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SKYPE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:
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This End User License Agreement ("Agreement") constitutes a valid and
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binding agreement between Skype Software S.A. ("Skype") and you
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("you," or "your") for the use of the Skype Software, Network and
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Services, as those terms are defined below. You must enter into this
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agreement in order to install and use such Skype Software.
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BY INSTALLING AND USING THE SKYPE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY
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THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS
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AGREEMENT, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SKYPE SOFTWARE.
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BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT
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THE SKYPE SOFTWARE AND THE SERVICES DO NOT AND ARE NOT INTENDED TO
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SUPPORT OR CARRY EMERGENCY CALLS TO ANY TYPE OF HOSPITALS, LAW
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ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, MEDICAL CARE UNIT OR ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY
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SERVICES OF ANY KIND AND THAT SKYPE, ITS AFFILIATES, PARENT COMPANIES,
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SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND NETWORKS
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SERVICE PROVIDERS ARE NOT NOR SHALL BE LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR SUCH
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CALLS.
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The Skype Software and the Services are not intended for use by or
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availability to persons under the age limit of any jurisdiction which
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restricts the use of Internet-based applications and services
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according to age. IF YOU RESIDE IN SUCH A JURISDICTION AND ARE UNDER
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THAT JURISDICTION'S AGE LIMIT FOR USING INTERNET-BASED APPLICATIONS OR
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SERVICES, YOU MAY NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL OR USE THE SKYPE SOFTWARE AND
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YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SERVICES.
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Please note that you are not allowed to use the Skype Software and the
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Services in territories where offering or using such services is
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forbidden by law. By agreeing to this End User License Agreement, you
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will explicitly state that you have verified in your own territory if
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the offering and use of such services is allowed.
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1. License Grant and Services.
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(a) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Skype hereby grants you a
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limited, non-exclusive, personal, non-sublicensable, non-assignable
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license to download, install and use the Skype Software, including, if
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applicable, the PDA software as well as well as any API or online or
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enclosed documentation, data distributed to your computer for
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processing and any future programming fixes, updates and upgrades
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provided to you (collectively, the "Skype Software") onto a computer
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(including PDA's) for your sole use to install, interact with and
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utilize the Skype Software, including the content and features
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contained therein and the services and the Network related thereto
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("Services"). The Skype Software may only be used in connection with
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the Services. The term "Services" do not refer to any paid services
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that may be offered through the Skype website by any Skype entity. As
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used herein, the term "Network" means the universe of computers
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connected to the Internet that are operating the Skype Software. The
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use of paid services is subject to the additional <20>Terms of Service<63>.
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These Terms of Service are published on the website www.skype.com.
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(b) You are allowed to redistribute the Software, under the conditions
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that you (i) do not modify the Software; (ii) do not remove any
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proprietary notices from the Software; (iii) notify Skype in writing
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via email to distribution@skype.net of your intentions to promote or
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distribute the Skype software; (iv) clearly indicate that the Software
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originates from Skype and use the links and graphics as published and
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indicated on www.skype.com/go/redistribution and, if published on a
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website, include a link to www.skype.com and a link to the download
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location of the Software; (v) constantly monitor www.skype.com in
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order to ensure that you are distributing the latest stable version;
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and (vi) do not distribute the Software for any (commercial) gain,
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including but not limited to including the Software in any commercial
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software bundle. However, the publishers of computer magazines for end
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users are allowed to distribute the Software for free with their
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magazines, provided that they meet with all aforementioned conditions.
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(c) The Skype API (as part of the Skype Software) is also licensed to
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you under this Agreement under the condition that, in addition to the
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license terms and restrictions as set forth herein, you are not
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allowed to develop any software which makes use of the API for any
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commercial gain, in the broadest sense without first obtaining, under
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separate agreement, a commercial license to utilize the Skype API.
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2. License Restrictions.
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(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, you may not: (i) remove
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any proprietary notices from the Services, Skype Software or any copy
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thereof; (ii) cause, permit or authorize the modification, creation of
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derivative works, translation, reverse engineering, decompiling or
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disassembling or hacking of the Skype Software, the Services or the
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Network; (iii) sell, assign, rent, lease, act as a service bureau, or
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grant rights in the Skype Software or Services, including, without
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limitation, through sublicense, to any other entity without the prior
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written consent of Skype, with the exception of the right to
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redistribute the Software in accordance with the terms as mentioned in
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Article 1(b) above; (iv) export or re-export the Skype Software in
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violation of United Kingdom export laws; (v) use the Skype Software or
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Services for any commercial purpose (other than as an end user who is
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a member of a commercial entity) or the benefit of any third party or
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charge any person for the use of the Skype Software; or (vi) use the
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Skype Software or Services in any way that would violate any
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applicable law, regulation or ordinance; (vii) collect any information
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or communication about the Network or users of the Skype Software or
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Services by monitoring, interdicting or intercepting any process of
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the Skype Software or the Network; or (viii) use any type of bot,
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spider virus, clock, timer, counter, worm, software lock, drop dead
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device, packet-sniffer, Trojan-horse routing, trap door, time bomb or
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any other codes or instructions that are designed to be used to
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provide a means of surreptitious or unauthorized access or that are
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designed to distort, delete, damage or disassemble the Skype Software,
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the Services or the Network; and (iv) not use the Service to modify,
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delete or damage any information contained on the computers of any
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users connected to the Service. Furthermore, you may not use the Skype
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Software or Services to develop, generate, transmit or store
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information that: (A) infringes any third party's intellectual
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property or other proprietary right; (B) is defamatory, harmful,
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abusive, obscene or hateful; (C) in any way obstructs or otherwise
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interferes with the normal performance of another person's use of the
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Skype Software or Services, (D) performs any unsolicited commercial
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communication not permitted by applicable law; (E) is harassment or a
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violation of privacy or threatens other people or groups of people;
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and (F) impersonates any other person, or steals or assumes any
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person's identity (whether a real identity or online nickname or
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alias).
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(b) The Skype Software and Services contain proprietary, confidential
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and trade secret information owned or licensed by Skype, and you agree
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to take reasonable steps at all times to protect and maintain the
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confidentiality of such information.
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(c) The Skype Software and Services may be incorporated into, and may
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incorporate, technology, software and services owned and controlled by
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third parties. Skype emphasizes that it will only incorporate such
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third party software for the purpose of (i) adding new or additional
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functionality or (ii) improving the technical performance of the Skype
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Software and Services. Any other third party software which could be
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distributed together with Skype will be subject to you explicitly
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accepting a license agreement with this third party. Use of such third
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party software or services is subject to the terms and conditions of
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the applicable third party license agreements, and you agree to look
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solely to the applicable third party and not to Skype to enforce any
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of your rights.
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(d) All modifications or enhancements to the Skype Software and
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Services remain the sole property of Skype. You understand that Skype,
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in its sole discretion, may modify or discontinue or suspend your
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right to access any of its Services or use any of the Skype Software
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at any time, and may at any time suspend or terminate any license
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hereunder and disable any Skype Software you may already have accessed
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or installed without prior notice. Skype reserves the right to add
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additional features or functions to the Skype Software. When
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installed on your computer, the Skype Software periodically
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communicates with Skype servers. You acknowledge and agree that Skype
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has no obligation to make available to you any subsequent versions of
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its software applications.
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3. Permission to utilize.
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In order to receive the benefits provided by the Skype Software, you
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hereby grant permission for the Skype Software to utilize the
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processor and bandwidth of your computer for the limited purpose of
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facilitating the communication between other Skype Software users. You
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understand that the Skype Software will protect the privacy and
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integrity of your computer resources and communication and ensure the
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unobtrusive utilization of your computer resources to the greatest
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extent possible.
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4. Proprietary Rights; Translation.
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(a) The Skype Software and Services contain proprietary and
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confidential information of Skype, including copyrights, trade secrets
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and trademarks contained therein, which are protected by
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(international) copyright laws, trademark laws as well as other
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(intellectual property) laws. Title to and ownership of the Skype
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Software, including without limitation all intellectual property
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rights therein and thereto, are and shall remain the exclusive
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property of Skype and its suppliers, and except for the limited
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license to use the Skype Software granted to you, Skype reserves all
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right, title and interest in and to the Skype Software. You shall not
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take any action to jeopardize, limit or interfere with Skype's
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Intellectual property rights and/or ownership of and rights with
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respect to the Skype Software and Services. You are not permitted to
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remove from or change in Skype Software any designation or sign
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concerning or including copyrights, trademarks, trade names or other
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intellectual or industrial property rights, including any indications
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concerning the confidential nature and secrecy of the software. You
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acknowledge that any unauthorized copying or unauthorized use of the
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Skype Software, Services or Intellectual property rights is a
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violation of this Agreement and copyright, trademark and/or other
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(intellectual property) laws and is strictly prohibited.
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(b) All translations made by me of any information which is on the
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website of Skype or as otherwise requested of me by Skype and any
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other collateral materials (hereinafter collectively referred to as
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"translations"), created by me for Skype at any time, whether prior or
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subsequent to the date of this Agreement, shall at all times be and
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remain the sole and exclusive property of Skype without any
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compensation to me. I further assign all of my right, title and
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interest in and to the translations, including, but not limited to all
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rights attendant thereto, to Skype in perpetuity, to use same for
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reproduction by any means now known or hereinafter discovered, either
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in whole or such segments, by using any of the components comprising
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the translations, including but not limited to alteration or
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completion of the translations by anyone, at Skype's sole and absolute
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discretion. Insofar as an additional deed of transfer may be necessary
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in order to establish all such rights within Skype, I herewith
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irrevocably authorize Skype to execute any and all documents, and if
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necessary a deed of transfer of such rights to Skype, on my behalf and
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in my name, notwithstanding my obligation to grant any and all
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reasonable assistance, including signing of any documents needed, on
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Skype<EFBFBD>s first request. It is understood that I am doing the
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translation for the sole and exclusive benefit of Skype and without
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the expectation of any remuneration whatsoever. I further agree that I
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will properly and accurately translate such information that I will
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not add anything to the translations that would materially alter the
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purpose and intent of the information that I am translating and that
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is not already set forth on the web site of Skype. I hereby represent
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and warrant that any translations which are the subject matter hereof
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will be solely done by me and are original creations and that I have
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the full right, power and authority to grant the rights to Skype as
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set forth herein. Neither the translations, nor Skype's use of the
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translations will infringe upon any copyright, statutory or common law
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rights of any kind or any other intellectual property rights of any
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person, firm, corporation or other entity.
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5. Privacy
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Skype is committed to respecting your privacy and the confidentiality
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of your personal data. The Privacy Policy, published on Skype<70>s
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website www.skype.com applies to the use of the personal data and the
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traffic data, as well as the confidential information transmitted via
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the Services.
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6. Term; Termination.
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(a) This Agreement will be effective as of the date you accept this
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Agreement, thereby expressly agreeing to the terms and conditions set
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forth herein, and will remain effective until terminated by either
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party as set forth below.
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(b) You may terminate this Agreement at any time, under the conditions
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provided herein, more specifically the conditions provide in paragraph
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6 (c) hereunder. Skype may terminate this Agreement at any time, with
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or without cause, by providing notice to you and/or preventing your
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access to the Skype Software and/or Services.
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(c) Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason (i) all licenses
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and rights to use the Skype Software and the Services shall terminate;
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(ii) you will cease any and all use of the Skype Software and
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Services; and (iii) you will remove the Skype Software from all hard
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drives, networks, and other storage media and destroy all originals
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and copies of the Skype Software in your possession or under your
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control.
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(d) All provisions which must survive in order to give effect to their
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meaning shall survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement,
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including without limitation, all of your representations, warranties
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and indemnification obligations.
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7. Your Representations and Warranties.
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(a) You represent and warrant that (i) you possess the legal right and
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ability to enter into this Agreement and to comply with its terms,
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(ii) you will use the Skype Software and Services for lawful purposes
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only and in accordance with this Agreement and all applicable laws,
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regulations and policies, (iii) you will not attempt to decompile,
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reverse engineer or hack the Skype Software or the Network or to
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defeat or overcome any encryption and/or other technical protection
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methods implemented by Skype with respect to the Skype Software and/or
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data transmitted, processed or stored by Skype or other users of the
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Skype Software, (iv) you will not take any steps to interfere with or
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in any manner compromise any of Skype's security measures, any other
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individual's or entity's computer on the Network and/or otherwise
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sharing Services, (v) you will always provide and maintain true,
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accurate, current and complete information as requested by Skype, (vi)
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you will only use the Skype Software and Services on a computer on
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which such use is authorized by the computer's owner, and (vii) you
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will not use any automatic or manual device or process to interfere or
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attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Skype Software,
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Network or Services, except to remove the Skype Software from a
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computer of which you are an owner or authorized user in a manner
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permitted by this Agreement. You may not violate or attempt to violate
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the security of the Skype Software, Network or Services. Skype
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reserves the right to investigate occurrences which may involve such
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violation, and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement
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authorities in prosecuting users who have participated in such
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violations.
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(b) If Skype has reasonable grounds to suspect that your
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representations, warranties or promises are inaccurate or breached,
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Skype may terminate this license, deny any or all use of the Skype
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Software and/or Services, and pursue any appropriate legal remedies.
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8. Indemnity.
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You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Skype and its
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affiliates, parent companies, subsidiaries, officers, directors,
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employees, agents and network service providers at your expense,
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against any and all third-party claims, actions, proceedings, and
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suits and all related liabilities, damages, settlements, penalties,
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fines, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
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attorneys' fees and other dispute resolution expenses) incurred by
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Skype arising out of or relating to your (a) violation or breach of
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any term of this Agreement or any policy or guidelines referenced
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herein, (b) intentional or negligent violation of any applicable laws,
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(c) violation of any rights of any third party, or (d) use or misuse
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of the Skype Software and/or Services.
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9. Disclaimer of Warranties.
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(a) THE SKYPE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THERE ARE
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NO WARRANTIES, CLAIMS OR REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY SKYPE, EITHER
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EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THE SKYPE SOFTWARE OR
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SERVICES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF QUALITY, PERFORMANCE,
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NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
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PURPOSE, NOR ARE THERE ANY WARRANTIES CREATED BY COURSE OF DEALING,
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COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, OR TRADE USAGE. SKYPE FURTHER DOES NOT
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REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SKYPE SOFTWARE OR ANY SERVICES WILL
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ALWAYS BE AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE,
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ACCURATE, COMPLETE, ERROR-FREE, OR WILL OPERATE WITHOUT PACKET LOSS,
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NOR DOES SKYPE WARRANT ANY CONNECTION TO OR TRANSMISSION FROM THE
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INTERNET, OR ANY QUALITY OF CALLS MADE THROUGH THE SKYPE SOFTWARE OR
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THE SERVICES.
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(b) YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
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PERFORMANCE OF THE SKYPE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES REMAINS WITH YOU TO THE
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MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
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(c) YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SKYPE DOES NOT CONTROL OR HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF
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ANY OF THE AVAILABLE CONTENT SHARED THROUGH THE SERVICES. ALL CONTENT
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WHETHER PUBLICLY POSTED OR PRIVATELY TRANSMITTED IS THE ENTIRE
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RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PERSON FROM WHOM SUCH CONTENT ORIGINATED. SKYPE
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DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, INTEGRITY, QUALITY OR LEGALITY OF
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SUCH CONTENT. YOU MAY BE EXPOSED TO CONTENT THAT IS OFFENSIVE,
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INDECENT OR OBJECTIONABLE. UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, SKYPE WILL NOT BE
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LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR THE NATURE OF ANY CONTENT, FOR ANY ERRORS OR
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OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT, OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND
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INCURRED AS A RESULT OF ANY CONTENT TRANSMITTED VIA THE SERVICES.
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(d) As some jurisdictions do not allow some of the exclusions set
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forth in this Section 11, some of these exclusions may not apply to
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you.
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10. Limitation of Liability.
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(a) IN NO EVENT SHALL SKYPE, ITS AFFILIATES, PARENT COMPANIES,
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SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR NETWORK
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SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT
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(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE (WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT
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LIABILITY OR STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY), FOR ANY INDIRECT,
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INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING WITHOUT
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LIMITATION ANY LOSS OF DATA, SERVICE INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER FAILURE OR
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PECUNIARY LOSS) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SKYPE
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SOFTWARE OR THE SERVICES, EVEN IF SKYPE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
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POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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(b) YOUR ONLY RIGHT WITH RESPECT TO ANY PROBLEMS OR DISSATISFACTION
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WITH THE SKYPE SOFTWARE AND/OR SERVICES IS TO UNINSTALL AND CEASE USE
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OF SUCH SKYPE SOFTWARE AND SERVICES.
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(c) As some jurisdictions do not allow some of the exclusions set
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forth in this Section 12, some of these exclusions may not apply to
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you.
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11. Electronic Signatures and Agreements.
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You acknowledge and agree that by clicking on the button labelled
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"SUBMIT", "DOWNLOAD", "I ACCEPT" or such similar links as may be
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designated by Skype to download the Skype Software to accept the terms
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and conditions of this Agreement, you are entering into a legally
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binding contract. You acknowledge that your electronic submissions
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constitute your agreement and intent to be bound by this Agreement.
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Pursuant to any applicable statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances or
|
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other laws, YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THE USE OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION IN
|
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ORDER TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS, PLACE ORDERS AND OTHER RECORDS AND TO
|
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ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF NOTICES, POLICIES AND RECORDS OF TRANSACTIONS
|
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INITIATED OR COMPLETED THROUGH THE SKYPE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES.
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Further, you hereby waive any rights or requirements under any
|
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|
statutes, regulations, rules, ordinances or other laws in any
|
|||
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jurisdiction which require an original signature or delivery or
|
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retention of non-electronic records, to the extent permitted under
|
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applicable mandatory law.
|
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|
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12. General Provisions.
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Skype reserves all rights not expressly granted herein. Skype may
|
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modify this Agreement at any time by providing such revised Agreement
|
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to you or posting the revised Agreement on its website located at
|
|||
|
www.skype.com. Your continued use of the Skype Software and/or
|
|||
|
Services shall constitute your acceptance of such revised Agreement.
|
|||
|
You may not assign this Agreement or any rights hereunder. Nothing in
|
|||
|
this Agreement shall constitute a partnership or joint venture between
|
|||
|
you and Skype. Should any term or provision hereof be deemed invalid,
|
|||
|
void or unenforceable either in its entirety or in a particular
|
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|
application, the remainder of this Agreement shall nonetheless remain
|
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in full force and effect. The failure of Skype at any time or times to
|
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require performance of any provision hereof shall in no manner affect
|
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its right at a later time to enforce the same unless the same is
|
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|
waived in writing. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
|
|||
|
in accordance with the laws of Luxembourg without regard to its
|
|||
|
conflict of law rules. Any legal proceeding arising out or relating to
|
|||
|
this Agreement will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of any
|
|||
|
court of Luxembourg sitting in Luxembourg and you irrevocably consent
|
|||
|
to the jurisdiction of such courts. The terms set forth in this
|
|||
|
Agreement and any related service agreements constitute the final,
|
|||
|
complete and exclusive agreement with respect to the Skype Software
|
|||
|
and Services and may not be contradicted, explained or supplemented by
|
|||
|
evidence of any prior agreement, any contemporaneous oral agreement or
|
|||
|
any consistent additional terms. Skype may at its sole discretion
|
|||
|
assign this Agreement to a subsidiary or sister company, without
|
|||
|
giving prior notice.
|
|||
|
|
|||
|
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND
|
|||
|
UNDERSTAND THE RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH
|
|||
|
HEREIN. BY CONTINUING TO INSTALL THE SKYPE SOFTWARE, YOU EXPRESSLY
|
|||
|
CONSENT TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND GRANT TO SKYPE THE
|
|||
|
RIGHTS SET FORTH HEREIN.
|
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Revised May 2004.
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