Skype terms of service
E277040
Skype terms of service are the contractual rules and conditions set by Skype that govern how users may access and use its communication services and related features.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skype acceptable use policy | 1 |
| Skype end user license agreement | 1 |
| Skype terms of service canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2556727 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skype terms of service Context triple: [Skype Credit, regulatedBy, Skype terms of service]
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A.
Skype
Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.
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B.
Skype for Business Web App
Skype for Business Web App is a browser-based client that lets users join and participate in Skype for Business meetings without installing the full desktop application.
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C.
Skype Credit
Skype Credit is a prepaid balance used within Skype to pay for services like calling phones, sending SMS messages, and accessing other premium features.
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D.
Skype for Business Online
Skype for Business Online was Microsoft's cloud-based enterprise communication and collaboration service that provided messaging, meetings, and voice capabilities before being succeeded by Microsoft Teams.
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E.
Webex
Webex is Cisco’s cloud-based suite of video conferencing, online meeting, and team collaboration tools used by businesses and organizations worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Skype terms of service Target entity description: Skype terms of service are the contractual rules and conditions set by Skype that govern how users may access and use its communication services and related features.
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A.
Skype
Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.
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B.
Skype for Business Web App
Skype for Business Web App is a browser-based client that lets users join and participate in Skype for Business meetings without installing the full desktop application.
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C.
Skype Credit
Skype Credit is a prepaid balance used within Skype to pay for services like calling phones, sending SMS messages, and accessing other premium features.
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D.
Skype for Business Online
Skype for Business Online was Microsoft's cloud-based enterprise communication and collaboration service that provided messaging, meetings, and voice capabilities before being succeeded by Microsoft Teams.
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E.
Webex
Webex is Cisco’s cloud-based suite of video conferencing, online meeting, and team collaboration tools used by businesses and organizations worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contract
ⓘ
legal agreement ⓘ terms of service ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Skype
ⓘ
surface form:
Skype communication services
Skype software ⓘ Skype users ⓘ Skype-related features ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
registered Skype users
ⓘ
users who access Skype services ⓘ |
| defines |
Skype’s rights
ⓘ
acceptable use of Skype ⓘ age requirements for Skype users ⓘ conditions for account suspension ⓘ conditions for account termination ⓘ limitations of liability ⓘ user obligations ⓘ warranty disclaimers ⓘ |
| governs |
access to Skype services
ⓘ
dispute resolution related to Skype services ⓘ intellectual property rights related to Skype ⓘ license to use Skype software ⓘ payment terms for paid Skype services ⓘ permitted uses of Skype ⓘ prohibited uses of Skype ⓘ termination of Skype accounts ⓘ use of Skype services ⓘ user conduct on Skype ⓘ |
| includes |
arbitration or dispute resolution clauses
ⓘ
governing law provisions ⓘ indemnification clauses ⓘ limitations on damages ⓘ rules on content ownership ⓘ rules on service availability ⓘ rules on service modifications ⓘ rules on user-generated content ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mayBeTranslatedInto | multiple languages ⓘ |
| mayBeUpdatedBy |
Microsoft
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Corporation
Skype ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Microsoft
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Corporation
Skype ⓘ |
| publishedOn |
Skype
ⓘ
surface form:
Skype website
|
| relatedTo |
Skype terms of service
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Skype acceptable use policy
Skype terms of service self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Skype end user license agreement
Skype privacy policy ⓘ |
| requires |
accurate registration information
ⓘ
compliance with applicable laws ⓘ user agreement before using Skype ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Skype terms of service Description of subject: Skype terms of service are the contractual rules and conditions set by Skype that govern how users may access and use its communication services and related features.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skype acceptable use policy
this entity surface form:
Skype end user license agreement