“Your organization controls your account and can access and process your data, including your communications, files, and content in products you use with your account.”
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Work account users have no personal privacy expectation in the data they create through those accounts, as Microsoft explicitly vests access and processing rights in the employing organization rather than the individual user.
The updated privacy statement clarifies that Microsoft Copilot collects data about your interactions with Microsoft websites and apps, in addition to previously disclosed device and product usage data. The policy now states that Copilot may use your conversation history, including saved memories, to personalize your experience across Microsoft products such as Bing, Edge, and MSN. You can manage your memories and control personalization features using the settings in Microsoft Copilot at any time.
View change record →Readers using a Microsoft work account should be aware that their employer or organization—not the individual user—controls the account and may access all communications, files, and content associated with it.
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"Your organization controls your account and can access and process your data, including your communications, files, and content in products you use with your account.Excerpt from Microsoft's Privacy Statement (Legacy)
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Work account users have no personal privacy expectation in the data they create through those accounts, as Microsoft explicitly vests access and processing rights in the employing organization rather than the individual user.
Readers using a Microsoft work account should be aware that their employer or organization—not the individual user—controls the account and may access all communications, files, and content associated with it.
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