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The indemnification clause allocates legal defense costs and liability exposure to users for a broad range of circumstances connected to their service use, establishing that users bear financial responsibility for defending Snap against third-party claims in specified categories.
Users assume a contractual obligation to cover Snap's legal fees and damages in disputes arising from their own service use, content creation, breaches of the Terms, or misconduct. This obligation applies even when Snap recommended or approved third-party products or services that generate claims.
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"You agree, to the extent permitted by law, to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Snap, our affiliates, directors, officers, stockholders, employees, licensors, and agents from and against any and all complaints, charges, claims, damages, losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) due to, arising out of, or relating in any way to: (a) your access to or use of the Services, or any products or services provided by a third party in connection with the Services, even if recommended, made available, or approved by Snap, (b) your content, including infringement claims related to your content, (c) your breach of these Terms or any applicable law or regulation, or (d) your negligence or willful misconduct.— Excerpt from Snapchat's Snapchat Terms of Service
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The indemnification clause allocates legal defense costs and liability exposure to users for a broad range of circumstances connected to their service use, establishing that users bear financial responsibility for defending Snap against third-party claims in specified categories.
Users assume a contractual obligation to cover Snap's legal fees and damages in disputes arising from their own service use, content creation, breaches of the Terms, or misconduct. This obligation applies even when Snap recommended or approved third-party products or services that generate claims.
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