“you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Waze and its employees, officers, directors and agents, as well as all third party advertisers of Ads from and against all claims, damages, expenses, losses and liabilities...”
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The indemnification obligation extends beyond Waze itself to include third-party advertisers, broadening the class of parties a user may be required to defend or compensate.
Interpretive note: The excerpt ends with an ellipsis, indicating the clause likely specifies the conditions (e.g., violation of Terms) that trigger the indemnification obligation. Those conditions are not present in the quoted language and therefore not stated in the canonical claim.
Users are required to indemnify and hold harmless not only Waze and its personnel but also all third-party advertisers against all claims, damages, expenses, losses, and liabilities.
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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.
A party's obligations to defend a Claim Against Customer or a Claim Against Smartsheet...are conditioned on the other party: (a) providing timely written notice of the Claim to the defending party
If required by applicable law, Section 10 (Indemnification) of the Terms does not apply if you are not responsible (with at least slight negligence) for the indemnified event, breach or damage.
"you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Waze and its employees, officers, directors and agents, as well as all third party advertisers of Ads from and against all claims, damages, expenses, losses and liabilities...Excerpt from Waze's Terms of Use
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The indemnification obligation extends beyond Waze itself to include third-party advertisers, broadening the class of parties a user may be required to defend or compensate.
Users are required to indemnify and hold harmless not only Waze and its personnel but also all third-party advertisers against all claims, damages, expenses, losses, and liabilities.
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