2. What must someone do to get these benefits?
Well it’s very easy go to http://mail.live.com and click on the signup button
(Microsoft Corporation).
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3. Simply fill out the registration form and click on “accept” (Microsoft
Corporation).
Why so easy, Any Catch's?
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4. One must accept Microsoft’s Service Agreement and Privacy Statement to
use their FREE Hotmail service. Without accepting them a user cannot use
any of their services. By clicking I “Accept” the user agrees by their terms
and conditions(Microsoft Corporation).
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5. What conditions exactly are there? A lot isn’t there, ever read them?
• Microsoft’s Service Agreement (Microsoft Corporation).
• Microsoft’s Privacy Statement(Microsoft Corporation).
• Microsoft’s Code of conduct(Microsoft Corporation).
• Microsoft‘s Anti-Spam Policy(Microsoft Corporation).
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6. The person clicking “Accept” to the service needs to be 13 years of age or
older. (Microsoft Corporation).
Who knows how old someone is when they click the accept button?
All a user needs is a name, any made up age above 13, any agenda and a
valid email address to confirm registration.
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7. If the Windows Live ID is used on another service then both terms and
conditions from Microsoft and if different from this contract the other parties
would also apply(Microsoft Corporation).
The user is solely responsible for dealing with advertising companies
within the network (Microsoft Corporation).
Only the user of the registered account can use this account, If another
party had your login information you are responsible for all activities under
that account (Microsoft Corporation).
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8. The user is responsible for all activities and content posted or uploaded
using the service. Also responsible for adhering to all applicable local and
national laws.
Microsoft does not claim ownership of any content, the user’s content is
the user’s content, anything shared must apply by the copyright laws,
anything breaking the laws the users service can be cancelled without
notice (Microsoft Corporation).
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9. Microsoft records your personal information(Microsoft Corporation). You
can stop any promotional email running through their service by following
instructions inside the received email(Microsoft Corporation).
Users cannot opt-out of personalised advertising, Microsoft uses your
personal information to bring you other products and services which may
suit your needs(Microsoft Corporation). Microsoft do not sell, rent, or lease
their customer lists to third parties (Microsoft Corporation).
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10. Microsoft can cancel your account without notice at their discretion at any
time(Microsoft Corporation).
Microsoft provides no warranty(Microsoft Corporation).
The user has full liability for loss of data, viruses, incompatible software or
hardware, failures, breach of contracts(Microsoft Corporation).
Microsoft may cancel the service, change or delete features of the service
without any reason or notice(Microsoft Corporation).
Microsoft can change the term of contract at any time without prior
notice(Microsoft Corporation).
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11. To use Microsoft’s service you need to follow the terms of service which
prohibits:
• Adult Content(Microsoft Corporation).
• Harming or exploiting someone(Microsoft Corporation).
• Collection of personal information(Microsoft Corporation).
• Junk or spam(Microsoft Corporation).
• Personal advertising(Microsoft Corporation).
• Disruption of Any of their services.
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12. Users are told not to share information that others could harm you with,
Microsoft are not responsible if anything wrong happens(Microsoft
Corporation).
Microsoft is not responsible content of any user-created posting, listing or
messages(Microsoft Corporation).
The user is responsible for protecting their computer against interference,
spyware or viruses(Microsoft Corporation).
Microsoft reserves the right to amend or change the code of conduct at
anytime without prior notice(Microsoft Corporation).
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13. Microsoft uses cookies and other technologies to keep track of your
interactions with Microsoft's sites and services to offer a better
personalised personalized experience(Microsoft Corporation).
Microsoft is a private network which can reject any message or other
communications to protect the service(Microsoft Corporation).
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14. Microsoft do not authorise harvesting, mining or collection of e-mail
addresses through the service(Microsoft Corporation).
Microsoft does not permit any third party company to collect, compile or
obtain any information about Microsoft’s customers or subscribers. If this
statement is true then how does an email address get so much SPAM and
this is including hotmail.com and live.com services(Microsoft Corporation).
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