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xAI · xAI Terms of Service · View original document ↗

User Indemnification Obligation To xAI

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 229 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What must users do regarding claims, damages, and costs?
xAI requires users to defend, indemnify, and hold xAI and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, damages, and costs arising from or related to the user's use of the Service and Output, the user's Input, or any violation of the Terms.
Does xAI require users to defend, indemnify, and hold xAI and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, damages, and costs arising from or related to the user's use of the Service and Output?
xAI requires users to defend, indemnify, and hold xAI and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, damages, and costs arising from or related to the user's use of the Service and Output, the user's Input, or any violation of the Terms.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users bear the financial and legal burden of defending xAI against third-party claims that arise from the user's own conduct, inputs, or terms violations.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 935 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are responsible for defending and compensating xAI and its affiliates for any claims or damages tied to their use of the Service, their inputs, or their violations of the Terms.

How other platforms handle this

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Any claim that any user submission made by you has caused damage to a third party

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Any access to or use of the Services or goods through your account by others, including your spouse, dependents, Recipients, and any access by AI Agents you enable or that operate on your behalf...

Walmart Medium

you agree to cooperate with Walmart if and as requested by Walmart in the defense and settlement of such matter.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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You will defend, indemnify, and hold xAI and our parents, subsidiaries and affiliates...harmless from and against any and all claims, damages...arising from or related to your use of the Service and Output, your Input, or any violation of these Terms.

Excerpt from xAI's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
xAI Terms of Service
Entity
xAI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-040394
Document ID
CA-D-00327
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://x.ai/legal/terms-of-service
Wayback Machine
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Content hash (SHA-256)
fbcda0ec0bb33eba1935039e132a19676af37212d42f1dfa3668d5a855803878
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 10:51 UTC
Methodology
analyze_document-v2-grounded.3
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: xAI
Document: xAI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-040394
Captured: 2026-05-08 10:51:01 UTC
SHA-256: fbcda0ec0bb33eba…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/xai/xai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-040394/user-indemnification-obligation-to-xai/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
Categories
Indemnification

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does xAI's User Indemnification Obligation To xAI clause do?

Users bear the financial and legal burden of defending xAI against third-party claims that arise from the user's own conduct, inputs, or terms violations.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are responsible for defending and compensating xAI and its affiliates for any claims or damages tied to their use of the Service, their inputs, or their violations of the Terms.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 229 platforms. See the full comparison.

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