Microsoft office terms and conditions

Identity usage across Services. We may provide Services that supplement Microsoft Software and rely upon your user account or other identity mechanism.

We may use this information to identify you and authorize access to Microsoft Content, Microsoft Software, and other resources across the Services. Submissions and feedback. We do not claim ownership of any Submission unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.

However, by providing a Submission, you are irrevocably granting Microsoft and its Affiliates the right to make, use, modify, distribute and otherwise commercialize the Submission in any way and for any purpose including by granting the general public the right to use your Submissions in accordance with this Agreement, which may change over time. For Submissions provided to the Documentation Portal you further grant the right to publish specific identifying information detailed in the Privacy Statement in connection with your Submission.

These rights are granted under all applicable intellectual property rights you own or control. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submissions. Microsoft is under no obligation to post or use any Submission, and Microsoft may remove any Submission at any time. By providing a Submission you warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission and that your Submission is not subject to any rights of a third party including any personality or publicity rights of any person.

Services accessible only to invited customers. Elements of the Services may be accessible to you on an invitation only basis, for example as part of a program for using pre-release Services and providing feedback to us e. Those Services are confidential information of Microsoft. You may not disclose this confidential information to any third party for a period of five years.

This restriction does not apply to any information that is or becomes publicly available without a breach of this restriction, was lawfully known to the receiver of the information without an obligation to keep it confidential, is received from another source who can disclose it lawfully and without an obligation to keep it confidential, or is independently developed.

You may disclose this confidential information if required to comply with a court order or other government demand that has the force of law.

Before doing so, you must seek the highest level of protection available and, when possible, give us enough prior notice to provide a reasonable chance to seek a protective order. Agreement term and termination. The term of this Agreement begins when you accept it. Upon termination of this Agreement your contact information and preferences will be removed and your optional free subscription to Microsoft Developer obtained under this Agreement will end. Your sole remedy for such changes to the Services under this Section is to terminate this Agreement.

Suspension or Termination. We may suspend or terminate your use of the Services if: 1 reasonably needed to prevent unauthorized access to Customer Data; 2 you fail to respond to a claim of alleged infringement under Sections 4. We will attempt to suspend access to the minimum necessary part of the Services while the condition or need exists.

We will give notice before we suspend, except where we reasonably believe we need to suspend or terminate immediately. If you do not fully address the reasons for the suspension within 60 days after we suspend, we may terminate this Agreement and delete your Customer Data without any retention period. We may also terminate your account if your use of the Developer Services is suspended more than twice in any month period. Suspension or termination of Microsoft Developer subscription for non-usage.

We may suspend or terminate your optional free Microsoft Developer subscription obtained under this Agreement and delete any Customer Data related to it if you fail to use your subscription to design, develop or test applications for Microsoft , or if you otherwise fail to comply with any milestones or other requirements that we may communicate to you e.

We will provide you with notice prior to any suspension or termination of your subscription and Customer Data deletion. Third party content and materials. We will defend you against any claims made by an unaffiliated third party that the Developer Services or Developer Services Software infringe its patent, copyright or trademark or makes unlawful use of its trade secret.

Our obligations in Section 8. If we reasonably believe that a claim under Section 8. If these options are not commercially reasonable, we may terminate your rights to use the Developer Services or Developer Services Software. Each party must notify the other promptly of a claim under this Section 8. The party seeking protection must 1 give the other sole control over the defense and settlement of the claim; and 2 give reasonable help in defending the claim. The party providing the protection will 1 reimburse the other for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses that it incurs in giving that help and 2 pay the amount of any resulting adverse final judgment or settlement that the other consents to.

Exceptions to Limitations. No additional rights granted. If you experience discomfort, take a break. Discomfort might include feelings of nausea, motion sickness, dizziness, disorientation, headache, fatigue, eye strain, or dry eyes. Using applications can distract you and obstruct your surroundings. Avoid trip hazards, stairs, low ceilings, fragile or valuable items that could be damaged. A very small percentage of people may experience seizures when exposed to certain visual images like flashing lights or patterns that may appear in applications.

Even people with no history of seizures may have an undiagnosed condition that can cause these seizures. Symptoms may include lightheadedness, altered vision, twitching, jerking or shaking of limbs, disorientation, confusion, loss of consciousness, or convulsions. Terms relating to your use of the store 1. Member Account. No Unlawful or Prohibited Use. Links to Third-Party Websites.

Terms relating to the sale of products and services to you 5. Geographic Availability. End Users Only. Export Limitations. Recurring Payments. Product Availability and Quantity and Order Limits. Software Licenses and Use Rights. Codes for Software and Content Downloads. Automatic Renewal Selection. Return Policy. Payments to You. Gift Cards. Customer Service. General Terms Changing Terms. Age Limitations. Privacy and Protection of Personal Information.

Product Display and Colors. Errors in Store Presentation. Termination of Use or Access. Warranties and Limitation of Remedies. Limitation of Liability. The term "dispute" is as broad as it can be. Mail a Notice of Dispute First. Tell us your name, address, how to contact you, what the problem is, and what you want. A form is available at Arbitration and dispute resolution. You and Microsoft will attempt to resolve any dispute through informal negotiation within 60 days from the date the Notice of Dispute is sent.

After 60 days, you or we may start an arbitration if the dispute is unresolved. Small Claims Court Option. Arbitration Procedure. For more information, see American Arbitration Association or call To start an arbitration, submit the form available at Arbitration and dispute resolution to the AAA and mail a copy to us.

Any in-person hearing will take place in your county of residence or, if a business, your principal place of business or King County, Washington. You choose. The arbitrator may award the same damages to you individually as a court could. The arbitrator may award declaratory or injunctive relief only to you individually to satisfy your individual claim. Under Commercial Rule 7 or Consumer Rule 14, the arbitrator rules on his or her own jurisdiction, including the arbitrability of any claim.

But a court has exclusive authority to enforce the prohibition on arbitration on a class-wide basis or in a representative capacity. A rbitration Fees and Payments. Must File Within One Year. You and we must file in small claims court or arbitration any claim or dispute except intellectual property disputes — see Section 28 a within one year from when it first could be filed.

Rejecting Future Arbitration Changes. You may reject any change Microsoft makes to Section 28 except address changes by sending us notice within 30 days of the change by U. Separation of Components.

The components of the software are licensed as a single unit. You may not separate the components and install them on different devices. Included Microsoft Programs. The software may contain other Microsoft programs. The license terms with those programs apply to your use of them. Microsoft provides Internet-based services with the software. It may change or cancel them at any time. Consent for Internet-Based Services. The software features described below and in the Microsoft Security Essentials Privacy Statement connect to Microsoft or service provider computer systems over the Internet.

In some cases, you will not receive a separate notice when they connect. In some cases, you may switch off these features or not use them.

By using these features, you consent to the transmission of this information. Microsoft does not use the information to identify or contact you. Computer Information. The following features use Internet protocols, which send to the appropriate systems computer information, such as your Internet protocol address, the type of operating system, browser and name and version of the software you are using, and the language code of the device where you installed the software.

Microsoft uses this information to make the Internet-based services available to you. By default, the software will automatically download definition updates. Malicious Software Removal. The software will check for and remove certain high severity malicious software "Malware" stored on your device during scheduled scans and when you select this action. When the software checks your device for Malware, a report will be sent to Microsoft about any Malware detected or errors that occur while the software is checking for Malware, specific information relating to the detection, errors that occurred while the software was checking for Malware, and other information about your device that will help us improve this and other Microsoft products and services.

No information that can be used to identify you is included in the report. Potentially Unwanted Software. The software will search your computer for low to medium severity Malware, including but not limited to, spyware, and other potentially unwanted software "Potentially Unwanted Software". The software will only remove or disable low to medium severity Potentially Unwanted Software if you agree. Removing or disabling this Potentially Unwanted Software may cause other software on your computer to stop working, and it may cause you to breach a license to use other software on your computer, if the other software installed this Potentially Unwanted Software on your computer as a condition of your use of the other software.

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