8.1.1. OBLIGATION. Subject to this Section 8, ServiceNow will: (1) defend Customer and Customer Affiliates, and its and their officers, directors, and employees against any Claim to the extent alleging any: (a) ServiceNow Core Technology used in accordance with this Agreement infringes any IPR of any unaffiliated third party (“IPR Claim”); or (b) ServiceNow personnel when onsite at Customer’s premises caused death, bodily harm, or damage to tangible personal property due to their negligence or willful misconduct; and (2) pay any settlement amount or court-ordered damages award under the forgoing clauses (1)(a) or (1)(b) to the extent arising from such Claim. 8.1.2. M ITIGATION. In connection with any IPR Claim, ServiceNow may: (1) contest the Claim; (2) obtain claimant’s permission for Customer’s continued use of the applicable Subscription Service or ServiceNow Core Technology; (3) replace Customer’s access to or use of the applicable Subscription Service or ServiceNow Core Technology with substantially similar functionality that avoids the Claim; or (4) if ServiceNow determines the foregoing clauses (1), (2), and (3) are commercially impracticable, terminate Customer’s access to and use of the affected Subscription Service on 60-days’ prior notice and refund any prepaid subscription fees covering that part of the applicable Subscription Term for such Subscription Service remaining after the effective date of termination. 8.1.3. LIMITATIONS. Notwithstanding the above, ServiceNow has no obligation or liability for any Claim under Section 8.1.1(1)(a) to the extent arising from: (1) use of any ServiceNow Core Technology not expressly authorized under this Agreement, to the extent the Claim would have been avoided without such access or use; (2) Customer Data or Customer Technology; or (3) use of ServiceNow Core Technology: (a) in violation of Law; (b) after termination under Section 8.1.2(4); or (4) modification to the ServiceNow Core Technology to Customer’s specifications or by anyone other than ServiceNow or its contractors, or if combined with anything not provided by ServiceNow, if the Claim would have been avoided but for such modification or combination. 8.2. BY CUSTOMER. Customer will: (1) defend ServiceNow and ServiceNow Affiliates, and its and their officers, directors, and employees against any Claim to the extent alleging that Customer Data, Customer Technology, or a modification to any ServiceNow Core Technology made to Customer’s specifications or otherwise made by or on behalf of Customer (other than one made by or for ServiceNow and only if the Claim would have been avoided by use of the unmodified ServiceNow Core Technology), infringes any IPR, or violates any third-party privacy rights; and (2) pay any settlement amount or court-ordered damages award, under the foregoing clause (1) to the extent arising from such Claim. 8.3. PROCESS. Each party’s duty to indemnify under Section 8.1 or 8.2 , as applicable, is subject to indemnified party: (1) notifying indemnifying party promptly of any actual or threatened Claim, (2) giving indemnifying party sole control of the defense of such Claim and of any related settlement negotiations, and (3) cooperating and, at indemnifying party’s reasonable request and expense, assisting in such defense. Neither party will stipulate, acknowledge, or admit fault or liability on the other’s part without the other’s prior, written consent. Indemnifying party will not publicize any settlement without indemnified party’s prior, written consent. To the extent the parties perform as required, this Section 8 states each party’s entire liability and the other party’s exclusive remedy for third-party claims and third-party actions. 9. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY 9.1. LIMITED LIABILITY. ServiceNow shall have no liability for any refund that, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, is to be paid by Reseller. To the extent permitted by Law, each party’s total, cumulative liability arising out of or related to this Agreement and the products and services provided under it, whether based on contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal or equitable theory, will be limited to the amounts paid by Customer for use of the products or provision of the services giving rise to the claim during the 12-month period preceding the first event giving rise to liability. Multiple claims will not enlarge this limit. 6 11 Page of (Version: 17November2022) © 2022 ServiceNow, Inc. All rights reserved. ServiceNow, the ServiceNow logo, Now, Now Platform, and other ServiceNow marks are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of ServiceNow, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Other company and product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which they are associated.
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