This is a video we shot of Pandas while visiting the Chongqing Zoo in China. (Nov. 2005)

I received this by e-mail today.

PayPal, Inc. is pleased to announce that we are preparing to introduce PayPal CA Limited (PayPal Canada) - a PayPal group company incorporated in Canada - as the service provider for PayPal customers in Canada. Going forward, this development will help us improve services for our Canadian customers.

We anticipate that PayPal Canada will begin operating on August 1, 2006.

Please note that no action will be necessary on your part. You will be able to continue using your PayPal account as you do today.

Your Existing Customer Relationship with PayPal

Until PayPal Canada begins operating in August 2006, your customer relationship continues to be with PayPal, Inc. (a U.S. company) under the PayPal User Agreement, which is governed by California law.

A New Customer Relationship with PayPal

With the introduction of our new Canadian company, your customer relationship will automatically be transferred to PayPal Canada. We anticipate that this will occur on August 1, 2006. At that time, we will introduce minor changes to both the User Agreement and its incorporated policies, as well as to the Privacy Policy. The new User Agreement will be similar to the current Agreement, and will contain no adverse amendments from a customer’s perspective. It will also no longer contain U.S.-specific references.

If you do not wish to hold a PayPal Canada account and would prefer to continue your relationship with PayPal, Inc., you may only do so if you are a resident of the United States, and if the primary address in your PayPal account as of August 1, 2006 is a legitimate postal address within the United States.

If your primary address is not in the United States, you may close your account at any time, either before or after the transition to PayPal Canada, by logging in to your PayPal account and clicking Profile. We value your business and hope you’ll transfer with us to PayPal Canada, where you’ll be able to use PayPal in the same way you do today.

Once the transition from PayPal, Inc. to PayPal Canada occurs, we will post updated versions of our User Agreement and its incorporated policies, as well as our Privacy Policy, to our website.

If you have any questions prior to August 1, 2006 about these upcoming changes, please contact Customer Support. You can get contact information by logging in to your PayPal account and clicking Contact Us at the bottom of your Account Overview page.

Yours sincerely,

PayPal, Inc.

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