Users are required to defend and hold Together AI harmless from claims, damages, and costs (including attorneys' fees) arising from their use of the platform, violations of the agreement, violations of third-party rights, or damage caused by user-generated content.
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This provision creates a direct financial obligation for users to cover Together AI's legal costs and damages in disputes with third parties arising from user activities on the platform. For enterprise customers and developers building applications on top of Together AI, this obligation may extend to downstream use cases and content generated or processed through the API.
Interpretive note: The breadth of the indemnification obligation as applied to individual consumers (versus enterprise users) may face enforceability limitations in EU, UK, and certain US state jurisdictions under consumer protection frameworks.
Under this clause, users are financially responsible for defending Together AI against third-party claims that arise from the user's platform use, content, or agreement violations, including payment of Together AI's attorneys' fees. The scope of indemnification covers use of the services, intellectual property claims, and any harm caused by user-submitted content.
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"You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Together and its officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors, and licensors from and against any claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to: (a) your use of and access to the Services; (b) your violation of any term of this Agreement; (c) your violation of any third-party right, including any intellectual property right, property, or privacy right; or (d) any claim that your User Content caused damage to a third party.— Excerpt from Together AI's Together AI Terms of Service
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Indemnification clauses in technology services agreements do not have a specific regulatory framework but interact with general contract law principles in each applicable jurisdiction. In the EU, courts may scrutinize broad indemnification obligations in consumer contracts under the Unfair Contract Terms Directive; in the US, the FTC's unfair practices authority may be relevant where indemnification terms are used in consumer-facing contexts. (2) GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium-High for enterprise and developer users. The clause is standard in API and cloud services agreements but its scope (covering attorneys' fees, all claims arising from use, and third-party IP rights) creates open-ended financial exposure that enterprise procurement teams typically seek to negotiate or cap. (3) JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU and UK consumer protection law may limit the enforceability of broad indemnification obligations against individual consumers. California and other states may impose limitations on indemnification provisions in consumer contracts. B2B users face fewer jurisdictional constraints but should evaluate the clause against their own contractual risk frameworks. (4) CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: Enterprise customers should assess whether the indemnification scope is appropriate for their deployment context, particularly if they are using Together AI to process third-party data or generate content for end users. Mutual indemnification (where Together AI also indemnifies users against certain claims) should be confirmed or negotiated. (5) COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Legal teams should map the indemnification obligation against their own insurance coverage, particularly technology E&O and cyber liability policies, to confirm adequate coverage for claims that may arise from API use and generated content.
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This provision creates a direct financial obligation for users to cover Together AI's legal costs and damages in disputes with third parties arising from user activities on the platform. For enterprise customers and developers building applications on top of Together AI, this obligation may extend to downstream use cases and content generated or processed through the API.
Under this clause, users are financially responsible for defending Together AI against third-party claims that arise from the user's platform use, content, or agreement violations, including payment of Together AI's attorneys' fees. The scope of indemnification covers use of the services, intellectual property claims, and any harm caused by user-submitted content.
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