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Terms of Use

Microsoft Service Agreement for Project Emporia

  1. What the Contract Covers.

    This is a contract between you and Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes Microsoft is referred to as "we," "us" or "our". This contract applies to Microsoft Emporia, including updates that you use while this contract is in force. All of the software or services are referred to in this contract as the "service."

    Please note that we do not provide warranties for the service. The contract also limits our liability. These terms are in sections 13 and 14 and we ask you to read them carefully.

  2. When You May Use the Service.

    You may start using the service right away as you have finished the sign up process.

  3. How You May Use the Service.

    In using the service, you will:

    • obey the law;
    • obey any codes of conduct or other notices we provide;
    • use the Services for your personal and non-commercial use;
    • obey the Microsoft Anti-spam Policy, which is available at Microsoft Anti-Spam Policy;
    • keep your service account password secret; and
    • promptly notify us if you learn of a security breach related to the service.
  4. How You May Not Use the Service.

    In using the service, you may not:

    • use the service in a way that harms us or our affiliates, resellers, distributors,
    • and/or vendors (collectively, the "Microsoft parties"), or any customer of a Microsoft party;
    • use any portion of the service as a destination linked from any unsolicited bulk messages or unsolicited commercial messages ("spam");
    • use any automated process or service to access and/or use the service (such as a BOT, a spider, periodic caching of information stored by Microsoft, or "meta-searching"), except as expressly allowed by Microsoft;
    • use any unauthorized means to modify or reroute, or attempt to modify or reroute, the service;
    • damage, disable, overburden, or impair the service (or the network(s) connected to the service) or interfere with anyone’s use and enjoyment of the service;
    • modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software of products or services obtained from the Services; or
    • resell or redistribute the service, or any part of the service.
  5. You Are Responsible For Your Service Account.

    Only you may use your service account. You are responsible for all activity that takes place with your service account. You may not authorize any third party to access and/or use the service on your behalf.

  6. Use of the Service with 3rd party services

    In using the service, you will interact with content created on 3rd party services. With respect to your use of those services, you will:

    • abide by the terms of use of the associated 3rd party service;
    • follow their code of conduct (where applicable) when interacting with content from and posting content to 3rd party service;
    • file an abuse report with applicable 3rd party site for content which violates the code of conduct or terms of use for that third party site.
  7. Your Materials.

    You may be able to submit votes in connection with the service. You understand that Microsoft does not control or endorse the votes that you and others post or provide on the service. Except for material that we license to you, we do not claim ownership of the materials you post or provide on the service, and you reserve all other rights (including copyrights) in your materials.

    All rights granted herein terminate when you cancel your account with the service.

    You understand that Microsoft may need to make copies, change the format, transcode or otherwise process content posted on the service in order to:

    • store and retrieve the content;
    • conform to connecting networks' technical requirements; or
    • conform to the limitations and terms of the service.

    Microsoft owns and may use without restriction the calculations and analyses that it creates as a result of processing your materials and may continuing using the same.

    This section applies only to legally permissible content and only to the extent that use and publishing of the legally permissible content does not breach the law. You understand that sharing content that violates others' copyrights and other intellectual property rights violates this contract. You represent and warrant that you have all the rights necessary for you to grant the rights in this section 7 and that the use and publication of the content does not breach any law. We will not pay you for your content. We may refuse to publish your content and may remove your content from the service at any time.

  8. Privacy.

    We consider your use of the service to be private. However, we may access or disclose information about you, your account and/or the content of your communications (including votes and/or search queries), in order to: (1) comply with the law or legal process served on us; (2) enforce and investigate potential violations of this contract; including use of this service to participate in, or facilitate, activities that violate the law; or (3) protect the rights, property, or safety of Microsoft, its employees, its customers or the public. You consent to the access and disclosures outlined in this section.

    We may use technology or other means to protect the service, protect our customers, or stop you from breaching this contract. These means may include, for example, filtering to stop spam or increase security. These means may hinder or break your use of the service.

  9. In order to provide you the service, we may collect certain information about service performance and your service use. We may automatically upload this information from your machine. This data will not personally identify you. You may read about this information collection in more detail in the privacy statement at Microsoft Online Privacy Notice.

  10. Software.

    If you receive software from us as part of the service, your use of that software is under the terms of the license that is presented to you for acceptance for that software. If there is no license presented to you, then we grant you the right to use the software only for the authorized use of the service on that number of computers stated in your service offer. We reserve all other rights to the software.

    We may automatically check your version of the software. We may automatically download upgrades to the software to your computer to update, enhance and further develop the service.

    Unless we notify you otherwise, your license to use the software will end on the date your service ends, and you must promptly uninstall the software. We may disable the software after the date the service ends.

    You will not disassemble, decompile, or reverse engineer any software included in the service, except and only to the extent that the law expressly permits this activity.

    The software is subject to United States export laws and regulations. You must comply with all domestic and international export laws and regulations that apply to the software. These laws include restrictions on destinations, end users and end use. For additional information, see Exporting Microsoft Products.

  11. Microsoft Authentication Network.

    We may provide you with credentials on our authentication network to use with the service. You are solely responsible for any dealings with third parties (including advertisers) who use our authentication network, including the delivery of and payment for goods. This contract applies to you whenever you use the credentials you obtained with the service. When you use our authentication network to gain access to any site, the terms and conditions for that site, if different from this contract, may also apply to you in your use of that site. Please refer to the terms of use for each site that you visit. We may cancel or suspend your access to our authentication network for inactivity, which we define as failing to sign in to our authentication network for an extended period, as determined by us. If we cancel your credentials, your right to use our authentication network immediately ceases.

  12. How We May Change the Contract.

    If we change this contract, then we will tell you at least 30 days before the change takes place. If you do not agree to these changes, then you must cancel and stop using the service before the change takes place. If you do not stop using the service, then your use of the service will continue under the changed contract.

  13. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY.

    We provide the service "as-is," "with all faults" and "as available." We do not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of information available from the service. The Microsoft parties give no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws that this contract cannot change. We exclude any implied warranties including those of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, workmanlike effort and non-infringement.

  14. LIABILITY LIMITATION.

    You cannot recover any damages, including consequential, lost profits, special, indirect, incidental or punitive damages.

    This limitation applies to anything related to:

    • the service,
    • content (including code) on third party Internet sites, third party programs or third party conduct,
    • viruses or other disabling features that affect your access to or use of the service,
    • incompatibility between the service and other services, software and hardware,
    • delays or failures you may have in initiating, conducting or completing any transmissions or transactions in connection with the service in an accurate or timely manner, and
    • claims for breach of contract, breach of warranty, guarantee or condition, strict liability, negligence, or other tort.

    It also applies even if:

    • this remedy does not fully compensate you for any losses, or fails of its essential purpose; or
    • Microsoft knew or should have known about the possibility of the damages.

    Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. They also may not apply to you because your province or country may not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental, consequential or other damages.

  15. Changes to the Service; If We Cancel the Service.

    We may change the service or delete features at any time and for any reason. We may cancel or suspend your service at any time. Our cancellation or suspension may be without cause and/or without notice. Upon service cancellation, your right to use the service stops right away. Once the service is cancelled or suspended, any data you have stored on the service may not be retrieved later.

  16. Interpreting the Contract.

    All parts of this contract apply to the maximum extent permitted by law. A court may hold that we cannot enforce a part of this contract as written. If this happens, then you and we will replace that part with terms that most closely match the intent of the part that we cannot enforce. The rest of this contract will not change. This is the entire contract between you and us regarding your use of the service. It supersedes any prior contract or statements regarding your use of the service. If you have confidentiality obligations related to the service, those obligations remain in force (for example, you may have been a beta tester). The section titles in the contract do not limit the other terms of this contract.

    Washington state law governs the interpretation of this contract and applies to claims for breach of it, regardless of conflict of laws principles. All other claims, including claims regarding consumer protection laws, unfair competition laws, and in tort, will be subject to the laws of your state of residence in the United States, or if you live outside the United States, the laws of the country to which we direct your service. You and we irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state or federal courts in King County, Washington, USA for all disputes arising out of or relating to this contract.

  17. Assignment.

    We may assign this contract, in whole or in part, at any time with or without notice to you. You may not assign this contract, or any part of it, to any other person. Any attempt by you to do so is void. You may not transfer to anyone else, either temporarily or permanently, any rights to use the service or any part of the service.

  18. No Third Party Beneficiaries.

    This contract is solely for your and our benefit. It is not for the benefit of any other person, except for permitted successors and assigns under this contract.

  19. Claim Must Be Filed Within One Year.

    Any claim related to this contract or the service may not be brought unless brought within one year. The one-year period begins on the date when the claim first could be filed. If it is not filed, then that claim is permanently barred. This applies to you and your successors. It also applies to us and our successors and assigns.

  20. Your Notices to Us.

    You may notify us as stated in the customer support or "help" area for the service. We do not accept e-mail notices.

  21. Notices We Send You; Consent Regarding Electronic Information.

    This contract is in electronic form. We have promised to send you certain information in connection with the service and have the right to send you certain additional information. There may be other information regarding the service that the law requires us to send you. We may send you this information in electronic form. You have the right to withdraw this consent, but if you do, we may cancel your service. We may provide required information to you:

    • by e-mail at the e-mail address you specified when you signed up for your service;
    • by access to a Microsoft web site that will be designated in an e-mail notice sent to you at the time the information is available; or
    • by access to a Microsoft web site that will be generally designated in advance for this purpose.

    Notices provided to you via e-mail will be deemed given and received on the transmission date of the e-mail. As long as you can access and use the service, you have the necessary software and hardware to receive these notices. If you do not consent to receive any notices electronically, you must stop using the service.


NOTICES

Notices and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

Under Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to service provider's designated agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.

Copyright and Trademark Notices

All contents of the service are Copyright © 2010 Microsoft Corporation and/or its suppliers, One Microsoft Way, Redmond, Washington 98052-6399 U.S.A. All rights reserved. Copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties protect any software or content provided as part of the service. We or our suppliers own the title, copyright, and other intellectual property rights in the software or content. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Live, Windows logo, MSN, MSN logo (butterfly), and/or other Microsoft products and services referenced herein may also be either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Certain software used in certain Microsoft web sites servers is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group. Copyright © 1991 -1996 Thomas G. Lane. All rights reserved. "gnuplot" software used in certain Microsoft web sites servers is copyright © 1986-1993 Thomas Williams, Colin Kelley. All rights reserved.

Third Party Code

This software program contains the following third party software/code, which can be found at the websites indicated and are available under the Microsoft Public License the text of which is set out below.

Microsoft Public License (Ms-PL)

This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the software, you accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not use the software.

  1. Definitions

    The terms "reproduce," "reproduction," "derivative works," and "distribution" have the same meaning here as under U.S. copyright law.

    A "contribution" is the original software, or any additions or changes to the software.

    A "contributor" is any person that distributes its contribution under this license.

    "Licensed patents" are a contributor's patent claims that read directly on its contribution.

  2. Grant of Rights

    1. Copyright Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the license conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free copyright license to reproduce its contribution, prepare derivative works of its contribution, and distribute its contribution or any derivative works that you create.
    2. Patent Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the license conditions and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license under its licensed patents to make, have made, use, sell, offer for sale, import, and/or otherwise dispose of its contribution in the software or derivative works of the contribution in the software.
  3. Conditions and Limitations

    1. No Trademark License- This license does not grant you rights to use any contributors' name, logo, or trademarks.
    2. If you bring a patent claim against any contributor over patents that you claim are infringed by the software, your patent license from such contributor to the software ends automatically.
    3. If you distribute any portion of the software, you must retain all copyright, patent, trademark, and attribution notices that are present in the software.
    4. If you distribute any portion of the software in source code form, you may do so only under this license by including a complete copy of this license with your distribution. If you distribute any portion of the software in compiled or object code form, you may only do so under a license that complies with this license.
    5. The software is licensed "as-is." You bear the risk of using it. The contributors give no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this license cannot change. To the extent permitted under your local laws, the contributors exclude the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

RESPECT COPYRIGHT

Please respect the rights of artists and creators. Content such as music, photos and video may be protected by copyright. People appearing in content may have a right to control use of their image. You may not share other people's content unless you own the rights or have permission from the owner.

SUPPORT

Customer support is not offered for the service, unless the materials we publish in connection with a particular service specify that it includes customer support.