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Microsoft's Role:

Microsoft provides you with access to a variety of resources on this website, including documentation, product information, communication forums, and other services ("Services"). Microsoft does not offer formal support for the communities you will find here. Instead, our role is to provide a platform for people who want to take advantage of the global community of Microsoft customers and product experts. Microsoft has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Microsoft may cancel or suspend your access to the Services if you are in breach of an obligation under these TOU and continue to breach such obligation after receipt of a notice to stop the breach within an appropriate timeframe. To the maximum extent permitted by law, any information provided by Microsoft and/or third parties, either visitors or others, is offered "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" with no additional contractual warranties of any kind. Warranties foreseen by law shall remain unaffected.

Visitor's Role:

You acknowledge that you are a volunteer participant in the Services offered to you and that you may discontinue your participation at any time. Nothing related to your participation will be construed as creating an employer-employee relationship, a partnership, joint venture, association, or agency relationship, or as a limitation upon Microsoft's right to terminate your access as foreseen above, or upon Microsoft's discretion, to terminate your access as provided herein. You assume all risk for your use. You understand that posting content or submitting material is voluntary, and you are under no obligation whatsoever to provide any submissions or contributions. You are solely responsible for your dealings with any third party that relates to your use of the Services or any information or materials you obtain from a third party.

Microsoft shall not be obligated to provide, and you have no expectation of receiving, any compensation in any form for your voluntary participation in the Services or for your submissions or contributions.

You agree to use the Services to review and/or submit suggestions, comments, questions, feedback and to communicate with others in accordance with the following:

You must follow the Code of Conduct available at https://help.live.com/help.aspx?project=tou&querytype=keyword&query=coc.

Your use of the Services is governed by the Microsoft Services Agreement (https://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/gp/csa) and this Terms of Use.

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Please keep in mind that the Online Solutions Center is public, so do not post online any personal information (such as name, address, phone number, social security number, credit card number, driver's license number, account, password, etc.) or any other information that you do not want others to see.

You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account that is caused by your negligent behavior and/or omission. You will notify Microsoft immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. Microsoft will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, unless Microsoft acted culpably. You may be held liable for losses incurred by Microsoft or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.

The Services include forums for providing peer-to-peer assistance related to using Microsoft products and services. We ask that you refrain from posting unsolicited advertisements that do not pertain directly to the intended use and purpose of the Services. The Services may NOT be used: (1) to create, check, confirm, update or amend your own or someone else's databases, records, directories, customer lists, mailing or prospecting lists. (2) to provide any kind of commercial information service; (3) as a source of material or contact data for any kind of marketing activity.

You may not use the Services for the purpose of linking to external sites that violate this Terms of Use, the Code of Conduct or the Microsoft Services Agreement. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Microsoft of the linked site.