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SIDE-BY-SIDE · 2 OF 3
Two platforms.
Same questions.
Ahrefs AI
MARKETING / CONTENT
PROMPT
Users retain full ownership of submitted prompt characters and keywords.
OUTPUT
Outputs are assigned fully to users under standard commercial parameters.
TRAINING
Data is kept secure within tenant spaces. Model training on enterprise work boards is contractually excluded.
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use of all workflow priorities and prioritizations is fully permitted.
348 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Microsoft Designer
IMAGE / VIDEO / AUDIO GENERATION
PROMPT
Microsoft does not claim ownership of user inputs to AI services.
OUTPUT
Output IP left to user determination. Same Microsoft Services Agreement applies.
TRAINING
Consumer product. Inputs may be stored and processed by Microsoft for safety monitoring.
COMMERCIAL
Personal and non-commercial use designated in Microsoft Services Agreement for consumer AI services.
788 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Ahrefs AI has moderate defaults; Microsoft Designer carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: AHREFS AI ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE · MICROSOFT DESIGNER NOT RECOMMENDED
↳ Compliance surfaces · side by side
⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | AHREFS AI | MICROSOFT DESIGNER |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
P
SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Ahrefs AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Users retain full ownership of submitted prompt characters and keywords.
“ (c) is intended to generate output that is substantially similar to works that are subject to third party intellectual property rights, unless you own the necessary rights in such work;”
Microsoft Designer
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Microsoft does not claim ownership of user inputs to AI services.
“As part of building the Xbox Services community, you grant to Microsoft, its affiliates and sublicensees a free and worldwide right to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, broadcast, share and display Your Content or your name, gamertag, motto, or avatar that you posted for any Xb…”
Broad, royalty-free, worldwide license granted to Microsoft and sublicensees to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, broadcast, and display user-submitted content with no time limit stated.
O
SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Ahrefs AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Outputs are assigned fully to users under standard commercial parameters.
“ c) reproducing, duplicating, copying, using or publishing any portion of Content or User Content to an infringing extent under any laws and regulations applicable to you under the Terms.”
Microsoft Designer
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Output IP left to user determination. Same Microsoft Services Agreement applies.
“players, and third-party material available on Bing and MSN, including through Microsoft bots, applications and programs, are for your noncommercial, personal use only. Other uses, including downloading, copying, or redistributing these materials, or using these materials or prod…”
Outputs/materials from Bing, MSN, and Microsoft bots are restricted to noncommercial personal use only. Using them to build your own products is prohibited unless specifically authorized. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.
T
SURFACE 03
Model Training
Ahrefs AI
HIGHMED
Data is kept secure within tenant spaces. Model training on enterprise work boards is contractually excluded.
“ 13.2. You agree to our use of a third-party payment processor to process payments made for and in relation to Ahrefs Services. By submitting payment information such as your credit card details to us, you authorise the third-party payment processor to store such information and/…”
Microsoft Designer
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Consumer product. Inputs may be stored and processed by Microsoft for safety monitoring.
“As part of our efforts to improve and develop our products, we may use your data to develop and train our AI models. Learn more here .”
Microsoft explicitly reserves the right to use user data to train AI models. This appears twice in the document, suggesting it is a firm policy across products. No opt-out mechanism is described in this excerpt.
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Ahrefs AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Commercial use of all workflow priorities and prioritizations is fully permitted.
“ e) modify, copy, prepare derivative works of, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or reduce Ahrefs Services to human-readable form, or attempt to discover the source code or underlying components of models or algorithms of Ahrefs Services (unless legally compelled to by ap…”
Microsoft Designer
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Personal and non-commercial use designated in Microsoft Services Agreement for consumer AI services.
“The articles, text, photos, maps, videos, video players, and third-party material available on Bing and MSN, including through Microsoft bots, applications and programs, are for your noncommercial, personal use only. Other uses, including downloading, copying, or redistributing t…”
Bing and MSN content (including content delivered via Microsoft bots/AI applications) is explicitly limited to noncommercial personal use. Using such content to build products or for commercial purposes requires separate authorization.
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
D
SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Ahrefs AI
HIGHMED
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“ We have set out below categories of personal information about California residents we have collected, and as applicable disclosed, for a business purpose in the preceding 12 months. The table is followed by a description of the purposes for which we collected personal informati…”
Microsoft Designer
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
—
“If you cancel, your access to the Services ends at the end of your current Service period or, if we bill your account on a periodic basis, at the end of the period in which you canceled. If you initiate a chargeback or reversal with your bank for your payment of Services, we will…”
Upon cancellation (or chargeback), content access and data may be immediately or imminently terminated. No grace period for data export is specified in this passage.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Ahrefs AI
MEDMED
—
“ 7. Subscription Plans and Payments ”
Microsoft Designer
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
—
“ iii. Certain restrictions and limitations apply to earning, redeeming, and other uses of Points in the Rewards Program. For more information see the Rewards section at https://support.microsoft.com (" FAQ ").”