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Nuance DAX (Microsoft)

Graded against 804 verified platforms, from its own policy text. Automated assessment against a published rubric — not legal advice.

Overall riskHIGHReviewed 2026-08-12
Creator: medium · GRC: medium · Counsel: medium
creator band
Adequate
enterprise · Adequate
Dealbreaker · Third-party sublicensing
Exhibit A · Terms of Service · verbatim

Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) unless explicitly covered by another license or agreement, use of such Documents from the Services

highest-risk verified finding on commercial use — tap for the citation
69 verified findings11 policy surfaces3/3 core docs verified
Risk triage

Watch: Commercial use

Start here. These are the highest-risk verified clauses AIRIN found in the platform's own policy text.

0
high
9
medium
32
low
3/3
docs
Trains on your data?
No training on your content by default
from 2 cited findings
Who owns outputs?
You own your outputs
from 2 cited findings
Commercial use?
Commercial use allowed — with conditions
from 5 cited findings
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Risk by role
Select a role to tailor the summary and reorder the findings below.

Scores derived from 17 enriched findings — same verbatim citations as below. AI-generated, not legal advice.

How to read this page: Overall risk rates what Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s own policy terms mean for your prompts, outputs, and data. The benchmark bands below grade those same verified terms relative to peers — a platform in a risky-by-default category can rate HIGH risk and still grade STRONG against its peer set. Both trace to the cited findings.

Creator lens
Your prompts, your outputs, your IP
ADEQUATE
Dealbreaker — Third-party sublicensing. Rights in your content can be passed on to third parties beyond service operation. see the clause

Based on 71 verified, verbatim-cited findings below — read the citations.

Enterprise lens
Data use, retention, subprocessors, audit
ADEQUATE
Dealbreaker — Third-party sublicensing. Rights in your content can be passed on to third parties beyond service operation. see the clause

Based on 69 verified, verbatim-cited findings below — read the citations.

Automated assessment against a published rubric — not legal advice.

Fully verifiedEnterprise Search / Productivity

Fully verified — complete core corpus captured and read in full.

Document status
  • Privacy Policy
    Verified - read in full - 15 citationsLast captured 2026-08-05
  • Privacy Policy
    Verified - read in full - 15 citationsLast captured 2026-08-07
  • Terms of Service
    Verified - read in full - 39 citationsstaticLast captured 2026-08-12
Tier conditions

Only citation-backed plan differences are shown here; absent cells mean AIRIN has not verified a tier-specific claim.

plan language
Prompt / input ownership

States no compensation will be paid for use of user submissions, that the provider is under no obligation to post or use any submission, and that the provider may remove any submission at any time in its sole discretion.

" No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. Microsoft is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and Microsoft may remove any Submission at any time in its sole dis..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Materials Provided to Microsoft or Posted at any Microsoft Website”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Output ownership

States that licenses granted for images terminate when the user completely removes those images from the Services, but preserves any licenses already granted prior to removal; also confirms no compensation will be paid for use of images.

"The licenses granted in the preceding sentences for a Images will terminate at the time you completely remove such Images from the Services, provided that, such termination shall not affect any licenses granted in connection with such Image..."
📍 Terms of Service › “Materials Provided to Microsoft or Posted at any Microsoft Website”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Training on your content

This segment grants users the right to access, modify, or delete their data at any time, and restricts Microsoft from using data without user agreement, and limits use to only the services chosen — establishing both a user right over their data and a restriction on Microsoft's use of that data.

" Your data is your business, and you may access, modify, or delete it at any time. Microsoft will not use your data without your agreement, and when we have your agreement, we will use your data to provide only the services you have chosen...."
📍 Privacy Policy › “Your data belongs to you”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Privacy & data use

Commits Microsoft to employing AES-256 encryption for data at rest in the Microsoft Cloud, establishing a binding technical security standard.

" The Microsoft Cloud employs a wide range of encryption capabilities up to AES-256, giving you the flexibility to choose the solution that’s best for your business. "
📍 Privacy Policy › “Data at rest”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Moderation & enforcement

Restricts users from advertising or offering to sell or buy goods or services for business purposes through Communication Services, unless that specific Communication Service expressly permits such messages.

" Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Services specifically allows such messages."
📍 Terms of Service › “Use of Services”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Subprocessors & data sharing

This segment states that the company will advocate for stronger privacy laws and will actively protect user rights when government data requests are made, constituting an obligation regarding data disclosure and user rights defense.

" We fight for stronger privacy laws and protections, and will protect your rights if a government request is made for data. "
📍 Privacy Policy › “We stand up for your rights”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Subprocessors & data sharing

This segment continues the contractual commitment to challenge government data requests inconsistent with the rule of law and to maintain transparency regarding national security orders, establishing ongoing legal defense obligations to enterprise customers.

" Our contractual commitments to our enterprise and public sector customers include defending your data, which builds on our existing protections. We will challenge every government request for commercial and public sector customer data wher..."
📍 Privacy Policy › “Our contractual commitments”Jump to exact text →
plan language
Audit rights / DPA / residency

This segment establishes a monetary compensation remedy offered to commercial and public sector customers if Microsoft discloses their data in response to a government request in violation of GDPR, creating a specific financial liability commitment tied to unlawful government data disclosure.

" We stand behind the strength of our GDPR compliance and other data protection safeguards. To provide added reassurance against liability for our commercial and public sector customers, we will provide monetary compensation if we disclose t..."
📍 Privacy Policy › “GDPR compliance”Jump to exact text →

Evidence appendix

Showing priority citations first. The full appendix is available for audit trails; not every citation is a severe risk.

High - 0
Medium - 9
Tier-specific - 0
Total citations - 69
Severity
Surface
Document
Tier
Commercial use
High
" Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) unless explicitly covered by another license or agreement, use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Accredited educational institutions, such as K-12, universities, private/public colleges, and state community colleges, may download and reproduce the Documents for distribution in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written permission. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible."
Terms of Service › “Documents”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Restricts copying or imitating Microsoft website design, layout, logos, graphics, sounds, or images, noting they are protected by trade dress, trademark, and other laws, and prohibits retransmission unless expressly permitted by Microsoft.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services."
Terms of Service › “Use of Services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Prohibits users from restricting or inhibiting any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" Reverse Engineering.  You may not use the AI services to discover any underlying components of the models, algorithms, and systems. For example, you may not try to determine and remove the weights of models."
Terms of Service › “Use of Services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Prohibits users from using AI services to discover any underlying components of the models, algorithms, and systems, including attempting to determine and remove model weights — restricting reverse engineering conduct.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" Microsoft has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Microsoft reserves the right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. Microsoft reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever."
Terms of Service › “Use of Services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

States that the provider has no obligation to monitor Communication Services, but reserves the right to review posted materials, remove materials in its sole discretion, and terminate user access to any or all Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Moderation & enforcement
High
" Microsoft reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as Microsoft deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Microsoft's sole discretion."
Terms of Service › “Use of Services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Reserves the provider's right to disclose information as it deems necessary to satisfy applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, and to edit, refuse to post, or remove any information or materials in its sole discretion.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Indemnity & liability
High
" Software is warranted, if at all, only according to the terms of the license agreement.  Except as warranted in the license agreement, Microsoft corporation hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to the software, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. For your convenience, Microsoft may make available as part of the services or in its software products, tools and utilities for use and/or download.  Microsoft does not make any assurances with regard to the accuracy of the results or output that derives from such use of any such tools and utilities. Please respect the intellectual property rights of others when using the tools and utilities made available on the services or in Microsoft software products."
Terms of Service › “Representations and Warranties”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Disclaims all representations about the suitability of documents and related graphics published as part of the Services, provides them 'as is' without warranty, disclaims all warranties including merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and disclaims liability for any damages arising from use of or inability to use the information.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Indemnity & liability
High
" Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related graphics published as part of the services for any purpose. All such documents and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from the services. "
Terms of Service › “Representations and Warranties”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Discloses that documents may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors and that Microsoft and its suppliers may make improvements or changes at any time, reinforcing the as-is disclaimer framework.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Indemnity & liability
High
" Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Services. Microsoft does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, Microsoft specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Microsoft spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Microsoft."
Terms of Service › “Use of Services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Disclaims the provider's liability with regard to Communication Services and actions resulting from user participation, states the provider does not control or endorse content or information in those services, and advises caution in sharing personally identifiable information; also clarifies that managers and hosts are not authorized spokespersons.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Subprocessors & data sharing
High
" Our contractual commitments to our enterprise and public sector customers include defending your data, which builds on our existing protections. We will challenge every government request for commercial and public sector customer data where we can lawfully do so. We have a proven track record of successfully challenging government demands in the courts when those demands are inconsistent with the rule of law, and we are transparent about the number of US national security orders we receive. "
Privacy Policy › “Our contractual commitments”Jump to exact text →
Source: Privacy Policy- Snapshot 2026-06-07- View source
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Automated analysis

This segment continues the contractual commitment to challenge government data requests inconsistent with the rule of law and to maintain transparency regarding national security orders, establishing ongoing legal defense obligations to enterprise customers.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Training on your content
High
" Limits on use of data from the AI Services.  You may not use the AI services, or data from the AI services, to create, train, or improve (directly or indirectly) any other AI service. "
Terms of Service › “Use of Services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Prohibits users from using the AI services or data derived from the AI services to create, train, or improve any other AI service, directly or indirectly — user-favorable restriction preventing competitive or derivative training use.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Confidentiality
High
" Microsoft or any of its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new advertising campaigns, new promotions, new products or technologies, processes, materials, marketing plans or new product names. Please do not send any original creative artwork, samples, demos, or other works. The sole purpose of this policy is to avoid potential misunderstandings or disputes when Microsoft's products or marketing strategies might seem similar to ideas submitted to Microsoft. So, please do not send your unsolicited ideas to Microsoft or anyone at Microsoft. If, despite our request that you not send us your ideas and materials, you still send them, please understand that Microsoft makes no assurances that your ideas and materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary."
Terms of Service › “Unsolicited Idea Submission Policy”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

States that the provider and its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas of any kind, instructs users not to send original creative works or ideas, and explains the policy exists to avoid misunderstandings or disputes when provider products may resemble submitted ideas.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Subprocessors & data sharing
FavorableHigh
" We don’t share your data with advertiser-supported services or mine it for any purposes, such as marketing research or advertising. "
Privacy Policy › “Data processing only with consent”Jump to exact text →
Source: Privacy Policy- Snapshot 2026-06-07- View source
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Automated analysis

Restricts Microsoft from sharing user data with advertiser-supported services or mining it for marketing research or advertising purposes, creating a binding limitation on commercial data use.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Prompt / input ownership
High
" By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions."
Terms of Service › “Materials Provided to Microsoft or Posted at any Microsoft Website”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Imposes a warranty and representation obligation on the user that they own or otherwise control all rights to their submission, including all rights necessary to provide, post, upload, input, or submit it, as described in the Terms of Use.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Output ownership
High
"The licenses granted in the preceding sentences for a Images will terminate at the time you completely remove such Images from the Services, provided that, such termination shall not affect any licenses granted in connection with such Images prior to the time you completely remove such Images. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Images."
Terms of Service › “Materials Provided to Microsoft or Posted at any Microsoft Website”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

States that licenses granted for images terminate when the user completely removes those images from the Services, but preserves any licenses already granted prior to removal; also confirms no compensation will be paid for use of images.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Training on your content
FavorableHigh
" Your data is your business, and you may access, modify, or delete it at any time. Microsoft will not use your data without your agreement, and when we have your agreement, we will use your data to provide only the services you have chosen. "
Privacy Policy › “Your data belongs to you”Jump to exact text →
Source: Privacy Policy- Snapshot 2026-06-07- View source
Permalink to this finding →
Automated analysis

This segment grants users the right to access, modify, or delete their data at any time, and restricts Microsoft from using data without user agreement, and limits use to only the services chosen — establishing both a user right over their data and a restriction on Microsoft's use of that data.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Commercial use
High
" Through its network of Web properties, Microsoft provides you with access to a variety of resources, including developer tools, download areas, communication forums and product information (collectively "Services"). The Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are subject to these TOU."
Terms of Service › “Description of Services”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Restricts use of the Services to personal and non-commercial purposes unless otherwise specified, and prohibits modification, copying, distribution, transmission, display, performance, reproduction, publishing, licensing, creation of derivative works, transfer, or sale of information, software, products, or services obtained from the Services.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Commercial use
High
" Any software that is made available to download from the Services ("Software") is the copyrighted work of Microsoft and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included with the Software ("License Agreement"). An end user will be unable to install any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement, unless he or she first agrees to the License Agreement terms. Third party scripts or code, linked to or referenced from this website, are licensed to you by the third parties that own such code, not by Microsoft."
Terms of Service › “Software”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Restricts software downloads to use by end users according to the License Agreement, expressly prohibits reproduction or redistribution not in accordance with the License Agreement, and warns of civil and criminal penalties for violations.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Commercial use
High
" The Software is made available for download solely for use by end users according to the License Agreement. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software not in accordance with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible."
Terms of Service › “Software”Jump to exact text →
Source: Terms of Service- Snapshot 2026-08-12- View source
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Automated analysis

Expressly prohibits copying or reproducing software to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution unless such activity is expressly permitted by the accompanying license agreement.

AI-generated interpretation, not legal advice.

Common questions about Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s policies

Does Nuance DAX (Microsoft) train its AI models on your data?
No training on your content by default — based on 2 verified findings from Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
Who owns the content you create with Nuance DAX (Microsoft)?
You own your outputs — based on 2 verified findings from Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.
Can you use Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s output commercially?
Commercial use allowed — with conditions — based on 5 verified findings from Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s published policy. Informational only, not legal advice.

Clause detail — protections, your obligations, and coverage

Every clause below is a verbatim quote from Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s own published policy, read in full and linked to its exact location. Protections and user obligations are reported separately from risk because they are different kinds of clause — an obligation on you is not a risk to your data. Informational only, not legal advice.

✅ Protections found

8 verified clauses

Clauses in Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s policies that work in your favour — commitments the platform made to you.

  • Subprocessors & data sharinggovernment/law-enforcement disclosure
    Our contractual commitments to our enterprise and public sector customers include defending your data, which builds on our existing protections. We will challenge every government request for commercial and public sector customer data where we can lawfully do…

    This segment continues the contractual commitment to challenge government data requests inconsistent with the rule of law and to maintain transparency regarding national security orders, establishing ongoing legal defens…

    📍 Privacy Policy › “Our contractual commitments”Jump to exact text →
  • Subprocessors & data sharing
    Subcontractors or subprocessors deployed by Microsoft to perform work that requires access to your data can perform only the functions they were hired to provide. They’re bound by the same contractual privacy commitments that Microsoft makes to you. The Micros…

    Imposes contractual obligations on subprocessors/subcontractors to limit their use of customer data to the specific functions for which they were engaged, and binds them to the same privacy commitments Microsoft makes to…

    📍 Privacy Policy › “Data restrictions for subcontractors”Jump to exact text →
  • Audit rights, DPA & residency
    We stand behind the strength of our GDPR compliance and other data protection safeguards. To provide added reassurance against liability for our commercial and public sector customers, we will provide monetary compensation if we disclose their data in response…

    This segment establishes a monetary compensation remedy offered to commercial and public sector customers if Microsoft discloses their data in response to a government request in violation of GDPR, creating a specific fi…

    📍 Privacy Policy › “GDPR compliance”Jump to exact text →
  • Model trainingdoes-not-train
    Your data is your business, and you may access, modify, or delete it at any time. Microsoft will not use your data without your agreement, and when we have your agreement, we will use your data to provide only the services you have chosen.

    This segment grants users the right to access, modify, or delete their data at any time, and restricts Microsoft from using data without user agreement, and limits use to only the services chosen — establishing both a us…

    📍 Privacy Policy › “Your data belongs to you”Jump to exact text →
  • Audit rights, DPA & residency
    Use the tools and options available with Microsoft online services such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, and Microsoft 365 to determine where you want to store your data.

    Grants customers the right to use available tools and options within Microsoft online services to determine where their data is stored, establishing a data residency selection right.

    📍 Privacy Policy › “Choose a datacenter”Jump to exact text →
  • Subprocessors & data sharingsale/sharing of personal data
    We don’t share your data with advertiser-supported services or mine it for any purposes, such as marketing research or advertising.

    Restricts Microsoft from sharing user data with advertiser-supported services or mining it for marketing research or advertising purposes, creating a binding limitation on commercial data use.

    📍 Privacy Policy › “Data processing only with consent”Jump to exact text →

+ 2 more verified clauses of this kind on this platform, cited in full in the report.

📋 Rules you must follow

0 verified clauses

What Nuance DAX (Microsoft) requires of YOU. These are your obligations, not risks to your data or IP, so they are cited here and excluded from this platform's risk rating.

No user-conduct rule has been verified in Nuance DAX (Microsoft)'s published policies yet.

What the policies actually cover

4 topics
  • Sale or sharing of personal data1 protective1 clause
  • Children's data1 clause
  • Government & law-enforcement disclosure2 protective2 clauses
  • Does not train on your content1 protective1 clause

64 further verified clauses are cited on this page but not yet assigned a topic.

Clause intelligence

Canonical clauses and stance patterns extracted from the same gate-verified citations shown on this page.

191
clauses
29
patterns
29
stances
legal burden · 8privacy sharing · 8ip license · 4ip ownership · 4commercial use · 3training use · 2
commercial useMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitation”

The clause restricts commercial use.

Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services.
Open source citation
commercial useMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Documents”

The clause restricts commercial use.

Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) unless explicitly covered by another license or agreement, use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use onl...
Open source citation
commercial useMEDIUMTerms of Service › “Documents”

The clause restricts commercial use.

Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) unless explicitly covered by another license or agreement, use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use onl...
Open source citation
ip licenseHIGHTerms of Service › “Materials Provided to Microsoft or Posted at any Microsoft Website”

The clause includes sublicensable, transferable, or assignable rights.

Microsoft does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to Microsoft (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated services for review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting (&...
Open source citation
ip licenseHIGHTerms of Service › “Materials Provided to Microsoft or Posted at any Microsoft Website”

The clause includes sublicensable, transferable, or assignable rights.

Microsoft does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to Microsoft (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated services for review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting (&...
Open source citation

Tier matrix

Plan-level conditions detected from citation-backed clauses. Empty tiers mean AIRIN has not captured decisive tier language yet.

TierSurfaceVerdictRiskCitations
All applicable tierscommercial useconditionalMEDIUM4
All applicable tiersindemnity liabilityconditionalMEDIUM8
All applicable tiersmoderation enforcementimprovesLOW1
All applicable tiersoutput ownershipworsensHIGH3
All applicable tiersprivacy data useconditionalMEDIUM4
All applicable tiersprompt ownershipworsensHIGH3
All applicable tierssubprocessors data sharingconditionalMEDIUM2
All applicable tierstraining useimprovesLOW2
Freeprompt ownershipworsensHIGH2

Policy evolution

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Before/after stance changes across captured policy versions. When no material delta exists yet, AIRIN shows the latest citation-backed stance events instead.

changedlow materialityAug 7Aug 12, 2026

legal burden changed from medium/indemnity to medium/liability limited.

Before · medium
At Microsoft, we value, protect, and defend data privacy. We believe in transparency, so that people and organizations can control their data and have meaningful choices in how it's used. We empower and defend the data privacy.
Before citation
After · medium
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Services. Microsoft does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, Microsoft specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Microsoft spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Microsoft.
After citation
changedlow materialityJun 17Jul 8, 2026

legal burden changed from medium/liability limited to medium/indemnity.

Before · medium
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Services. Microsoft does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, Microsoft specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Microsoft spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Microsoft.
Before citation
After · medium
At Microsoft, we value, protect, and defend data privacy. We believe in transparency, so that people and organizations can control their data and have meaningful choices in how it's used. We empower and defend the data privacy.
After citation
Aug 12, 2026commercial useMEDIUM

Latest stance: restricted on commercial use

Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) unless explicitly covered by another license or agreement, use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Accredited educational institutions, such as K-12, universities, private/public colleges, and state community colleges, may download and reproduce the Documents for distribution in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written permission. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.
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Aug 12, 2026model trainingLOW

Latest stance: no training claim on training use

Limits on use of data from the AI Services. You may not use the AI services, or data from the AI services, to create, train, or improve (directly or indirectly) any other AI service.
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Aug 12, 2026legal burdenMEDIUM

Latest stance: liability limited on indemnity liability

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication Services. Microsoft does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, Microsoft specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Microsoft spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Microsoft.
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Aug 12, 2026legal burdenMEDIUM

Latest stance: liability limited on indemnity liability

Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related graphics published as part of the services for any purpose. All such documents and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers hereby disclaim all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether express, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. In no event shall Microsoft and/or its respective suppliers be liable for any special, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from the services.
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  • Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-08-05· verified 2026-08-05
  • Privacy Policy:Last captured 2026-08-07· verified 2026-08-07
  • Terms of Service:Last captured 2026-08-12· verified 2026-08-12

Dates state when our pipeline captured and verified each document — not when the vendor last changed it. Documents are re-scanned on a recurring cadence; a document verified once says so until a re-scan confirms it again.

↑ 94 more findings this quarter vs last (143 vs 49). First scan: June 2026.

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