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5 Financial Responsibility

5-1 Indemnification by Relying Parties and Applicants

The Relying Parties, Service Providers, and Applicants must indemnify the Postal Service, holding it harmless in accordance with section 4.2, Loss Limitations, if the loss incurred from the transaction is found to be at the fault of the Relying Party, Service Provider, or Applicant. The Postal Service is not responsible for loss due to the failure of the Applicants, Service Providers, and Relying Parties to fulfill their obligations under the policy contained in this document as described in Sections 3.2, Service Provider Obligations, 3.3, Applicant Obligations, and 3.4, Relying Party Obligations.

5-2 Fiduciary Relationships

Issuance of a digital certificate supported by IPP in accordance with the policy contained in this document does not make the Postal Service or an IPP RA an agent, fiduciary, trustee, or other kind of representative to Applicants, Service Providers, or Relying Parties.

This policy does not create a partnership or a relationship of principal and agent between the Postal Service and any Service Provider, Applicant, or Relying Party.