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The following list is a group of guidelines and additional terms of service for the Yahoo! Mail service:
Yahoo! Mail General Guidelines
Yahoo! Mail Plus Terms of Service
Yahoo! Mail Personal Address Terms of Service
Yahoo! Mail Premium Mailbox Terms of Service (applies only to SBC Yahoo! users)
Yahoo! Mail Business Edition Terms of Service
Yahoo! Mail Personal Address Terms of Service
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS:
The Yahoo! Mail Personal Address service (the "Service"), owned and operated by Yahoo! Inc., is provided to you under the Yahoo! Terms of Service (the "TOS") http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ as well as these Additional Terms (together the "Agreement"). Yahoo! may update and change the Agreement from time to time without notice to you. You can always find the most recent version of these Additional Terms at http://order.sbs.yahoo.com/sbs/tos/pa_tos.html and the most recent version of the TOS at the URL indicated above. Please read the TOS and these Additional Terms before using the Service. Your use of the Service constitutes your agreement to all terms and conditions in the Agreement. By clicking on the "ACCEPT" button below, you agree that you have read the Agreement and understand all of their content and you accept all the terms and conditions in the Agreement.
2. DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICE:
The Service provides the functionality which allows Yahoo! users ("You") to register their own domain names and use those domain names to create "aliases" for their Yahoo! Mail accounts. For an additional fee, if you choose to do so, you can also create aliases for other Yahoo! users ("Members") for the purpose of sending and receiving email. Members must approve the creation of these aliases before they are able to send and receive email with them.
3.1 IF YOU REGISTER A NEW DOMAIN NAME:
If you register a new domain name, the following terms apply in addition to those set forth in the TOS:
Yahoo! has chosen Internet Names Worldwide (a division of Melbourne IT Limited), or "INWW," an ICANN accredited registrar for .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info and .us domain names, to provide domain name registration services. You hereby authorize Yahoo! to acquire your selected domain name from INWW. In order to receive a domain name, you must agree to INWW's terms and conditions located at http://domains.yahoo.com/inwwagree.html for .com, .net, .org, .biz and .info domain names and http://domains.yahoo.com/inwwagree_us.html for .us domain names, as may be amended. You understand that you are creating a separate contractual relationship between you and INWW, and that you, and not Yahoo!, are responsible for all fees, liability, and obligations in connection with that relationship. Until the Service is cancelled or otherwise terminated, Yahoo! will pay on your behalf, the domain registration/renewal fees as part of the Service. You agree that your obligations to indemnify under "Indemnity" in the Yahoo! Terms of Service includes any claim or demand associated with your domain name, any domain name pre-registration services provided through the Service, or the INWW terms and conditions.
You will be listed as the registrant and administrative contact in connection with your domain name, unless you choose another registrant and administrative contact. If you choose a registrant and administrative contact other than yourself, such person(s) must enter into an agreement directly with the INWW and, additionally, will be bound by this Agreement in addition to yourself. You hereby authorize Yahoo! to list itself as the billing contact, technical contact and name server in connection with your domain name and to take any actions Yahoo! deems appropriate in those capacities. However, upon termination of the Service, Yahoo! may immediately cease acting in those capacities and reserves the right to transfer your account to INWW for collection of past-due amounts. In the event of such transfer, you authorize INWW to serve as the billing contact, technical contact and name server in connection with your domain name, and to take any actions the INWW deems appropriate in those capacities. Upon termination of the Service, Yahoo! will not be responsible to forward any notices, emails or other correspondence to you or to take any other actions in connection with your domain name. You will be solely responsible for all ongoing fees, as well as removing Yahoo! as the billing, technical contact and name servers in connection with your domain name, unless Yahoo! notifies you otherwise.
3.2. IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR EXISTING DOMAIN NAME:
If you choose to use a domain name under the Service that you have already registered with another provider, you must request that the original registrar change the name servers for the domain name as designated by Yahoo, on your behalf.
PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE A DOMAIN NAME UNDER THE SERVICE THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY REGISTERED WITH ANOTHER PROVIDER, THE FEES PAYABLE TO YAHOO! FOR THE SERVICE DO NOT INCLUDE REGISTRATION FEES OWED BY YOU TO YOUR PRIOR PROVIDER, AND YOU WILL CONTINUE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ONGOING FEES FOR THAT DOMAIN NAME WITH YOUR CURRENT PROVIDER, INCLUDING RENEWAL FEES. ADDITIONALLY, IF YOU CHOOSE TO USE A DOMAIN NAME PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED THROUGH VERISIGN/NETWORK SOLUTIONS, YOU HEREBY AUTHORIZE YAHOO TO SUBMIT A REQUEST TO VERISIGN/NETWORK SOLUTIONS TO CHANGE THE NAME SERVERS AND/OR TECHNICAL CONTACT TO YAHOO! ON YOUR BEHALF. SUCH REQUEST BY YAHOO! WILL NOT BE FINALIZED UNTIL YOU PROVIDE AUTHORIZATION TO VERISIGN/NETWORK SOLUTIONS.
3.3. You agree not to transfer the domain name or affect email. You agree that while Yahoo! is providing the Service, you will not transfer any domain name used in connection with the Service away from the Yahoo! servers. You will also not attempt to interfere with, redirect, or otherwise manipulate the transfer of email to or from that domain name (including emails of the Members) while Yahoo! is providing the Service.
3.4. Fees. To pay for the Service, you must have a Yahoo! ID. You must also have a Yahoo! Wallet, which will save your credit card, billing, and shipping information and other information. If you do not yet have a Yahoo! ID or Yahoo! Wallet, you will be prompted to complete the registration process.
All such fees are payable in U.S. dollars to Yahoo!, are non-refundable and non-creditable, and will automatically be charged to your Yahoo! Wallet credit card on the first day of each applicable period. Yahoo! may alter its fees, but will provide you prior notice if those alterations will affect you.
3.5. You are responsible for use of and any other actions taken with your domain name. You agree to be responsible for all actions taken in connection with your domain name, including those of your Members. We strongly suggest that you only invite people to become Members whom you know and trust. You acknowledge and agree that under no circumstances will Yahoo! be liable in any way for any acts or omissions of you or any Member including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
3.6. Termination of the Service. You may terminate your Service at any time by emailing your termination request to mail-billing@yahoo-inc.com. Your termination of your Service will simultaneously terminate the Service for all your Members, and you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees you have paid to Yahoo!. Your domain name will remain registered for its current term, but will cease working with your email and pointing to your web site.
Yahoo! may, but has no duty to, immediately terminate your Service (and any other service offered to you by Yahoo! or its affiliates), or any party thereof, and remove any of your materials, including your domain name, from Yahoo! servers if Yahoo!, in its sole discretion, concludes that you (or any Member) has engaged in illegal activities, in activities or sales that may damage the rights of Yahoo! or others, or has violated or threatened to violate the terms of the Agreement, or any other agreement you (or any Member) may have with Yahoo! or in connection with any court or government order. Any termination under this paragraph will take effect immediately. In the event that Yahoo! terminates your Service in connection with this paragraph, you will not be entitled to a refund of any fees you have paid to Yahoo!.
In addition, Yahoo! may terminate your Service and the service of your Members at its convenience. However, in the event that Yahoo! elects to terminate your Service at its convenience, as your only remedy, Yahoo! will refund to you a pro-rata amount of fees which you have pre-paid.
3.7. Hosting services are not included. Please note that Yahoo! is not obligated to list or link to your domain name or provide website hosting services in connection with your domain name. You may obtain website hosting services from Yahoo! Websites at http://website.yahoo.com.
4. IF YOU ARE A MEMBER:
For Members, the following terms apply in addition to those set forth in the TOS:
4.1. Only become a Member of someone you know and trust! We strongly suggest that you only become the Member if you know and trust the registrant of the domain name. Although Yahoo! does not condone such actions, it may be possible, under some limited circumstances, for the registrant of the domain name to intercept, read, or redirect email which are intended for you or send emails which appear to have originated from you. You acknowledge and agree that under no circumstances will Yahoo! be liable in any way for any acts or omissions of any domain registrant or other Member including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.
4.2. Your use of the Service may be affected by the domain registrant or other Members. You acknowledge that your use of the Service may be affected or terminated by the actions of others, including the domain registrant and other Members. For example, your access to the Service may be terminated without notice or warning if the domain registrant terminates his or her Service or has violated or threatened to violate the Agreement.
4.3. Your use of the Service may be terminated at any time. You acknowledge that your use of the Service may be terminated at any time as provided in the provision titled "Termination" in the TOS.

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