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You may only purchase Paid Offerings for personal use by either yourself or your intended recipient of the Paid Offerings. The Paid Offerings are not authorized for resale.
Credits may only be redeemed on the Service, have no cash value, are non-transferrable and non-refundable.
To obtain access to certain of these programs and other offerings, we may ask to collect your Personal Data, including name, contact information, professional information, account information, and transaction information.
"The articles, text, photos, maps, videos, video players, and third-party material available on Bing and MSN...are for your noncommercial, personal use only.Excerpt from Microsoft's Services Agreement (Legacy)
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The clause states: “The articles, text, photos, maps, videos, video players, and third-party material available on Bing and MSN...are for your noncommercial, personal use only.”
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