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Temporary suspension for suspected account compromise

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Suspension is temporary and triggered by reasonable belief of compromise—not confirmed compromise—and the reasonableness qualifier limits but does not eliminate Microsoft Advertising's discretion to suspend.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers' account access may be temporarily suspended by Microsoft Advertising if it suspects or detects unauthorized activity it reasonably believes constitutes hacking or another form of account compromise.

How other platforms handle this

Skillshare Medium

If we learn that we've collected the personal data of a child under the age of 13 or 16, as applicable, we'll take reasonable steps to delete the personal data. This may require us to delete the Skillshare account...

Mailchimp Medium

If our moderators decide to remove content, or suspend or terminate the Member's account, we will notify the Member and explain how to contact us.

Glassdoor Medium

If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we remove such data and terminate the child's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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If we suspect or detect unauthorized activity or access on your account which we reasonably believe to be hacking or another form of account compromise we may temporarily suspend access...

— Excerpt from Microsoft Advertising's Microsoft Advertising Policies

Provision details

Document information
Document
Microsoft Advertising Policies
Entity
Microsoft Advertising
Document last updated
May 20, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 20, 2026
Last verified
May 20, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-063867
Document ID
CA-D-00876
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
98e831ac0b597d85e214cf86bb122084b6838cfe42526358f5a8ad0f2600158a
Analysis generated
May 20, 2026 13:10 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Microsoft Advertising
Document: Microsoft Advertising Policies
Record ID: CA-P-063867
Captured: 2026-05-20 13:10:25 UTC
SHA-256: 98e831ac0b597d85…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/microsoft-advertising/microsoft-advertising-policies/provision/CA-P-063867/temporary-suspension-for-suspected-account-compromise/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Microsoft Advertising's Temporary suspension for suspected account compromise clause do?

Suspension is temporary and triggered by reasonable belief of compromise—not confirmed compromise—and the reasonableness qualifier limits but does not eliminate Microsoft Advertising's discretion to suspend.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers' account access may be temporarily suspended by Microsoft Advertising if it suspects or detects unauthorized activity it reasonably believes constitutes hacking or another form of account compromise.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 278 platforms. See the full comparison.

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