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The customer bears the obligation to defend Snowflake in litigation or other proceedings brought by third parties based on the customer's own data, materials, or offerings, creating a potentially significant legal and financial obligation.
Interpretive note: The excerpt as quoted establishes a duty to defend but the full indemnification clause typically also includes indemnity and hold-harmless obligations; the quoted text does not explicitly state those, so only the defense obligation is claimed. Confidence is medium because the excerpt may be truncated.
The customer is required to take on the defense of Snowflake against qualifying third-party claims, which may include bearing legal costs and managing the defense.
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The customer bears the obligation to defend Snowflake in litigation or other proceedings brought by third parties based on the customer's own data, materials, or offerings, creating a potentially significant legal and financial obligation.
The customer is required to take on the defense of Snowflake against qualifying third-party claims, which may include bearing legal costs and managing the defense.
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