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The indemnification clause allocates financial and legal responsibility to users for certain categories of claims, establishing that users bear the cost of defending Twitch against third-party claims connected to their conduct or content on the platform.
Users assume an obligation to cover Twitch's legal defense costs and damages in disputes arising from their own Terms violations, their content, or their platform use—even in cases where Twitch is a defendant alongside the user. This creates a financial obligation extending beyond direct liability to include attorney fees and related defense expenses.
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"You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Twitch, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and service providers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Service or your use of the Twitch Services, including, but not limited to, your User Content, any use of the Twitch Services' content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Service, or your use of any information obtained from the Twitch Services.— Excerpt from Twitch's Twitch Terms of Service
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The indemnification clause allocates financial and legal responsibility to users for certain categories of claims, establishing that users bear the cost of defending Twitch against third-party claims connected to their conduct or content on the platform.
Users assume an obligation to cover Twitch's legal defense costs and damages in disputes arising from their own Terms violations, their content, or their platform use—even in cases where Twitch is a defendant alongside the user. This creates a financial obligation extending beyond direct liability to include attorney fees and related defense expenses.
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