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Semrush has moderate defaults; Microsoft Designer carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: MICROSOFT DESIGNER NOT RECOMMENDED · SEMRUSH ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE
| RISK SURFACE | MICROSOFT DESIGNER | SEMRUSH |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
“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.
“ Proprietary Rights . You agree that all rights, title, and interest in and to the Website, Services, Semrush API, the technology underlying each of them, all modifications and any work product we create relating thereto, and all intellectual property rights in each of the forego…”
“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.
“ Feedback . You are under no obligation to give Semrush any ideas, suggestions, comments, or other feedback related to the Website, the Services, or Semrush (“ Feedback ”). If you elect to provide any Feedback, you agree that all such Feedback is non-confidential and that we own…”
“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.
“ take any action that would cause any portion of the Services to be placed in the public domain; (n) remove, alter, or obscure any proprietary notices of Semrush, its licensors, or its suppliers included in the Services; (o) use the Services to create, send, or store infringing,…”
“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.
“ share your personal data such as name, last name and email address with our authorized resellers distributors,”
“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.
“ If you ask us to delete your data or to be removed from our marketing lists and we are required to fulfill your request, to keep basic data to identify you and prevent further unwanted processing.”
“ 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 ").”
“ Support . During the Subscription Term, support for the Services will be provided in accordance with the Customer Support Terms and Conditions, located at https://www.semrush.com/company/legal/customer-support-terms/ .”