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##  Gmail Program Policies 

** Updated as of September 12, 2008 **

To uphold the quality and reputation of Google Gmail, your use of Gmail is subject to these program policies. If you are found to be in violation of our policies at any time, as determined by Google in its sole discretion, we may warn you or suspend or terminate your account. 

##  Prohibited Actions 

In addition to (and/or as some examples of) the violations described in the terms of service, users may not: 

  * Generate or facilitate unsolicited commercial email ("spam"). Such activity includes, but is not limited to 

    * sending email in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act or any other applicable anti-spam law 
    * imitating or impersonating another person or his, her or its email address, or creating false accounts for the purpose of sending spam 
    * data mining any web property (including Google) to find email addresses 
    * sending unauthorized mail via open, third-party servers 
    * sending emails to users who have requested to be removed from a mailing list 
    * selling, exchanging or distributing to a third party the email addresses of any person without such person's knowing and continued consent to such disclosure 
    * sending unsolicited emails to significant numbers of email addresses belonging to individuals and/or entities with whom you have no preexisting relationship 

  * Send, upload, distribute or disseminate or offer to do the same with respect to any unlawful, defamatory, harassing, abusive, fraudulent, infringing, obscene, or otherwise objectionable content 
  * Intentionally distribute viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, corrupted files, hoaxes, or any other items of a destructive or deceptive nature 
  * Conduct or forward pyramid schemes and the like 
  * Transmit content that may be harmful to minors 
  * Impersonate another person (via the use of an email address or otherwise) or otherwise misrepresent yourself or the source of any email 
  * Illegally transmit another's intellectual property or other proprietary information without such owner's or licensor's permission 
  * Use Gmail to violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others 
  * Promote or encourage illegal activity 
  * Interfere with other Gmail users' enjoyment of the Service 
  * Create multiple user accounts in connection with any violation of the Agreement or create user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses 
  * Sell, trade, resell or otherwise exploit for any unauthorized commercial purpose or transfer any Gmail account 
  * Modify, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Gmail Service 
  * Remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in or on the Gmail Service 
  * Reformat or frame any portion of the web pages that are part of the Gmail Service 
  * Use the Gmail Service in connection with illegal peer-to-peer file sharing 

##  Security 

You must promptly notify Google of any breach of security related to the Services, including but not limited to unauthorized use of your password or account. To help ensure the security of your password or account, please sign out from your account at the end of each session. 

##  Account Inactivity 

Google may terminate your account in accordance with the terms of service if you fail to login to your account for a period of nine months. 

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