(b) Settlement. You shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without your written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), but if settled with your written consent or if there is a final and non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction in any such Proceeding, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses by reason of such settlement or judgment in accordance with the other provisions of this Section 7.
You shall not, without the prior written consent of any Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceedings in respect of which indemnity has been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person unless such settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such proceedings and (ii) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability, wrong doing or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.
(c) Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter, (i) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s controlled affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives, in each case who are involved in or aware of the Transactions as determined by a final and non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction and (ii) without in any way limiting the indemnification obligations set forth above, none of Parent, the Company or any of their respective subsidiaries (or any of their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees, representatives and agents), us or any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Transactions (including the Incremental Term Loan Facility and the use of proceeds thereunder), or with respect to any activities related to the Incremental Term Loan Facility, including the preparation of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter and the Credit Facilities Documentation.
You also agree that the Lead Arrangers and their affiliates and each of their respective affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives and the successors and assigns of each of the foregoing (each, and including, without limitation, the Lead Arrangers, an “Arranger-Related Person”) will not have any liability for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses except to the extent that they have resulted from (i) the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Arranger-Related Person, in each case who are involved in or aware of the Transactions (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (ii) a material breach of the funding obligations of any Arranger-Related Person under this Commitment Letter, the Term Sheet, the Fee Letter or the Credit Facilities Documentation (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).
8. Sharing of Information, Absence of Fiduciary Relationships, Affiliate Activities.
You acknowledge that the Commitment Parties and their affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including, without limitation, financial advisory services) to other persons in respect of which you, the Company and your and its respective affiliates may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. None of the Commitment Parties or their affiliates will use confidential information obtained from you by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter or their other relationships with you in connection with the
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