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Two platforms.
Same questions.
Microsoft 365 Copilot
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Microsoft does not claim ownership of customer prompts or inputs. Customer data remains customer property under Microsoft's data governance framework.
OUTPUT
Microsoft doesn't claim ownership of the output of the service. Outputs are treated as customer data.
TRAINING
Microsoft does not use M365 Copilot customer content to train foundation models. The Microsoft Privacy Statement (March 2026) states for enterprise Copilot: 'Microsoft 365 Copilot...provides enterprise-grade data protection' and 'will use the content in your files only when you ask it to perform a specific action on that specific content.' General Microsoft AI statement covers manual review of automated method outputs for improving accuracy, but enterprise Copilot data is explicitly protected.
COMMERCIAL
Microsoft 365 Copilot is available as an enterprise add-on. Commercial use of all outputs is permitted.
433 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Workato
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
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OUTPUT
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TRAINING
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COMMERCIAL
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172 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Microsoft 365 Copilot carries highly permissive license terms; Workato carries highly permissive license terms.FOR ENTERPRISE: MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT NOT RECOMMENDED · WORKATO NOT RECOMMENDED
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | MICROSOFT 365 COPILOT | WORKATO |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MEDHIGH
Microsoft does not claim ownership of customer prompts or inputs. Customer data remains customer property under Microsoft's data governance framework.
“ a. When you share Your Content with other people, you understand that they may be able to, on a worldwide basis, use, save, record, reproduce, broadcast, transmit, share and display Your Content for the purpose that you made Your Content available on the Services without compens…”
Workato
LOWHIGH
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“ a) provide its Service to Users;”
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SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Microsoft 365 Copilot
HIGH
Microsoft doesn't claim ownership of the output of the service. Outputs are treated as customer data.
No citation available
Workato
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ (v) Account Holder agrees that Platform Assets created by Workato or Users may be the same as or similar to those created by Account Holder, and that it will not assert any claim against Workato or any Users for infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property right…”
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Microsoft does not use M365 Copilot customer content to train foundation models. The Microsoft Privacy Statement (March 2026) states for enterprise Copilot: 'Microsoft 365 Copilot...provides enterprise-grade data protection' and 'will use the content in your files only when you ask it to perform a specific action on that specific content.' General Microsoft AI statement covers manual review of automated method outputs for improving accuracy, but enterprise Copilot data is explicitly protected.
“ Microsoft will only use your Microsoft Copilot conversations to monitor performance, troubleshoot problems, diagnose bugs, prevent abuse, and to provide and improve Microsoft Copilot. In certain markets, we use conversation data to train the generative AI models in Copilot, unle…”
Workato
MEDHIGH
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“ Workato will compile statistical and technical data and information related to or generated through the performance, operation and use of the Workato Platform and related features and functionality (together, “ Usage Data ”). For purposes of clarity, Usage Data includes informat…”
C
SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Microsoft 365 Copilot is available as an enterprise add-on. Commercial use of all outputs is permitted.
“ b. The software is licensed, not sold, and Microsoft reserves all rights to the software not expressly granted by Microsoft, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise. This license does not give you any right to, and you may not: ”
Workato
LOW⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ (b) Account Holder acknowledges and agrees that Account Holder’s Subscription to the Workato Platform is limited to Account Holder’s own internal business operations and no right is granted hereunder to use the Workato Platform for the benefit of third parties, including as serv…”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
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SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Microsoft 365 Copilot
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Enterprise/commercial M365 Copilot provides strong data protection — content not used for training, enterprise-grade compliance. Consumer Microsoft products (Bing, Cortana, etc.) have broader licenses. Bing Places grants a 'worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, save, modify, aggregate, promote, transmit, display, and distribute your Data and Your Content...and sub-license any or all of the foregoing rights to third parties.'
“Microsoft does not use what you say in email, human-to-human chat, video calls, or voice mail, or your documents, photos, or other personal files to target ads to you. We use data we collect through our interactions with you, through some of our first-party products, services, ap…”
While communications content is excluded, behavioral interaction data from first- and third-party properties is used for ad targeting, including via automated processes.
Workato
MEDHIGH
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“ You may update or change the personal information you have provided to us by logging into the Service. We have established internal policies for the deletion of data from customer Accounts following termination of a customer’s subscription to the Service. We will also respond t…”
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Microsoft 365 Copilot
HIGH
Enterprise/commercial M365 Copilot provides strong data protection — content not used for training, enterprise-grade compliance. Consumer Microsoft products (Bing, Cortana, etc.) have broader licenses. Bing Places grants a 'worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, save, modify, aggregate, promote, transmit, display, and distribute your Data and Your Content...and sub-license any or all of the foregoing rights to third parties.'
No citation available
Workato
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“ (a) The pricing and payment terms in the Reseller Agreement apply and all payment will be made directly to the Reseller, and, for the avoidance of doubt, the obligations outlined in Sections 5(a) - (d) of this Agreement shall not apply.”