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This provision establishes the legal mechanism Microsoft relies on for transfers of personal data from the EU, UK, and Switzerland to the United States, and defines Microsoft's liability posture for downstream processing by third-party agents, which is directly relevant to enterprise customers and institutional procurement teams evaluating cross-border data transfer risk.
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Compare across platforms →"Microsoft Corporation complies with the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (EU-U.S. DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Swiss-U.S. DPF) as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce. Microsoft Corporation has certified to the U.S. Department of Commerce that it adheres to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Principles (EU-U.S. DPF Principles) with regard to the processing of personal data received from the European Union in reliance on the EU-U.S. … In the context of an onward transfer, Microsoft Corporation has responsibility for the processing of personal data it receives under the DPF and subsequently transfers to a third party acting as an agent on our behalf. Microsoft Corporation remains liable under the DPF if our agent processes such personal data in a manner inconsistent with the DPF, unless Microsoft Corporation can prove that we are not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.Excerpt from Microsoft Azure's Microsoft Privacy
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This provision establishes the legal mechanism Microsoft relies on for transfers of personal data from the EU, UK, and Switzerland to the United States, and defines Microsoft's liability posture for downstream processing by third-party agents, which is directly relevant to enterprise customers and institutional procurement teams evaluating cross-border data transfer risk.
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