Indemnification Related to Retail Ventures Services. (a) DSW agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Retail Ventures Indemnified Person from and against any damages related to, and to reimburse each Retail Ventures Indemnified Person for all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing, or defending, any third party claim, action, proceeding, or investigation, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation and whether or not any DSW Indemnified Person or any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person is a party (collectively, “Actions”), arising out of or in connection with Retail Ventures Services rendered or to be rendered by any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such Retail Ventures Services or transactions; provided that, DSW shall not be responsible for any damages incurred by any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person that have resulted from such Retail Ventures Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any of the advice, actions, inactions, or Retail Ventures Services referred to above (it being understood and agreed that the provision by any Retail Venture Entity of any of the Retail Ventures Services contemplated by Schedule I hereof without obtaining the consent of any party to any Contract or agreement to which any Retail Ventures Entity is a party as of the date hereof shall not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct by any Retail Ventures Entity, provided that, the relevant Retail Ventures Entity has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent). (b) Except as set forth in Section 4.04(c), Retail Ventures agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each DSW Indemnified Person from and against any damages related to, and to reimburse each DSW Indemnified Person for all reasonable expenses as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, or defending, any third party Action arising out of or related to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person in connection with the Retail Ventures Services rendered or to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement. (c) To the extent that any other Person has agreed to indemnify any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person or to hold a Retail Ventures Indemnified Person harmless and such Person provides services to Retail Ventures or any affiliate of Retail Ventures relating directly or indirectly to any employee plan or benefit arrangement for which Benefit Services are provided under this Agreement, Retail Ventures will exercise reasonable efforts (x) to make such agreement applicable to any DSW Indemnified Person so that each DSW Indemnified Person is held harmless or indemnified to the same extent as any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person and (y) to make available to each DSW Indemnified Person the benefits of such agreement.
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Samples: Shared Services Agreement (DSW Inc.), Shared Services Agreement (Retail Ventures Inc)
Indemnification Related to Retail Ventures Services. (a) DSW agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Retail Ventures Indemnified Person from and against any damages related to, and to reimburse each Retail Ventures Indemnified Person for all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ ' fees) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing, or defending, any third party claim, action, proceeding, or investigation, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation and whether or not any DSW Indemnified Person or any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person is a party (collectively, “"Actions”"), arising out of or in connection with Retail Ventures Services rendered or to be rendered by any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person’s 's actions or inactions in connection with any such Retail Ventures Services or transactions; provided that, DSW shall not be responsible for any damages incurred by any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person that have resulted from such Retail Ventures Indemnified Person’s 's gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any of the advice, actions, inactions, or Retail Ventures Services referred to above (it being understood and agreed that the provision by any Retail Venture Entity of any of the Retail Ventures Services contemplated by Schedule I hereof without obtaining the consent of any party to any Contract or agreement to which any Retail Ventures Entity is a party as of the date hereof shall not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct by any Retail Ventures Entity, provided that, the relevant Retail Ventures Entity has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent).
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.04(c), Retail Ventures agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each DSW Indemnified Person from and against any damages related to, and to reimburse each DSW Indemnified Person for all reasonable expenses as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, or defending, any third party Action arising out of or related to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person in connection with the Retail Ventures Services rendered or to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) To the extent that any other Person has agreed to indemnify any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person or to hold a Retail Ventures Indemnified Person harmless and such Person provides services to Retail Ventures or any affiliate of Retail Ventures relating directly or indirectly to any employee plan or benefit arrangement for which Benefit Services are provided under this Agreement, Retail Ventures will exercise reasonable efforts (x) to make such agreement applicable to any DSW Indemnified Person so that each DSW Indemnified Person is held harmless or indemnified to the same extent extend as any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person and (y) to make available to each DSW Indemnified Person the benefits of such agreement.
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Samples: Shared Services Agreement (DSW Inc.), Shared Services Agreement (Retail Ventures Inc)
Indemnification Related to Retail Ventures Services. (a) DSW agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Retail Ventures Indemnified Person from and against any damages related to, and to reimburse each Retail Ventures Indemnified Person for all reasonable expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, pursuing, or defending, any third party claim, action, proceeding, or investigation, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation and whether or not any DSW Indemnified Person or any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person is a party (collectively, “Actions”), arising out of or in connection with Retail Ventures Services rendered or to be rendered by any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person pursuant to this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person’s actions or inactions in connection with any such Retail Ventures Services or transactions; provided that, DSW shall not be responsible for any damages incurred by any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person that have resulted from such Retail Ventures Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with any of the advice, actions, inactions, or Retail Ventures Services referred to above (it being understood and agreed that the provision by any Retail Venture Entity of any of the Retail Ventures Services contemplated by Schedule I hereof without obtaining the consent of any party to any Contract or agreement to which any Retail Ventures Entity is a party as of the date hereof shall not constitute gross negligence or willful misconduct by any Retail Ventures Entity, provided that, the relevant Retail Ventures Entity has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consent).
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.04(c), Retail Ventures agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each DSW Indemnified Person from and against any damages related to, and to reimburse each DSW Indemnified Person for all reasonable expenses as they are incurred in connection with investigating, preparing, or defending, any third party Action arising out of or related to the gross negligence or willful misconduct of any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person in connection with the Retail Ventures Services rendered or to be rendered pursuant to this Agreement.
(c) To the extent that any other Person has agreed to indemnify any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person or to hold a Retail Ventures Indemnified Person harmless and such Person provides services to Retail Ventures or any affiliate of Retail Ventures relating directly or indirectly to any employee plan or benefit arrangement for which Benefit Services are provided under this Agreement, Retail Ventures will exercise reasonable efforts (x) to make such agreement applicable to any DSW Indemnified Person so that each DSW Indemnified Person is held harmless or indemnified to the same extent extend as any Retail Ventures Indemnified Person and (y) to make available to each DSW Indemnified Person the benefits of such agreement.
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Samples: Shared Services Agreement (DSW Inc.)