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We respect the privacy of our customers and visitors to our Websites. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to provide you with information concerning the types of information we are provided by third parties or obtain ourselves through your visits to our Website, how we use that information, whether we disclose the information provided to us to others, and the options you have with regard to the use and correction of that information.
Please note that this privacy policy covers the Skype Shop, accessible at http://us.accessories.skype.com and operated by Skype, Inc. Use of Skype software and other Skype services is governed by a different privacy policy and terms of service, which can be accessed at http://www.skype.com/company/legal.
Skype may provide links from our Website to the websites of third parties who may provide services to you directly or on our behalf. THE PRIVACY POLICIES OF THESE THIRD PARTY SITES MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM OUR PRIVACY POLICIES AND WILL GOVERN ANY TRANSACTIONS UNDERTAKEN ON THOSE SITES. We urge you to review the privacy policy of any site to which you are linked.
Collection of Personal Information
Personal information means any information that may be used to identify an individual, and may include but is not limited to your name, physical or email address, phone number, type of hardware or software you own, credit card details, and other information required to provide you with the product, service, or support requested. Depending on the nature of the services provided by Skype or the services provided to Skype from its partners or suppliers, Skype may receive personal information either from you directly or from our partner or supplier. Some of the ways Skype may receive personal information include but are not limited to:
Use of Personal Information
Some of the ways in which we will use the personal information provided to us include:
By submitting your order either to our partner or to us you consent to the use of your personal information as set forth above, and to the transfer of that data to our partners or those individuals or entities we engage to provide services in connection with your transaction.
Management of Personal Information
We try hard to keep personal information accurate and up-to-date. If you find that your personal information is not accurate, please let us know. We will do our best to investigate your concerns after we receive your inquiry and make the necessary corrections, additions and/or deletions.
Access to your Personal information
Skype discloses your personal information directly to you upon your request; provided, however, that we may reject all or part of your request when: 1) in Skype�s sole discretion, you can�t provide Skype with a sufficient proof of your identity, as Skype may reasonably request, 2) the disclosure may harm the life, the body, the property and the other rights of yourself or the third parties, 3) the disclosure may lead to remarkable difficulties in the appropriate operation of our business or 4) the disclosure may lead to a breach of the other laws and regulations.
Cookies and WebBeacons
We may use �Cookies� and other tracking technologies such as web beacons. �Cookies� are small text files that are transferred to your computer�s hard disk by the website. Skype�s cookies are used to identify a computer or browser. If you do not want cookies in your browser, you may set your browser to reject cookies or to notify you when a website attempts to place a cookie in your browser.
WebBeacons (also referred to as GIF files, pixels or action tags) help Skype recognize a unique cookie on your browser. We use this tool to compile aggregate information about you, and it is not personally identifiable. This information includes IP addresses, search terms, domain names, and browser types. We use this information to track usage and other patterns on our Websites. We may share this aggregate information with our partners or service providers.
Sharing Personal Information
Skype is not in the business of selling, trading or renting personal information. Except as provided below, Skype shall not sell, rent, trade or otherwise transfer any Personal and/or Traffic Data or Communications Content to any third party without your explicit permission, unless it is obliged to do so under applicable laws or by order of the competent authorities.
Personal information provided to us may be transferred worldwide within Skype or to third-parties providing services to Skype including but not limited to across borders, from your country or collective area to other countries or collective areas around the world.
In some circumstances, your personal information may be provided to our partners or suppliers in order for them to fulfill a service to us for your benefit or directly to you. We may also provide your information in order to register your purchase with the manufacturer or service provider for warranty, technical support or similar purposes.
Skype also employs other companies to provide services to us in connection with your transaction, including to process credit card payments, check your credit, prevent fraud, deliver packages, send mail, analyze data, provide marketing aid and assistance, provide customer service, and otherwise provide services to us to enable us to serve you and enhance our services.
These organizations may have access to your personal information as required to permit them to perform their obligations to us. Personal information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Skype or its affiliates, subsidiaries, agents or partners maintain offices, and you consent to any transfer of this information outside of the country in which you reside by your use of this site.
We will take reasonable steps to ensure any person or entity receiving personal information for the purposes described above, take appropriate organizational and technical measures to protect your personal information from disclosure, destruction, modification, or use by any other third party.
Skype may be required to respond to subpoenas, court orders or be asked to respond to other legitimate requests for your personal information from appropriate law enforcement or governmental authorities. We will not provide you with notice of such requests. In such situations, we will release personally identifiable information to third parties when we believe it is appropriate for us to do so in order to comply with the law or to protect against fraud. We will also release such information:
Skype also reserves the right to report to such entities any activities that we believe to be unlawful. Any such report of the activities outlined above may be made without prior notice to you, and you consent to such disclosure by us.
In the event Skype merges with another entity, is acquired by another entity, or enters into a business combination with another entity, Skype may be required to disclose some or all of your personally identifiable information to that entity to continue serving you.
Children�s Privacy
This site is not aimed to attract children and its objective is not to collect personal information from children. Anyone under the age of 18 should not use this site unless supervised by an adult.
Security of Personal Information
Customers who buy through the Skype Shop are shopping on a secure server which encrypts customer�s credit card information and passwords.
We and our partners take appropriate organizational and technical measures to help prevent access to information in our system and protect it from disclosure, destruction, modification, or use.
Your Choices
You can decide whether or not to provide personal information to us. However, if you do not provide personal information you may not be able to make purchases, enlist services or access certain offers or options that may be of benefit to you.
If you have opted in to receive marketing communication from Skype upon opening your Skype account, please note that such option is independent and only applies to communications sent in connection with Skype software and other Skype services. It does not apply to any communications sent by Skype, Inc. or its partners in connection with your purchase from the Skype Shop. However, you may choose to unsubscribe at any time from notices of special offers described in the preceding paragraph. Every communication from us provides you with the ability to unsubscribe and instructions on how to do so.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may amend this Privacy Policy from time-to-time. We will notify you of such amendments or changes by updating the �Effective Date� at the top of this Privacy Policy.
Skype Contact Information
If you would like to contact us with questions or comments concerning our Privacy Policy or if you feel your inquiry or request has not been addressed to your satisfaction, please contact us via email or via mail: Skype, Inc., 2145 Hamilton Ave., San Jose, California, 95125, Attn: Legal Department - Privacy Inquiry.