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|                 <h1>PRIVACY POLICY</h1>
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|                 <p>Last updated 2024-11-11</p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     This Privacy Policy for Real Microsoft, LLC ("Real Microsoft", "we", "us", or "our"), describes how
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|                     and why we might access, collect, store, and/or use your personal information when you use the askLyphe software (the "Service").
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     Reading this Privacy Policy will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. We are responsible
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|                     for making decisions about how your personal information is processed.
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|                     If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Service.
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|                 <h2>SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS</h2>
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|                     <strong>
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|                         This summary provides key points from our Privacy Policy, but you can find out more details about
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|                         any of these topics by using the table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
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|                     </strong>
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|                 </p>
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|                     <strong>What personal information do we process?</strong>
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|                     Usage of the Service in its current form requires the collection and processing of only the data
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|                     you explicitly provide (such as but not limited to your username and email address), as well as your
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|                     IP address which may be used for additional account safety. You may read more about this below.
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|                 </p>
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|                     <strong>Do we process any sensitive personal information?</strong>
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|                     Some of the information may be considered "special" or "sensitive" in certain jurisdictions, for
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|                     example your racial or ethnic origins, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs. We do not collect or
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|                     process any information of this kind.
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|                 </p>
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|                     <strong>Do we collect any information from third parties?</strong>
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|                     We do not collect any information from third parties.
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|                 </p>
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|                     <strong>How do we process your information?</strong>
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|                     Your information is used to provide you our Service, as well as to verify account ownership.
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|                     We may use your provided information to communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and
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|                     to comply with law. We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     <strong>In what situations and with which parties do we share personal information?</strong>
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|                     Searches are sent to the third-party search-engines which you have enabled on your account or
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|                     per-search. Otherwise, your information will only be shared with a third party in the event that we
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|                     are legally required to do so in order to comply with law.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     <strong>How do we keep your information safe?</strong>
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|                     We take information security seriously, and to the best of our efforts follow industry-standard practices
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|                     and procedures to protect your information from both malicious third parties and malicious actors
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|                     within Real Microsoft. However, no electronic transmission or information storage technology can be
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|                     guaranteed to be 100% secure, and as such we cannot promise or guarantee that unauthorized parties
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|                     will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     <strong>What are your rights?</strong>
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|                     Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have
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|                     certain rights regarding your personal information.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     <strong>How do you exercise your rights?</strong>
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|                     The easiest way to exercise your rights is to contact us at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com via email.
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|                     We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2>TABLE OF CONTENTS</h2>
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|                 <ul>
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|                     <li><a href="#collected">1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#howprocess">2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#whatlegal">3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#thirdparties">4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#international">5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#howlong">6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#safety">7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#rights">8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#dnt">9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#updates">10. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#contact">11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?</a></li>
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|                     <li><a href="#data">12. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?</a></li>
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|                 </ul>
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|                 <h2 id="collected">1. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?</h2>
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|                 <p>
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|                     We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you register on the Service,
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|                     or otherwise when you contact us.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     The personal information may include the following:
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|                     <ul>
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|                         <li>email addresses</li>
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|                         <li>usernames</li>
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|                         <li>passwords</li>
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|                         <li>IP addresses</li>
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|                     </ul>
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|                 </p>
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|                     We do not collect or process "sensitive" information.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="howprocess">2. HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?</h2>
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|                 <p>
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|                     We process your information in order to provide you with the Service, and to protect your private
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|                     information and security.
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|                 </p>
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|                     The information given to us is used to facilitate account creation and otherwise account management.
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|                     We may also use the email address associated with your account in order to notify you of important
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|                     account notices, legal information, or notices in relation to the Service.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="whatlegal">3. WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?</h2>
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|                 <p>
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|                     <strong>This paragraph applies to you if you are located in the EU or UK.</strong>
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|                     The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases
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|                     we rely on in order to process your information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases
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|                     to process your personal information:
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|                     <ul>
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|                         <li><strong>Consent.</strong> We may process your information if you have given us permission (i.e., consent)
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|                         to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You have the right to withdraw your consent
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|                         at any time, and may do so by contacting us at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com</li>
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|                         <li><strong>Legal Obligations.</strong> We may process your information where we believe it is necessary
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|                         for compliance with our legal obligations, such as to cooperate with a law enforcement body or regulatory agency,
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|                         exercise or defend our legal rights, or disclose your information as evidence in litigation in which
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|                         we are involved.</li>
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|                         <li><strong>Vital Interests.</strong> We may process your information where we believe it is necessary
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|                         to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving
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|                         potential threats to the safety of any person.</li>
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|                     </ul>
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     <strong>This paragraph applies to you if you are located in Canada.</strong>
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|                     We may process your information if you have given us specific permission (i.e., express consent)
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|                     to use your personal information for a specific purpose, or in situations where your permission
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|                     can be inferred (i.e., implied consent). You can withdraw your consent at any time, and may do so by
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|                     contacting us at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com. In some exceptional cases, we may be legally
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|                     permitted under applicable law to process your information without your consent, including, for example:
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|                     <ul>
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|                         <li>If collection is clearly in the interests of an individual and consent cannot be obtained in a timely way.</li>
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|                         <li>For investigations and fraud detection and prevention.</li>
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|                         <li>For business transactions provided certain conditions are met.</li>
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|                         <li>If it is contained in a witness statement and the collection is necessary to assess, process,
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|                         or settle an insurance claim.</li>
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|                         <li>For identifying injured, ill, or deceased persons and communicating with next of kin.</li>
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|                         <li>If we have reasonable grounds to believe an individual has been, is, or may be victim of financial abuse.</li>
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|                         <li>If it is reasonable to expect collection and use with consent would compromise the availability or
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|                         accuracy of the information and the collection is reasonable for purposes related to investigating a breach
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|                         of an agreement or a contravention of the laws of Canada or a province.</li>
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|                         <li>If disclosure is required to comply with a subpoena, warrant, court order, or rules of the court
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|                         relating to the production of records.</li>
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|                         <li>If it was produced by an individual in the course of their employment, business, or profession
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|                         and the collection is consistent with the purposes for which the information was produced.</li>
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|                     </ul>
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="thirdparties">4. WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?</h2>
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|                     As one or more Third-Party search engine "backends" may be used for queries, these third-party
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|                     services will receive only the necessary information to provide you with their results. This
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|                     information should not consist of more than your search query.
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|                 </p>
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|                     Otherwise, we will only share your personal information with third parties in the event that we must do so to
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|                     comply with law. In the event of a business transfer, merger, or acquisition, your data may be
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|                     deleted from our databases unless consent for the transfer is given.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="international">5. IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?</h2>
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|                     Our servers are located in the United States. If you are accessing our Service from outside the United States,
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|                     please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored by, and processed by us in our facilities.
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|                 </p>
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|                     If you are a resident in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), or Switzerland, then
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|                     the countries in which your data is stored may not necessarily have data protection laws or other
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|                     similar laws as comprehensive as those in your country. However, we will take all necessary measures
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|                     to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="howlong">6. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?</h2>
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|                     We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in
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|                     this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax,
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|                     accounting, or other legal requirements). No purpose in this policy will require us keeping your
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|                     personal information for longer than the period of time in which users have an account with us.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either
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|                     delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal
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|                     information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your personal information
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|                     and isolate it from any further processing until deletion is possible.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="safety">7. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?</h2>
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|                 <p>
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|                     We take information security seriously, and to the best of our efforts follow industry-standard practices
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|                     and procedures to protect your information from both malicious third parties and malicious actors
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|                     within Real Microsoft. However, no electronic transmission or information storage technology can be
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|                     guaranteed to be 100% secure, and as such we cannot promise or guarantee that unauthorized parties
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|                     will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information
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|                     to and from our Service is at your own risk. You should only access the Service within a secure environment.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="rights">8. WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?</h2>
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|                     In some regions (like the EEA, UK, Switzerland, and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable
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|                     data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request, access, and obtain a copy of personal
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|                     information; (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (iii) to restrict the processing of your
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|                     personal information; (iv) if applicable, to data portability; and (v) not to be subject to automated
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|                     decision-making. In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing
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|                     of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com
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|                 </p>
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|                     We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     If you are located in the EEA or UK and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information,
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|                     you also have the right to complain to your
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|                     <a href="https://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm">Member State data protection authority</a>
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|                     or <a href="https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/data-protection-complaints/data-protection-complaints/">UK data protection authority</a>.
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|                 </p>
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|                     If you are located in Switzerland, you may contact the
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|                     <a href="https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html">Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner</a>.
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|                 </p>
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|                     <strong>Withdrawing your consent:</strong>
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|                     If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied
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|                     consent depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time.
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|                     You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us via email at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com.
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|                 </p>
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|                     However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of processing before its withdrawal nor,
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|                     when applicable law allows, will it affect the processing of your personal information conducted in
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|                     reliance on lawful processing grounds other than consent.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     If you would at any time like to review or change the information in your account or terminate your
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|                     account, please contact us at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     Upon your request to terminate your account, we will deactivate or delete your account and information
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|                     from our active databases. However, we may retain some information in our files to prevent fraud,
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|                     troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our legal terms and/or comply with
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|                     applicable legal requirements.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="dnt">9. CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES</h2>
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|                 <p>
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|                     Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile applications include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT")
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|                     feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online
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|                     browsing activities monitored and collected.
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|                 </p>
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|                 <p>
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|                     We currently do not respond to DNT signals, as we feel that there is nothing extra that we could do
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|                     to facilitate this request. We do not automatically monitor or collect any information from your
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|                     usage of the Service except that which is required or deemed necessary to provide you with the Service,
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|                     and any information that is required to be collected for normal functionality is not shared with
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|                     any third-parties except in the rare cases specified in <a href="#thirdparties">Section 4.</a>
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="updates">10. DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS POLICY?</h2>
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|                 <p>
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|                     We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, such as but not limited to the introduction of new features
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|                     to our Service.
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|                 </p>
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|                     The updated version will be indicated by an updated "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy.
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|                     If we make material changes to this Privacy Policy, we may notify you either by prominently posting a notice
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|                     of such changes or by directly sending you a notification. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy
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|                     frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
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|                 </p>
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| 
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|                 <h2 id="contact">11. HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?</h2>
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|                     If you have any questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com
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|                 </p>
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|                 <h2 id="data">12. HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?</h2>
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|                 <p>
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|                     You have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, details about
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|                     how we have processed it, correct inaccuracies, or delete your personal information. You may also
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|                     have the right to withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal information. These rights
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|                     may be limited in some circumstances by applicable law. To request to review, update, or delete your
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|                     personal information, please contact us at devnull@voremicrocomputers.com
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