AND DAMAGES...ARISING FROM, RELATED TO, OR CAUSED BY, YOUR PURCHASE, INSTALLATION AND/OR USE OF THE SYSTEM FOR OR AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN AN ELIGIBLE BUSINESS ADDRESS.Excerpt from SimpliSafe's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “YOU AGREE TO, AND HEREBY, RELEASE, INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS SIMPLISAFE FROM AND AGAINST ALL LIABILITY, LOSSES, AND DAMAGES...ARISING FROM, RELATED TO, OR CAUSED BY, YOUR PURCHASE, INSTALLATION AND/OR USE OF THE SYSTEM FOR OR AT A LOCATION OTHER THAN AN ELIGIBLE BUSINESS ADDRESS.”
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