If a third party sues Slack because of something your organization did — such as uploading infringing content or violating the Acceptable Use Policy — your organization must cover Slack's legal costs and damages.
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The indemnification obligation allocates legal and financial risk to the customer for certain categories of claims, requiring the customer to assume defense costs and liability exposure for Slack in specified circumstances.
Organizations bear financial responsibility for third-party claims arising from their use of Slack, including claims related to Customer data, intellectual property infringement, or violations of applicable law by their users.
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Your obligations in Section 6.2 (Indemnification by Customer) of this Agreement will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, or procedure.
Customer shall have no liability under (a) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from Synthesia Content or under (b) to the extent a Claim Against Us arises from our breach of the Contract.
Your obligations in Section 6.2 (Indemnification by Customer) of this Agreement will apply to the extent permitted by applicable law, regulation, or procedure.
The indemnification obligation is asymmetric in scope and should be reviewed alongside the organization's cyber liability and E&O insurance policies; legal teams should assess whether indemnification triggers are sufficiently scoped and whether carve-outs for Slack's …
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The indemnification obligation allocates legal and financial risk to the customer for certain categories of claims, requiring the customer to assume defense costs and liability exposure for Slack in specified circumstances.
Organizations bear financial responsibility for third-party claims arising from their use of Slack, including claims related to Customer data, intellectual property infringement, or violations of applicable law by their users.
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