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The obligation covers all liabilities, claims, damages, costs, and expenses with no stated cap, meaning a user could face substantial financial exposure for misuse or breach.
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The updated terms establish Walmart's explicit right to use any content you submit (reviews, photos, ideas) for AI training and machine learning development, with a non-exclusive, worldwide, transferable license. Simultaneously, the terms prohibit you or third parties from scraping Walmart.com data or using its materials to develop or train AI models. For Rewards Program users, the timing of Rewards debit now extends to 5 business days after fulfillment or shipment, and if insufficient Rewards are available at fulfillment time, your payment card will be charged the full order amount. Delivery guarantees are removed; Walmart disclaims liability for late delivery or inaccessible addresses and is not responsible for independent contractor performance. You can review the full updated Privacy Notice (now called 'Privacy Notice' rather than 'Privacy Policy') at the Walmart corporate website to understand how your content may be used.
View change record →Users bear financial responsibility for defending and compensating Walmart Entities against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses that arise from their misuse of Walmart Sites or any breach.
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You agree to promptly notify the Workday Parties of any Claims, cooperate with the Workday Parties in defending such Claims and pay all fees, costs and expenses associated with defending such Claims...
You shall cooperate with us in the defense of any Claim.
In the event you are required to indemnify us pursuant to this Agreement or any court rulings, you must secure all necessary approvals and consents from regulatory authorities for the remittance of any indemnified amount to us.
"You agree to defend (at Walmart's option), indemnify, and hold the Walmart Entities harmless from and against any and all liabilities, claims, damages, costs, and expenses...arising from or related to your misuse of the Walmart Sites or any breachExcerpt from Walmart's Terms of Use
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The obligation covers all liabilities, claims, damages, costs, and expenses with no stated cap, meaning a user could face substantial financial exposure for misuse or breach.
Users bear financial responsibility for defending and compensating Walmart Entities against any and all claims, damages, costs, and expenses that arise from their misuse of Walmart Sites or any breach.
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