Skype privacy policy
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The Skype privacy policy is a document that explains how Skype collects, uses, shares, and protects users’ personal data when they use Skype’s communication services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skype privacy policy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11657214 — 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 privacy policy Context triple: [Skype terms of service, relatedTo, Skype privacy policy]
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A.
Skype terms of service
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 privacy policy Target entity description: The Skype privacy policy is a document that explains how Skype collects, uses, shares, and protects users’ personal data when they use Skype’s communication services.
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A.
Skype terms of service
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data protection policy
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legal document ⓘ privacy policy ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Skype communication services
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Skype users ⓘ |
| covers |
account information
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contact information ⓘ device and connection data ⓘ file sharing features ⓘ instant messaging ⓘ payment and billing information ⓘ usage and diagnostic data ⓘ video calls ⓘ voice calls ⓘ |
| describes |
how Skype collects personal data
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how Skype protects personal data ⓘ how Skype shares personal data ⓘ how Skype uses personal data ⓘ |
| governs |
processing of personal data by Microsoft in relation to Skype
ⓘ
processing of personal data by Skype ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to comply with data protection laws
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to inform users about data processing practices ⓘ |
| includesSection |
contact information for privacy inquiries
ⓘ
cookies and similar technologies ⓘ data collection ⓘ data retention ⓘ data security ⓘ data sharing ⓘ data use ⓘ international data transfers ⓘ user rights ⓘ |
| informsAbout |
user choices regarding cookies
ⓘ
user rights of access to personal data ⓘ user rights related to marketing communications ⓘ user rights to correct personal data ⓘ user rights to delete personal data ⓘ user rights to object to processing ⓘ user rights to restrict processing ⓘ |
| isAccessibleVia |
Skype applications
ⓘ
linked to:
Skype
Skype website ⓘ
linked to:
Skype
|
| isPartOf | Microsoft privacy documentation ⓘ |
| isSubjectTo | periodic updates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| publishedBy |
Microsoft Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft
Skype ⓘ |
| requires | user consent for certain types of data processing ⓘ |
| specifies |
circumstances under which data is shared with law enforcement
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circumstances under which data is shared with third parties ⓘ legal bases for processing personal data ⓘ security measures used to protect personal data ⓘ |
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 privacy policy Description of subject: The Skype privacy policy is a document that explains how Skype collects, uses, shares, and protects users’ personal data when they use Skype’s communication services.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.