When a child under 13 creates a Microsoft account, Microsoft requires a parent or guardian to provide consent for the collection and use of their child's personal data. For children between 13 and 18, Microsoft complies with applicable laws and parental consent requirements. Microsoft Family Safety features allow parents to manage their children's data and privacy settings.
If a child in your household uses Xbox, Minecraft, or a family Microsoft account, their gaming behaviour, location, voice chat, and usage data may be collected, and parents need to actively manage family safety settings to limit this collection.
Microsoft collects a wide range of personal data — including location, voice recordings, search queries, browsing history, and content you create — across all its products and uses this data for advertising personalisation, AI training, and product improvement. Users with a Microsoft account have rights to access, correct, delete, and export their data, and can opt out of interest-based advertising, but many data uses are bundled under broad legitimate interest or contractual necessity grounds that cannot be individually declined. You can review, download, and delete your personal data, and adjust advertising and diagnostic data settings, by visiting the Microsoft Privacy Dashboard at account.microsoft.com/privacy.