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padding: 0px 1px" class="sidebarContent"><img src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/info/privacy_config/short_truste_banner.gif" border="0" alt="TRUSTe" width="160" height="28"/><br><div class="sidebarClass"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040402095604/https://www.truste.org/validate/605"><p><b>TRUSTe Privacy Program</b></p></a><p> TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit initiative whose mission is to build users' trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the principles of disclosure and informed consent.</p></div></div><div class="sidebarFooter"></div><table dir="LTR" class="containerHeader" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="165"><tr><td align="left"><img src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/l_corner.gif" border="0" alt="*" title="" width="2" height="3"/></td><td align="right"><img src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/r_corner.gif" border="0" alt="*" title="" width="2" height="3"/></td></tr></table><div style="width: 165px; padding: 8px 7px" class="sidebarContent"><h5>Related Links</h5><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: -2px"><tr valign="top"><td class="rlBullet">•</td><td class="relatedLink"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040402095604/http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=317027">Manage Your Profile</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td class="rlBullet">•</td><td class="relatedLink"><a href="/web/20040402095604/http://www.microsoft.com/privacy/safeinternet/">Safe Internet</a></td></tr></table></div><table dir="LTR" class="containerFooter" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="165"><tr><td align="left"><img src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/l_b.corner.gif" border="0" alt="*" title="" width="2" height="3"/></td><td align="right"><img src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/r_b.corner.gif" border="0" alt="*" title="" width="2" height="3"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><p><b>Information about Privacy on Microsoft.com</b></p><p>Microsoft is committed to protecting your privacy. You can visit most pages on our site without giving us any information about yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide services that you request, and this privacy statement explains data collection and use in those situations. This privacy statement only applies to Microsoft.com; it does not apply to other online or offline Microsoft sites, products or services. Please read the complete Microsoft.com privacy statement.</p><h5 style="padding-top: 2px">On This Page</h5><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-top: 7px; margin-bottom: 12px"><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection125121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Collection of your Personal Information"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection125121120120">Collection of your Personal Information</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection126121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Use of your Personal Information"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection126121120120">Use of your Personal Information</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection127121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Control of your Personal Information"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection127121120120">Control of your Personal Information</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection128121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Access to your Personal Information"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection128121120120">Access to your Personal Information</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection129121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Security of your Personal Information"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection129121120120">Security of your Personal Information</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection130121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Protection of Children's Personal Information"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection130121120120">Protection of Children's Personal Information</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection131121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Use of Cookies"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection131121120120">Use of Cookies</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection132121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="TRUSTe Certification"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection132121120120">TRUSTe Certification</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection133121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Enforcement of this Privacy Statement"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection133121120120">Enforcement of this Privacy Statement</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection134121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Changes to this Statement"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection134121120120">Changes to this Statement</a></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a href="#XSLTsection135121120120"><img width="7" height="9" hspace="4" vspace="2" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_down.gif" alt="Contact Information"></a></td><td class="onThisPage"><a href="#XSLTsection135121120120">Contact Information</a></td></tr></table><a name="XSLTsection125121120120"></a><h2>Collection of your Personal Information</h2><p>We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. Generally, this information is requested when you are registering before entering a contest, ordering e-mail newsletters, joining a limited-access premium site, signing up for an event or training, or when purchasing and/or registering Microsoft products. Personal information collected by Microsoft.com often is limited to e-mail address, language, country or location, but may include other information when needed to provide a service you requested.</p><p>For example: If you choose a service or transaction that requires payment, such as making a purchase in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040402095604/http://shop.microsoft.com/">Shop area</a> of the Web site, we will request personal information necessary for billing and/or shipping, such as: name, address, telephone number, and credit card number.</p><p>When you buy and install a new product, we may ask you to register your purchase electronically. We keep this registration information on file with any information you've already given us on previous visits to our Web site.</p><p>Microsoft.com also collects certain information about your computer hardware and software. This information may include: your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of Microsoft.com.</p><p>Microsoft.com also collects information about which pages our customers visit within Microsoft.com. This site visitation data is identified only by a unique ID number, and it is never linked with personal information unless a user consents as described below.</p><p>Microsoft.com uses .NET Passport as its registration and authentication service. When you sign in to this site using .NET Passport, you will be asked to provide your e-mail address and a password to sign you in. This same Passport sign-in allows you to access many other Passport participating sites and services. To learn more about the Passport service, the information stored in the Passport profile, and how Passport uses and protects your personal information, please read the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040402095604/http://www.passport.net/Consumer/PrivacyPolicy.asp?PPlcid=1033">.NET Passport privacy statement</a>.</p><div style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 10px"><a href="#top"><img width="7" height="9" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_up.gif" alt="Top of page"></a><a class="topOfPage" href="#top">Top of page</a></div><a name="XSLTsection126121120120"></a><h2>Use of your Personal Information</h2><p>We use your personal information for the following purposes:</p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>To ensure our site is relevant to your needs.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>To deliver services, such as newsletters, events, training or software, that you request or purchase.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>To help us create and publish content most relevant to you.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>To alert you to product upgrades, special offers, updated information and other new services from Microsoft, if you so request.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>To allow you access to limited-entry areas of our site as appropriate.</p></td></tr></table><p></p><p>We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic information for research purposes, and we may use this information in aggregate to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry sections of Microsoft.com, with your approval, we will combine site-visitation data with your personal information in order to provide you with personalized content. If you decline permission, we will not provide you the personalized service and won't merge your personal information with site-visitation data.</p><p>We occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering purchases, answering customer questions about products or services, sending postal mail and processing event registration. We will only provide those companies the information they need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.</p><p>Microsoft may disclose your personal information if required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Microsoft or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Microsoft and its family of Web sites, or (c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of Microsoft employees, users of Microsoft products or services, or members of the public.</p><p>Your information may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country. Microsoft abides by the safe harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union.</p><div style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 10px"><a href="#top"><img width="7" height="9" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_up.gif" alt="Top of page"></a><a class="topOfPage" href="#top">Top of page</a></div><a name="XSLTsection127121120120"></a><h2>Control of your Personal Information</h2><p>When you register, or otherwise give us personal information, Microsoft.com will not share that information with third parties without your permission, other than for the limited exceptions already listed. It will only be used for the purposes stated above.</p><p>Registering also allows you to tell us how or whether you want Microsoft.com to communicate with you. After registering, go to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040402095604/http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=317769">Profile Center</a> and establish your preferences in the Contact Options sections. There, you can decide what information you want to receive and how you want to receive it. Or you can tell us not to contact you by removing check marks from the contact option boxes. If you buy software through Shop.Microsoft.com, and do not want to receive such information, do not check the box on the Checkout page (or on other pages where personal information is collected) which says: Yes, I would like to receive other offers through shop.microsoft.com.</p><p>Microsoft.com occasionally allows other companies to offer our registered customers information about their products and services, using postal mail only. If you do not want to receive these offers, you should uncheck the box in the Contact Options section in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040402095604/http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=317769">Profile Center</a> stating, "Microsoft partners can send me postal mail about their services or products." If you buy software through Shop.Microsoft.com and do not want to receive these offers, do not check the box on the Checkout page (or other pages where personal information is collected), which says: Yes, I would like to receive other offers from non-Microsoft companies.</p><p>Microsoft.com may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical service or security issues related to a product or service you requested, or confirming you requested a product or service. You will not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings, as they are considered an essential part of the service you have chosen.</p><div style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 10px"><a href="#top"><img width="7" height="9" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_up.gif" alt="Top of page"></a><a class="topOfPage" href="#top">Top of page</a></div><a name="XSLTsection128121120120"></a><h2>Access to your Personal Information</h2><p>We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal information is correct and current.</p><p>If you register on a Microsoft.com or subscribe to a newsletter, you can review and edit your personal information at the Profile Center. You will be asked to enter your .NET Passport and password before viewing your personal information.</p><p>At the Profile Center you can: </p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>View and edit personal information you have already given us at Microsoft.com.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>Tell us whether you want Microsoft.com to send you marketing information.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>Choose whether you want third parties to send you their offers by postal mail.</p></td></tr><tr><td class="listBullet" valign="top">•</td><td class="listItem"><p>Subscribe, or cancel subscriptions, to newsletters about our services and products.</p></td></tr></table><p>Some services offered on Microsoft.com may collect information that is not accessible via the Profile Center. However, in such cases, you can access your personal information by contacting Microsoft.com as described at the bottom of this statement, or through alternative means of access described by the service. For example, if you buy software through Shop.Microsoft.com, you can review and edit your personal information by contacting one of our Customer Service representatives Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET at 1-888-218-5617.</p><div style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 10px"><a href="#top"><img width="7" height="9" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_up.gif" alt="Top of page"></a><a class="topOfPage" href="#top">Top of page</a></div><a name="XSLTsection129121120120"></a><h2>Security of your Personal Information</h2><p>Microsoft.com is committed to protecting the security of your personal information. We use a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. For example, we store the personal information you provide in computer servers with limited access that are located in controlled facilities. When we transmit sensitive information (such as a credit card number) over the internet, we protect it through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol.</p><div style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 10px"><a href="#top"><img width="7" height="9" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_up.gif" alt="Top of page"></a><a class="topOfPage" href="#top">Top of page</a></div><a name="XSLTsection130121120120"></a><h2>Protection of Children's Personal Information</h2><p>Microsoft.com is a general audience site and does not knowingly collect any personal information from children.</p><div style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 10px"><a href="#top"><img width="7" height="9" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_up.gif" alt="Top of page"></a><a class="topOfPage" href="#top">Top of page</a></div><a name="XSLTsection131121120120"></a><h2>Use of Cookies</h2><p>When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the customer has visited the site previously. One use of cookies is to assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics described above.</p><p>We also use cookies to collect information on which newsletter links are clicked by customers. This information is used to ensure we are sending information customers want to read. It is collected in aggregate form and never linked with your personal information.</p><p>Web beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action tags, may be used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site. This technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key elements (such as links or graphics) on a Microsoft.com Web page. We do not use this technology to access your personally identifiable information on Microsoft.com; it is a tool we use to compile aggregated statistics about Microsoft.com Web site usage. 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TRUSTe is an independent, non-profit organization whose mission is to build trust and confidence in the Internet by promoting the use of fair information practices. Because Microsoft.com wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, we have agreed to publish our information practices and have our privacy practices reviewed for compliance by TRUSTe.</p><div style="margin-top: 3px; margin-bottom: 10px"><a href="#top"><img width="7" height="9" border="0" src="/web/20040402095604im_/http://www.microsoft.com/library/gallery/templates/MNP2.Common/images/arrow_px_up.gif" alt="Top of page"></a><a class="topOfPage" href="#top">Top of page</a></div><a name="XSLTsection133121120120"></a><h2>Enforcement of this Privacy Statement</h2><p>If you have questions regarding this statement, you should first contact Microsoft.com by <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040402095604/http://register.microsoft.com/contactus30/contactus.asp?domain=generic">e-mail</a>. 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