This provision requires customers to defend and indemnify T-Mobile, its directors, officers, and employees against claims arising from the customer's use of services, products, or devices, breach of the agreement, or violations of law or third-party rights, including by any person the customer allows to use the services.
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This provision establishes a broad indemnification obligation that extends to claims arising from the actions of any person the customer permits to use services, products, or devices, not solely the account holder. The obligation covers defense costs as well as indemnification for claims asserted against T-Mobile.
Interpretive note: The practical enforceability of broad indemnification obligations against individual consumers in standard wireless contracts varies by jurisdiction and may be limited by state consumer protection law.
The updated terms expand T-Mobile's authority to suspend or terminate service by explicitly including theft and unlawful conduct as grounds for suspension or service denial, beyond the previously stated prohibited uses. The agreement also clarifies that price commitments embedded in Rate Plans do not automatically extend to new technologies, features, or services unless expressly stated, meaning customers cannot assume their locked price applies if T-Mobile introduces new offerings. Additionally, the terms now state that reconnection or restoration of service after suspension may incur a fee. These changes modify the conditions under which service can be interrupted and the predictability of pricing as services evolve.
View change record →Previous version titled 'Indemnification Obligation' with no excerpt; current version renamed to 'Customer Indemnification Obligation' and now provides full explicit language.
View full change record →Under this clause, customers are required to defend and indemnify T-Mobile against any claims, including legal costs, arising from the use of T-Mobile services by the customer or any person the customer allows to use the services, even if that use involves violations of law or third-party rights. This obligation extends to all persons on the account.
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Compare across platforms →"You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our directors, officers, and employees harmless from any claims arising out of use of the Services, Products, or Devices, breach of the Agreement, or violation of any laws or regulations, or the rights of any third party by you, any person on your account, and any person you allow to use the Services, Products, or Devices.Excerpt from T-Mobile's Terms and Conditions
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Indemnification clauses in consumer contracts are subject to scrutiny under state consumer protection law, particularly where they impose litigation defense obligations on individual consumers.
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This provision establishes a broad indemnification obligation that extends to claims arising from the actions of any person the customer permits to use services, products, or devices, not solely the account holder. The obligation covers defense costs as well as indemnification for claims asserted against T-Mobile.
Under this clause, customers are required to defend and indemnify T-Mobile against any claims, including legal costs, arising from the use of T-Mobile services by the customer or any person the customer allows to use the services, even if that use involves violations of law or third-party rights. This obligation extends to all persons on the account.
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