Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
You may not use the Services unlawfully, harm Microsoft systems, gain unauthorized access or take unprovided materials
As a condition of using the Services, you will not use them for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions and notices. You may not use the Services in a way that could damage, disable, overburden or impair any Microsoft server or the networks connected to one, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Services. You may not try to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, or computer systems or networks connected to a Microsoft server or to the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or try to obtain materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services.
Supporting quotations
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.
You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Microsoft server, or the network(s) connected to any Microsoft server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Services.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any Microsoft server or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means.
You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services.
Qualifications & exceptions
- The ban on unlawful use also covers purposes "prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices", so notices outside this text may add to it.
- The unauthorized-access ban applies "through hacking, password mining or any other means", so it is not limited to those methods.
Not stated here
- The "notices" mentioned are not identified in the supplied text.