This legal hub links to Microsoft's privacy statement, which governs how Azure and Microsoft collect, use, and share personal data from customers and users of Azure services.
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The privacy statement defines what data Azure collects from you, how it may be used for service improvement or diagnostic purposes, and what rights you have to access, correct, or delete your data.
Interpretive note: The specific privacy terms applicable to Azure customers are not reproduced on this index page and depend on the full privacy statement and any applicable Data Processing Addendum, which are separate linked documents.
Azure customers and their end users are subject to Microsoft's privacy practices as described in the linked privacy statement, which covers collection of account data, usage telemetry, and diagnostic information across Azure services; the scope of data collected may vary by service and by the specific privacy settings configured.
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The privacy statement defines what data Azure collects from you, how it may be used for service improvement or diagnostic purposes, and what rights you have to access, correct, or delete your data.
Azure customers and their end users are subject to Microsoft's privacy practices as described in the linked privacy statement, which covers collection of account data, usage telemetry, and diagnostic information across Azure services; the scope of data collected may vary by service and by the specific privacy settings configured.
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