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Aug 28, 2026privacyhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“iv. Enforcement. We reserve the right to deny content if it exceeds limits on storage or file size allowed by the Service. We may block, remove or decline to display content if it appears to violate our Code of Conduct or another Service policy or where required by law. If you violate these terms or Policies (https://aka.ms/trustandsafety), we may take action against your account. This could include limiting access to certain features or Services, stopping providing Services, closing your Microsoft account immediately or blocking delivery of a communication (like email, file sharing or instant message) to or from the Services. Closure of your access to a Service or your account may result in forfeiture of content licenses, associated content, memberships, and Microsoft account balances associated with the account. When reviewing alleged violations of these Terms, Microsoft reserves the right to review content to resolve the issue. However, we cannot monitor the entire Services and make no attempt to do so. For more information about the moderation and enforcement processes (https://www.microsoft.com/DigitalSafety/moderation-and-enforcement), Service specific terms , Additional policies and guidelines (https://www.microsoft.com/DigitalSafety/policies/additional-guidelines), and appeals (https://www.microsoft.com/DigitalSafety/moderation-and-enforcement/appeals), see https://aka.ms/trustandsafety . Information about our policy relating to claims of intellectual property infringement may be found at NOTICES .”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We disclose your personal data with your consent, as necessary to complete any transaction or provide any product you have requested or authorized, or as needed to carry out any other purpose described in How we use personal data section. For example, we provide your content to third parties when you tell us to do so, such as when you send an email to a friend or link accounts with another service.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“In addition, we enable access to personal data among Microsoft-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries, including for the purposes described in this privacy statement. We also provide personal data to vendors or agents working on our behalf for the purposes described in this statement, such as companies we hire to provide customer service support. These companies must comply with our data privacy and security standards and may not use your data for other purposes. We may also disclose personal data as part of corporate transactions such as mergers or asset sales.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Microsoft discloses your personal data with your consent, to complete any transaction or provide any product you have requested or authorized, or as needed to carry out any other purpose described in the How we use personal data section. We also disclose personal data when required by law or to respond to legal process, and to protect customers, safety, security, and Microsoft and its customers’ rights and property. We provide data to Microsoft-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries and to vendors working on our behalf.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Cookie controls . You can control the data stored by cookies and withdraw consent to cookies by using the browser-based cookie controls described in the Cookies section. Tracking protections . You can control the data third-party sites can collect about you using Tracking Protection in Microsoft Edge. This feature will block third-party content, including cookies, from any site that is listed in a Tracking Protection List you add. Universal Opt-Outs . Microsoft receives and responds to the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser opt-out signal in certain jurisdictions. Microsoft will turn off sharing your data with third parties for personalized ads and turn off the “Share my data with third parties for personalized ads” toggle if we receive a GPC signal from you when you visit our sites.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We may provide collected data to internal and external partners, including Xandr, other subsidiaries and affiliates, Yahoo, Facebook, or Trade Desk to help make sure the ads you see in our products and theirs, or on other sites, are more relevant to you. Individuals in the United Kingdom can learn more about The Trade Desk’s advertising practices in the U.K. and opt out of The Trade Desk’s processing of their data here . Many of these companies participate in the DAA (U.S.) , EDAA (Europe) or DAAC (Canada), which provide industry-wide choice tools to opt out of ad targeting from participating companies.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“In the context of an onward transfer, Microsoft Corporation has responsibility for the processing of personal data it receives under the DPF and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on our behalf. Microsoft Corporation remains liable under the DPF if our agent processes such personal data in a manner inconsistent with the DPF, unless Microsoft Corporation can prove that we are not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy statement and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program, and to view our certification, please visit the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Data Privacy Framework website . The controlled U.S. subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation, as identified in our self-certification submission, also adhere to the DPF Principles—for more info, see the list of Microsoft U.S. Entities Covered by Data Privacy Framework Certification .”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Third-party services that use Bing . You may also access Bing-powered experiences when using third-party services. In order to provide these services, Bing receives data from these and other partners, including your search query and related data (such as date, time, IP address, and a unique identifier). We will use this data as described in this statement or as further limited by our contractual obligations with our partners. Please refer to the privacy policies of the third-party services for any questions about how these third parties collect and use your data.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We process your personal data with your consent and/or when it’s necessary to provide the products you use, operate our business, meet our contractual and legal obligations, protect the security and safety of our systems and our customers, or pursue our legitimate interests or those of third parties. Our reasons for using your data are described here and in the Reasons we disclose personal data section. Our legal basis for processing may vary depending on how and across what products or services we process your data. When we rely on legitimate interests, we consider and balance those interests against your rights and freedoms and will only process your data if these interests are not outweighed by your own.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Sharing data from Bing and Bing-powered experiences with third parties . We share some de-identified data from Bing and Bing-powered experiences with selected third parties. Before we do so, we run the data through a process designed to remove certain sensitive data that users may have included in the search terms themselves (such as social security numbers or credit card numbers). We require these third parties to keep the data secure and to not use the data for purposes other than for which it is provided.”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“When you submit feedback about a problem to Microsoft, diagnostic data is sent to help improve Microsoft products and services. The Feedback Hub will either send this data automatically or give you the option to send it, depending on your diagnostic data settings in the Diagnostics & feedback section of Windows settings. Additional personal data may be collected based on the type of feedback you provide to better troubleshoot specific issues – for example, location data when providing feedback about location services. Microsoft may also share your feedback and related data with partners, like device manufacturers or firmware developers to assist in resolving issues with products and services that work with Windows. Learn more about diagnostic data in Windows .”
Open citationAug 5, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“The specific data collected through Windows diagnostics may change as needed to address new issues or support recently released devices. For example, Microsoft may collect new types of data to troubleshoot performance problems or update devices. We provide limited portions of error report information to partners, like device manufacturers, solely to help them repair or improve their products and services, which work with Windows and other Microsoft products and services. We may also share aggregated, de-identified diagnostic data, such as general usage trends for Windows apps and features, with select third parties. Learn more about diagnostic data in Windows .”
Open citationAug 3, 2026privacyhigh
content ownership
Latest stance: platform claims or reserves rights
“iv. Enforcement. We reserve the right to deny content if it exceeds limits on storage or file size allowed by the Service. We may block, remove or decline to display content if it appears to violate our Code of Conduct or another Service policy or where required by law. If you violate these terms or Policies (https://aka.ms/trustandsafety), we may take action against your account. This could include limiting access to certain features or Services, stopping providing Services, closing your Microsoft account immediately or blocking delivery of a communication (like email, file sharing or instant message) to or from the Services. Closure of your access to a Service or your account may result in forfeiture of content licenses, associated content, memberships, and Microsoft account balances associated with the account. When reviewing alleged violations of these Terms, Microsoft reserves the right to review content to resolve the issue. However, we cannot monitor the entire Services and make no attempt to do so. For more information about the moderation and enforcement processes (https://www.microsoft.com/DigitalSafety/moderation-and-enforcement), Service specific terms , Additional policies and guidelines (https://www.microsoft.com/DigitalSafety/policies/additional-guidelines), and appeals (https://www.microsoft.com/DigitalSafety/moderation-and-enforcement/appeals), see https://aka.ms/trustandsafety . Information about our policy relating to claims of intellectual property infringement may be found at NOTICES .”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Sharing data from Bing and Bing-powered experiences with third parties . We share some de-identified data from Bing and Bing-powered experiences with selected third parties. Before we do so, we run the data through a process designed to remove certain sensitive data that users may have included in the search terms themselves (such as social security numbers or credit card numbers). We require these third parties to keep the data secure and to not use the data for purposes other than for which it is provided.”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“The specific data collected through Windows diagnostics may change as needed to address new issues or support recently released devices. For example, Microsoft may collect new types of data to troubleshoot performance problems or update devices. We provide limited portions of error report information to partners, like device manufacturers, solely to help them repair or improve their products and services, which work with Windows and other Microsoft products and services. We may also share aggregated, de-identified diagnostic data, such as general usage trends for Windows apps and features, with select third parties. Learn more about diagnostic data in Windows .”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“When you submit feedback about a problem to Microsoft, diagnostic data is sent to help improve Microsoft products and services. The Feedback Hub will either send this data automatically or give you the option to send it, depending on your diagnostic data settings in the Diagnostics & feedback section of Windows settings. Additional personal data may be collected based on the type of feedback you provide to better troubleshoot specific issues – for example, location data when providing feedback about location services. Microsoft may also share your feedback and related data with partners, like device manufacturers or firmware developers to assist in resolving issues with products and services that work with Windows. Learn more about diagnostic data in Windows .”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We may provide collected data to internal and external partners, including Xandr, other subsidiaries and affiliates, Yahoo, Facebook, or Trade Desk to help make sure the ads you see in our products and theirs, or on other sites, are more relevant to you. Individuals in the United Kingdom can learn more about The Trade Desk’s advertising practices in the U.K. and opt out of The Trade Desk’s processing of their data here . Many of these companies participate in the DAA (U.S.) , EDAA (Europe) or DAAC (Canada), which provide industry-wide choice tools to opt out of ad targeting from participating companies.”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Third-party services that use Bing . You may also access Bing-powered experiences when using third-party services. In order to provide these services, Bing receives data from these and other partners, including your search query and related data (such as date, time, IP address, and a unique identifier). We will use this data as described in this statement or as further limited by our contractual obligations with our partners. Please refer to the privacy policies of the third-party services for any questions about how these third parties collect and use your data.”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“In the context of an onward transfer, Microsoft Corporation has responsibility for the processing of personal data it receives under the DPF and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on our behalf. Microsoft Corporation remains liable under the DPF if our agent processes such personal data in a manner inconsistent with the DPF, unless Microsoft Corporation can prove that we are not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy statement and the EU-U.S. DPF Principles and/or the Swiss-U.S. DPF Principles, the Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Data Privacy Framework (DPF) program, and to view our certification, please visit the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Data Privacy Framework website . The controlled U.S. subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation, as identified in our self-certification submission, also adhere to the DPF Principles—for more info, see the list of Microsoft U.S. Entities Covered by Data Privacy Framework Certification .”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“In addition, we enable access to personal data among Microsoft-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries, including for the purposes described in this privacy statement. We also provide personal data to vendors or agents working on our behalf for the purposes described in this statement, such as companies we hire to provide customer service support. These companies must comply with our data privacy and security standards and may not use your data for other purposes. We may also disclose personal data as part of corporate transactions such as mergers or asset sales.”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We disclose your personal data with your consent, as necessary to complete any transaction or provide any product you have requested or authorized, or as needed to carry out any other purpose described in How we use personal data section. For example, we provide your content to third parties when you tell us to do so, such as when you send an email to a friend or link accounts with another service.”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“We process your personal data with your consent and/or when it’s necessary to provide the products you use, operate our business, meet our contractual and legal obligations, protect the security and safety of our systems and our customers, or pursue our legitimate interests or those of third parties. Our reasons for using your data are described here and in the Reasons we disclose personal data section. Our legal basis for processing may vary depending on how and across what products or services we process your data. When we rely on legitimate interests, we consider and balance those interests against your rights and freedoms and will only process your data if these interests are not outweighed by your own.”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Microsoft discloses your personal data with your consent, to complete any transaction or provide any product you have requested or authorized, or as needed to carry out any other purpose described in the How we use personal data section. We also disclose personal data when required by law or to respond to legal process, and to protect customers, safety, security, and Microsoft and its customers’ rights and property. We provide data to Microsoft-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries and to vendors working on our behalf.”
Open citationJul 27, 2026privacymedium
data sharing
Latest stance: third party or vendor sharing
“Cookie controls . You can control the data stored by cookies and withdraw consent to cookies by using the browser-based cookie controls described in the Cookies section. Tracking protections . You can control the data third-party sites can collect about you using Tracking Protection in Microsoft Edge. This feature will block third-party content, including cookies, from any site that is listed in a Tracking Protection List you add. Universal Opt-Outs . Microsoft receives and responds to the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser opt-out signal in certain jurisdictions. Microsoft will turn off sharing your data with third parties for personalized ads and turn off the “Share my data with third parties for personalized ads” toggle if we receive a GPC signal from you when you visit our sites.”
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