User guide
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1.13 Skype Staff: the officers, directors, employees and agents of Skype or its 
Affiliates, or any other persons hired by Skype or its Affiliates.
1.14 Skype Website: any and all elements, contents and the ‘look and feel’ of the 
website available – among other URL’s - under the URL www.skype.com, from 
which website the Skype Software can be downloaded.
1.15 Terms of Service: means the agreement between Skype Communications 
Sarl and You for the use of the VoIP service;
1.16 UI: the user interface of the Skype Software.
1.17 User Account: refers to the account with User ID and Password that You 
create for Your use of the Skype Software;
1.18 User ID: refers to an identification code You selected, which in combination 
with the Password, gives access to Your User Account;
1.19 VoIP Service: means the payable services provided under the Terms of 
Service
1.20 You: you, the end user of the Skype Software, also used in the form “Your” 
where applicable.
Article 2 License and Restrictions
2.1 License. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Skype hereby grants You a 
limited, personal, non-commercial, non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, 
non-assignable, free of charge license to download, install and use the Skype 
Software on Your computer, phone or PDA for the sole purpose of personally 
using the internet telephony applications provided by Skype and any other 
applications that may be explicitly provided by Skype. For the avoidance of 
doubt, You are allowed to use Skype Software at work, in accordance with the 
terms of this Agreement.
2.2 No Granting of Rights to Third Parties. You will not sell, assign, rent, lease, 
distribute, export, import, act as an intermediary or provider, or otherwise grant 
rights to third parties with regard to the Skype Software or any part thereof.
2.3 No Modifications. You will not undertake, cause, permit or authorize the 
modification, creation of derivative works, translation, reverse engineering, 
decompiling, disassembling or hacking of the Skype Software or any part 
thereof.
2.4 Third Parties. You acknowledge and agree that the Skype Software may be 
incorporated into, and may incorporate itself, software and other technology 
owned and controlled by third parties. Any such third party software or 
technology that is incorporated in the Skype Software falls under the scope of 
this Agreement. Any and all other third party software or technology that may be 
distributed together with the Skype Software will be subject to you explicitly 
accepting a license agreement with that third party. You acknowledge and agree 
that you will not enter into a contractual relationship with Skype or its Affiliates 










