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Your data can flow to a wide range of third-party vendors and Microsoft affiliates under this provision, and the self-determined grounds for sharing, such as protecting rights or property of Microsoft, are broad and difficult for users to monitor.
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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When you ask us to open an Account, we or someone acting for us will ask for information about you and where the money you will put in your Account comes from. We do this for a number of reasons, including to check your credit score and identity, and to meet our legal and regulatory requirements. Ou...
We may share your personal information with third parties, including service providers, financial institutions, regulatory authorities, and fraud prevention agencies, where necessary to provide our services, comply with legal obligations, or protect against fraud and financial crime.
We may share your information with third-party advertising partners to provide you with targeted advertising. We also work with third-party analytics providers who help us understand how users interact with our Services. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technolo...
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"We share your personal data with your consent or as necessary to complete any transaction or provide any product you have requested or authorized. We also share data with Microsoft-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries; with vendors or agents working on our behalf for the purposes described in this statement; when required by law or to respond to legal process; to protect our customers; to protect lives; to maintain the security of our products; and to protect the rights or property of Microsoft.— Excerpt from Microsoft's Microsoft Privacy Statement (Legacy)
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Your data can flow to a wide range of third-party vendors and Microsoft affiliates under this provision, and the self-determined grounds for sharing, such as protecting rights or property of Microsoft, are broad and difficult for users to monitor.
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