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Microsoft Azure's privacy policy was updated on June 30, 2026 to add 'MSN' to the table of contents in the Entertainment and related services section. The policy previously listed 'Windows Mixed Reality' as the final entertainment product mentioned. The updated policy now includes 'MSN' between 'Microsoft Store' and 'Windows Mixed Reality'. This is a formatting and organizational change that clarifies which Microsoft services are covered under the privacy statement.

Microsoft Azure updated its privacy policy table of contents on June 28, 2026, reorganizing and renaming several product categories. Specific changes include renaming 'Microsoft Launcher' to 'Microsoft Family Safety', removing 'Microsoft Translator' from the list, removing 'Phone Link - Link to Windows' and replacing it with 'Linked Mobile Experiences on Windows', and removing 'Silverlight' and 'Microsoft Edge Legacy and Internet Explorer' from the product-specific details section. These appear to be organizational and product portfolio updates rather than substantive changes to privacy practices or user rights.

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 Azure updated its privacy policy on April 19, 2026, making several changes to how it handles your data and communicates with you. The company added language stating it may contact you by phone using automated dialers and AI-generated voices if you consent to marketing communications. It also simplified and reorganized its data retention section, clarifying that it keeps your data while you use its services and for business, legal, and security purposes, but removed some specific examples and details about how long it retains different types of information.

Microsoft revised how it explains data retention. Previously, the policy listed specific criteria for deciding how long to keep data, including examples like documents in OneDrive. Now the policy provides a higher-level framework mentioning purposes for retention, data sensitivity, and legal obligations, but directs users to product documentation for specifics. The practical effect is less transparency about retention timelines in the main privacy policy itself.

Microsoft Azure's privacy policy now discloses that if you consent to receive marketing communications via phone, the company may contact you using automated dialing systems and artificial or prerecorded voices, including those generated by AI. This is a new disclosure about how marketing calls may be delivered if you opt in to phone-based marketing. The update clarifies a specific practice rather than changing your existing rights, but it sets expectations about the technology used if you provide a phone number for marketing purposes.