Common use of HOLD HARMLESS/INDEMNIFICATION Clause in Contracts

HOLD HARMLESS/INDEMNIFICATION. Contractor agrees to protect, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Department, its elected and appointed officials, agents and employees from and against all legal, equitable or administrative claims, causes of action, damages, losses and expenses, of any kind or character, including but not limited to attorneys' fees and the costs of defense, arising in favor of Contractor’s employees or third parties on account of bodily injury, sickness, disease, death, personal injury, violation of an offender’s constitutional or statutory rights, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property except for such claims, causes of action, damages, losses or expenses which are solely due to the fault or negligence of the party seeking indemnity.