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This provision discloses that content you type, speak, or share with Copilot and other AI features may be retained and used for product improvement purposes, which may include use beyond the immediate interaction.
The updated policy establishes additional grounds on which Microsoft may retain personal data. While the prior version tied retention to specific user expectations and available deletion controls, th…
The updated policy now grounds data retention in five broad business purposes: operating the business, meeting contractual and legal obligations, improving and developing products and services, prote…
The updated Privacy Statement removes previously stated language about additional rights available to European Economic Area users, narrowing the policy's explicit protections in that region. Simulta…
The statement authorizes Microsoft to collect a wide range of personal data including identifiers, location, voice and audio recordings, browsing and search history, and content created within Microsoft products, and to use this data for advertising, product personalization, and AI model improvement across its product portfolio. EU and UK users have GDPR-based rights including access, correction, deletion, and objection to processing, while California and other U.S. state residents have rights under applicable state privacy laws including the right to opt out of data sales or sharing for targeted advertising. You can access, review, download, or delete your personal data and adjust advertising and personalization settings at account.microsoft.com/privacy.
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We may use machine learning and other artificial intelligence (AI) technologies ("AI Technologies") to provide and improve our Service. For example, we may use such AI Technologies to analyze and process your contributions and interactions to provide you with personalized experiences, content recomm...
We use Personal Data to detect and prevent fraud, and to develop and improve our fraud detection models and other machine learning systems. This may include using transaction data, device information, and other Personal Data to train and refine our systems.
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"When you use Copilot features and other AI-powered products and features, we collect data about your interactions with the feature, such as the prompts and inputs you provide, the output of the feature, and data Microsoft processes to provide the service, such as information about the document you are using the feature in context of. We use your inputs, outputs, and data about your interactions with AI-powered features to provide, improve, and personalize the features and to develop and improve Microsoft products and services.— Excerpt from Microsoft's Microsoft Privacy Statement (Legacy)
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This provision discloses that content you type, speak, or share with Copilot and other AI features may be retained and used for product improvement purposes, which may include use beyond the immediate interaction.
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