Policy and Member Conduct

Hotmail: Not an Anonymous Email Service.
At Hotmail, the registered First Name and Last Name are sent with each email, no "handles" or nicknames are substituted. Additionally, each email sent from a Hotmail account includes the IP (Internet Protocol) address from which the login session originated. With this additional header information, the source of a message can be narrowed dramatically. Additionally, all logins, including IP numbers, dates and times are recorded and stored.

If you desire an anonymous account, do not use Hotmail, please search the internet for such services.

Hotmail: No Spamming.
We don't tolerate our users being the victims of junk email. We are equally intolerant of Hotmail users sending junk email. Sending junk email from a Hotmail account is cause for that account's termination.

Hotmail promotes responsible Net Commerce and is actively boycotting Internet spam. Our efforts to fight spam on the Internet have been noticed by organizations such as spam.abuse.net who find Hotmail's policies on spam to be good.

The following is extracted from the Hotmail Terms of Service Agreement entered with each subscriber.

MEMBER CONDUCT

Member is solely responsible for the contents of his or her transmissions through the Service.

Member's use of the Service is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations.

Member agrees: (1) to comply with US law regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States through the Service; (2) not to use the Service for illegal purposes; (3) not to interfere or disrupt networks connected to the Service; and (4) to comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of networks connected to the Service.

The Service makes use of the Internet to send and receive certain messages; therefore, Member's conduct is subject to Internet regulations, policies and procedures. Member will not use the Service for chain letters, junk mail, spamming or any use of distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission to be included in such a process.

Member agrees not to transmit through the Service any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature. Member further agrees not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation. Attempts to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems are prohibited.

Member shall not interfere with another Member's use and enjoyment of the Service or another entity's use and enjoyment of similar services.

HoTMaiL may, at its sole discretion, immediately terminate Service should Member's conduct fail to conform with these terms and conditions of the HTS.

Getting Help for Spam (a.k.a. junk email):
If you receive any junk email please forward it (one copy please) with your comments to abuse@hotmail.com.

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