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Indemnifying Party will not settle any Claim for which it has an obligation to indemnify under this Section 6 admitting liability or fault on behalf of Indemnified Party, nor create any obligation on behalf of Indemnified Party without Indemnified Party's prior written consent...
no settlement may be entered into by an indemnifying party, without the express written consent of the indemnified parties...if (i) the third party asserting the claim is a government agency, (ii) the settlement arguably involves the making of admissions...
Any settlement requiring the indemnified party to admit liability, pay money, or take (or refrain from taking) any action, will require the indemnified party's prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld...
"Any indemnification obligation under Section 11 will not apply if the indemnified party settles or makes any admission with respect to a claim without the indemnifying party's prior written consent.Excerpt from Snowflake's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Any indemnification obligation under Section 11 will not apply if the indemnified party settles or makes any admission with respect to a claim without the indemnifying party's prior written consent.”
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