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This provision establishes that personal data of EU, UK, and Swiss users may be transferred internationally and describes the legal mechanisms Microsoft asserts as the basis for those transfers, which is material for GDPR compliance and regulatory scrutiny.
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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Where required by law, we provide adequate protection for the transfer of personal data in accordance with applicable law, such as by obtaining your consent, relying on the European Commission's adequacy decisions, or executing Standard Contractual Clauses. Where relevant, you may request a copy of ...
We may transfer to and process your personal information in countries outside of the jurisdiction where you are located for the various purposes described above. When required by law, we will ensure that we rely on an appropriate legal mechanism for the transfer, such as your consent, standard contr...
OpenAI is based in the United States and the information we collect is governed by U.S. law. If you are accessing our services from outside of the United States, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed by us in our facilities in the United States and by tho...
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"Personal data collected by Microsoft may be stored and processed in your region, in the United States, and in any other country where Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers operate facilities. We take steps to ensure that the data we collect under this privacy statement is processed according to the provisions of this statement and the requirements of applicable law wherever the data is located. We transfer personal data from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland to other countries, some of which have not yet been determined by the European Commission to have an adequate level of data protection. When we do so, we use a variety of legal mechanisms, including contracts, such as the standard contractual clauses published by the European Commission, to help ensure your rights and protections travel with your data.— Excerpt from Microsoft's Microsoft Privacy Statement (Legacy)
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This provision establishes that personal data of EU, UK, and Swiss users may be transferred internationally and describes the legal mechanisms Microsoft asserts as the basis for those transfers, which is material for GDPR compliance and regulatory scrutiny.
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