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User Must Cooperate in Defense and Settlement

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allow the indemnifying party the right to control the investigation, defense and settlement (if applicable) of such claim at the indemnifying party's sole cost and expense...

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permits the other party to control the defense and settlement of the claim

Pinterest Medium

Pinterest reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification, in which event you will fully cooperate with Pinterest.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Walmart reserves the right, at our expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in any case, you agree to cooperate with Walmart if and as requested by Walmart in the defense and settlement of such matter.

Excerpt from Walmart's Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Walmart Terms of Use
Entity
Walmart
Date stated by the document
May 6, 2026
As printed in Walmart’s text (version CA-V-002334), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002334, captured May 7, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-016735
Document ID
CA-D-000616
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002334)
f774c20b189738a6cca6eaf4dd733b14fb7665e6371a7351c59e279dbbd44b55
Analysis generated
May 9, 2026 16:44 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-002334 (checked Oct. 6, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Walmart
Document: Walmart Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-016735
Version: CA-V-002334
Captured: 2026-05-07 02:27:41 UTC
SHA-256: f774c20b189738a6…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/walmart/walmart-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-016735/user-must-cooperate-in-defense-and-settlement/
Accessed: Oct. 11, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Walmart's User Must Cooperate in Defense and Settlement clause do?

The clause states: “Walmart reserves the right, at our expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in any case, you agree to cooperate with Walmart if and as requested by Walmart in the defense and settlement of such matter.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 227 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Walmart?

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