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User Must Indemnify YouTube Against Claims from Use

High severity Medium confidence Explicitdocumentlanguage Common · 229 of 352 platforms
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The indemnification obligation means users may be required to bear the financial and legal cost of defending YouTube Ads against third-party claims connected to the user's conduct.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after item (ii), suggesting additional indemnification triggers may exist. The canonical claim covers only the two explicitly visible triggers.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 994 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users are required to defend and financially protect YouTube Ads and its Affiliates against claims that arise from their use of the Service or their breach of the Agreement.

How other platforms handle this

Chegg Medium

You will cooperate as fully required by the Chegg Parties in the defense of any claim.

Whatnot Medium

Seller will indemnify and hold Whatnot harmless from and against all damages, liabilities, losses, penalties, fines, expenses, and costs...arising out of or relating to any employment claims made by Seller

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
"
you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless YouTube, its Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents...arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Service; (ii) your violation of any term of this Agreement...

— Excerpt from YouTube Ads's YouTube Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
YouTube Terms of Service
Entity
YouTube Ads
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-022093
Document ID
CA-D-00069
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
29a35f30aec4fcdd01e0e440c99cf919acfeef49e92424061d5b45ab92271a6b
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 06:32 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: YouTube Ads
Document: YouTube Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-022093
Captured: 2026-05-21 06:32:48 UTC
SHA-256: 29a35f30aec4fcdd…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/youtube-ads/youtube-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-022093/user-must-indemnify-youtube-against-claims-from-use/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does YouTube Ads's User Must Indemnify YouTube Against Claims from Use clause do?

The indemnification obligation means users may be required to bear the financial and legal cost of defending YouTube Ads against third-party claims connected to the user's conduct.

How does this clause affect you?

Users are required to defend and financially protect YouTube Ads and its Affiliates against claims that arise from their use of the Service or their breach of the Agreement.

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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