WordPress.com Terms of Service changes — 20070103_rev01

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## Terms of Service

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### The gist:

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We (the [folks](http://automattic.com/about/) at [Automattic](http://automattic.com/)) run a service called [WordPress.com](http://wordpress.com/) and would **love** for you to use it. Our basic service is free, and we plan to offer paid upgrades for advanced features such as domain hosting and extra storage. Our service is designed to give you as much control and ownership over what goes on your blog as possible and encourage you to express yourself freely. However, be responsible in what you blog. In particular, make sure that none of the prohibited items listed below appear on your blog or get linked to from your blog (things like spam, viruses, hate content, etc). Please make sure you read through the list and the rest of the terms and agree with them before you get started.

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We (the [folks](http://automattic.com/about/) at [Automattic](http://automattic.com/)) run a service called [WordPress.com](http://wordpress.com/) and would **love** for you to use it. Our basic service is free, and we offer paid upgrades for advanced features such as domain hosting and extra storage. Our service is designed to give you as much control and ownership over what goes on your blog as possible and encourage you to express yourself freely. However, be responsible in what you blog. In particular, make sure that none of the prohibited items listed below appear on your blog or get linked to from your blog (things like spam, viruses, hate content, etc). Please make sure you read through the list and the rest of the terms and agree with them before you get started.

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(Note, we've decided to make the below Terms of Service available under a **Creative Commons Sharealike** license, which means you're more than welcome to steal it and repurpose it for your own use, just make sure to replace references to us with ones to you, and if you want we'd appreciate a link to WordPress.com somewhere on your site. We spent a lot of money and time on the below, and other people shouldn't need to do the same.)

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The WordPress.com website ("Website") is a hosted service operated by Automattic Inc. ("**Automattic**"). Any use of the Website is subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms and Conditions"), as well as to [Automattic's Privacy Policy](http://automattic.com/privacy/), all of which are incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions. Your use of the Website will constitute your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

+## Terms of Service
 ### The gist:
+We (the [folks](http://automattic.com/about/) at [Automattic](http://automattic.com/)) run a service called [WordPress.com](http://wordpress.com/) and would **love** for you to use it. Our basic service is free, and we plan to offer paid upgrades for advanced features such as domain hosting and extra storage. Our service is designed to give you as much control and ownership over what goes on your blog as possible and encourage you to express yourself freely. However, be responsible in what you blog. In particular, make sure that none of the prohibited items listed below appear on your blog or get linked to from your blog (things like spam, viruses, hate content, etc). Please make sure you read through the list and the rest of the terms and agree with them before you get started.
+We (the [folks](http://automattic.com/about/) at [Automattic](http://automattic.com/)) run a service called [WordPress.com](http://wordpress.com/) and would **love** for you to use it. Our basic service is free, and we offer paid upgrades for advanced features such as domain hosting and extra storage. Our service is designed to give you as much control and ownership over what goes on your blog as possible and encourage you to express yourself freely. However, be responsible in what you blog. In particular, make sure that none of the prohibited items listed below appear on your blog or get linked to from your blog (things like spam, viruses, hate content, etc). Please make sure you read through the list and the rest of the terms and agree with them before you get started.
  (Note, we've decided to make the below Terms of Service available under a **Creative Commons Sharealike** license, which means you're more than welcome to steal it and repurpose it for your own use, just make sure to replace references to us with ones to you, and if you want we'd appreciate a link to WordPress.com somewhere on your site. We spent a lot of money and time on the below, and other people shouldn't need to do the same.)
 ### Terms of Service:
 The WordPress.com website ("Website") is a hosted service operated by Automattic Inc. ("**Automattic**"). Any use of the Website is subject to the following Terms and Conditions of Use ("Terms and Conditions"), as well as to [Automattic's Privacy Policy](http://automattic.com/privacy/), all of which are incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions. Your use of the Website will constitute your acceptance of these terms and conditions.

Terms of Service

Full text changes — 20061205_rev01 to 20070103_rev01