7.3 Liability of Servicer [and Backup Servicer]; Indemnities.
(a) The Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically undertaken by the Servicer under this Agreement.
(b) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, [the Backup Servicer,] the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, [the Swap Counterparty,] the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and the Depositor from and against all costs, expenses, losses, claims, actions, suits, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred in connection with the use, ownership or operation by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer of a Financed Vehicle.
(c) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, [the Backup Servicer,] the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee from and against any taxes that may at any time be asserted against any such Person with respect to the transactions contemplated in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, including any sales, gross receipts, general corporation, tangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (including any tax imposed under HB3 but, in the case of the Trust, not including any taxes asserted with respect to, and as of the date of, the transfer of the Receivables to the Trust or the issuance and original sale of the Notes or the Certificates or asserted with respect to ownership of the Receivables or federal or other Applicable Tax State income taxes arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents), and all costs and expenses in defending against such taxes.
(d) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, [the Backup Servicer,] the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, [the Swap Counterparty,] the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and the Depositor from and against any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of the Servicer’s willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party or by reason of a reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which it is a party.
(e) The Servicer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless [the Backup Servicer,] the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all costs, expenses, losses, claims, actions, suits, damages and liabilities arising out of or incurred in connection with the acceptance or performance of the trusts and duties contained herein and in the Trust Agreement, in the case of the Owner Trustee, and in the Indenture, in the case of the Indenture Trustee, except to the extent that such cost, expense, loss, claim, damage or liability (i) shall be due to the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence (except for errors in judgment) of [the Backup Servicer,] the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, (ii) [in the case of the Backup Servicer, shall arise from the breach by the Backup Servicer of any of its representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement, (iii)] in the case of the Owner Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Owner Trustee of any of its representations or warranties set forth in the Trust Agreement, [(iv)] in the case of the Indenture Trustee, shall arise from the breach by the Indenture Trustee of any of its representations and warranties set forth in the Indenture or [(v)] relates to any tax other than the taxes with respect to which either the Depositor or the Servicer shall be required to indemnify the Owner Trustee or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable.
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