Microsoft updated its Privacy Statement on June 26, 2026, restructuring and revising 879 sentences while adding 211 new ones across 1,628 total sentences. The company reorganized the document's table of contents, renaming sections such as 'Reasons we share personal data' to 'Reasons we disclose personal data' and 'Where we store and process personal data' to 'Storage and processing of personal data.' The statement now emphasizes that 'Your privacy is important to Microsoft' rather than 'us,' and uses first-person plural language throughout ('we process' instead of 'Microsoft processes'). Microsoft states the refresh makes the policy 'easier to read, navigate, and understand, with clearer explanations of how we use data and the choices available to you.'
Microsoft restructured its privacy statement on June 26, 2026, with extensive revisions to wording and organization. The core document now uses clearer first-person language ('we process' instead of 'Microsoft processes') and reorganizes sections for improved navigation. Microsoft states the refresh was designed to make the policy 'easier to read, navigate, and understand, with clearer explanations of how we use data and the choices available to you.' The substantive scope of what personal data Microsoft collects and how it processes that data does not appear materially altered by these revisions based on the change summary provided.
Sections reorganized and renamed for improved navigation; no substantive change to data processing scope detected.
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Microsoft updated its Privacy Statement on June 26, 2026, through extensive structural and linguistic revision. The change involves reorganization of section names (for example, 'Reasons we share personal data' became 'Reasons we disclose personal data') …
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