180 Total
78 High severity
85 Medium severity
17 Low severity

Key Facts

What does Microsoft Copilot prohibit users from using AI services to do without appropriate human oversight?
Microsoft Copilot prohibits users from using AI services to make decisions or take actions without appropriate human oversight that may have a consequential impact on any person's legal position, financial position, life opportunities, employment opportunities, or human rights.
What must users have when using AI services to make decisions or take actions that may have a consequential impact on any person's legal position, financial position, life opportunities, employment opportunities, or human rights?
Microsoft Copilot prohibits users from using AI services to make decisions or take actions without appropriate human oversight that may have a consequential impact on any person's legal position, financial position, life opportunities, employment opportunities, or human rights.
When does Microsoft Copilot terminate a user's right to access the Services?
Microsoft Copilot terminates a user's right to access the Services immediately upon closure of the Microsoft account.
Are all purchases final and non-refundable?
Microsoft Copilot makes all purchases final and non-refundable unless otherwise provided by law or by a particular Service offer.
What makes a purchase non-refundable?
Microsoft Copilot makes all purchases final and non-refundable unless otherwise provided by law or by a particular Service offer.
What must users who purchase Services on a subscription basis authorize?
Microsoft Copilot requires users who purchase Services on a subscription basis to authorize recurring payments to Microsoft by the agreed method and at the agreed recurring intervals until the subscription is terminated.
What are US residents required to do to resolve disputes?
Microsoft Copilot requires US residents to resolve disputes through binding individual arbitration before the AAA under the FAA rather than through court litigation before a judge or jury.
Does Microsoft Copilot require US residents to resolve disputes through binding individual arbitration rather than through court litigation?
Microsoft Copilot requires US residents to resolve disputes through binding individual arbitration before the AAA under the FAA rather than through court litigation before a judge or jury.
What does Microsoft Copilot prohibit?
Microsoft Copilot prohibits class action lawsuits, class-wide arbitrations, private attorney-general actions, requests for public injunctions, and any other proceeding or request for relief where someone acts in a representative capacity.
Does Microsoft Copilot prohibit class action lawsuits?
Microsoft Copilot prohibits class action lawsuits, class-wide arbitrations, private attorney-general actions, requests for public injunctions, and any other proceeding or request for relief where someone acts in a representative capacity.
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Summary

This document sets out what you can and cannot do when using Microsoft Copilot, and what rights you give Microsoft by using it. You consent to Microsoft collecting and using your content and data, and you grant Microsoft a broad, worldwide license to use what you submit through the Services. If something goes wrong, your financial remedy is capped at one month's fee or $10.00, and any dispute must be resolved through individual arbitration rather than a court proceeding.

Analysis

The Microsoft Copilot Terms of Service establishes the conditions under which users may access and use the Services, including consent to Microsoft's collection, use, and disclosure of Content and Data as described in the Privacy Statement, embedded within acceptance of the Terms themselves. Users grant Microsoft a worldwide, royalty-free intellectual property license to use submitted Content for copying, retaining, transmitting, reformatting, displaying, and distributing it via communication tools on the Services. The document prohibits users from using AI services or derived data to create, train, or improve any AI technology, and from deploying AI outputs without appropriate human oversight where consequential impacts on legal, financial, life, employment, or human rights outcomes are at stake. Microsoft and its affiliates disclaim all warranties and provide the Services on an as-is, with-all-faults, and as-available basis, with users' exclusive remedy capped at direct damages not exceeding one month's Services fee or $10.00 for free Services. Disputes are channeled to binding individual arbitration before the AAA under the FAA, with all forms of representative and collective relief prohibited.

What this means for you

Using Microsoft Copilot means you automatically consent to Microsoft collecting, using, and disclosing your Content and Data, and you grant Microsoft a worldwide, royalty-free license to copy, retain, transmit, reformat, display, and distribute your Content via the Services. If your Microsoft account is closed, access to the Services ends immediately with no grace period. All purchases are final and non-refundable unless a specific law or offer provides otherwise, and any financial recovery is capped at one month's Services fee or $10.00 for free Services. You are prohibited from using AI outputs to build or improve any other AI technology, and you must maintain appropriate human oversight any time AI outputs could consequentially affect anyone's legal, financial, life, employment, or human rights. If you have a dispute with Microsoft, you must pursue it through individual arbitration — you may contact the AAA to initiate that process.

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3 versions captured · Last updated: August 2026

What changed Microsoft Copilot updated its terms to standardize the capitalization of 'Xbox' to 'XBOX' throughout the document. This is a formatting and branding change with no material modification to the substantive rights, obligations, or policies governing the service. The operational effect is nil; all existing terms, conditions, and user obligations remain unchanged.
Why this matters This change is purely cosmetic. Microsoft standardized the capitalization of 'Xbox' to 'XBOX' in multiple sections of the terms, including references to Xbox Services, Xbox Network, Xbox Game Studios, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Live, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and related features. No changes to the substantive terms, rights, obligations, or protections governing Xbox Services or any other Microsoft offering.
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180 provisions
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23 clause types
78 high severity
Acceptable Use Restrictions 34 14 high
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Restricted or Prohibited Content/Industries 2 2 high
Disclosure and Transparency Requirements 1
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FTC Act Section 5
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Last Captured August 4, 2026 00:48 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000017
Version ID CA-V-005501
SHA-256 8ab9c40d93b8fc9977a3889c82e2c9c86e42afd16e7e7c36615afbb226a9adbf
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