If Twitch gets sued or faces legal costs because of something you posted or did on the platform, you agree to pay Twitch's legal bills and cover any damages awarded against them.
If a copyright holder, third party, or regulator pursues legal action against Twitch because of your stream or content, you could be personally liable for Twitch's legal costs and any resulting damages — a potentially unlimited financial exposure.
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Compare across platforms →This clause places significant financial liability on individual users — including potential attorneys' fees — for any legal claims arising from their use of Twitch, which could be financially devastating for ordinary consumers.
(1) REGULATORY FRAMEWORK: This provision engages general contract law principles regarding indemnification enforceability. In consumer contexts, broadly drafted indemnification clauses may be challenged as unconscionable under state Uniform Commercial Code provisions and consumer protection statutes. California Civil Code §1668 limits indemnification for willful misconduct. The FTC Act Section 5 may be implicated if the indemnification clause is found to be unfair given the power asymmetry between Twitch and ordinary consumers. (2)
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