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Copilot personal data security commitment

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause simultaneously asserts a data retention function (remembering details) and a data protection commitment, making both the capability and the security posture explicit.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is a commitment statement but does not specify the mechanisms, scope, or limits of data retention or security measures. 'Details that matter to your daily life' is undefined. The strength of the commitment as a contractual obligation versus an aspirational statement is not determinable from the excerpt alone.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4166 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Microsoft commits that Copilot will retain details relevant to users' daily lives and, in doing so, will keep personal data secure and protect privacy.

How other platforms handle this

Cerebras Medium

Automatically collected data may be linked to other Personal Data such as user name, email address and phone number.

Leonardo AI Medium

If you are an individual user, we collect, use, transfer, disclose and store any personal Data you provide to us in accordance with our privacy policy, (available on our website), and Applicable Privacy Laws.

Apple App Store Medium

to the extent that Internet Protocol (IP) addresses or similar identifiers are considered personal data by local law, we also treat these identifiers as personal data in those regions.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Microsoft Copilot remembers details that matter to your daily life while keeping your personal data secure and protecting your privacy.

— Excerpt from Microsoft's Microsoft Responsible AI Standard

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
BIPA
Illinois, USA
CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
DMA
European Union
ePrivacy Directive
European Union
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
TCPA
United States Federal
UK GDPR
United Kingdom
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US

Provision details

Document information
Document
Microsoft Responsible AI Standard
Entity
Microsoft
Document last updated
May 12, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 27, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-018120
Document ID
CA-D-00019
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
77bc43a7f84410902fdbac1b71574e6a146d5315f383cd6ee7ecdd0ee54cd259
Analysis generated
April 27, 2026 09:59 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Microsoft
Document: Microsoft Responsible AI Standard
Record ID: CA-P-018120
Captured: 2026-04-27 09:59:26 UTC
SHA-256: 77bc43a7f8441090…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/microsoft/microsoft-responsible-ai-standard/provision/CA-P-018120/copilot-personal-data-security-commitment/
Accessed: July 12, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Microsoft's Copilot personal data security commitment clause do?

This clause simultaneously asserts a data retention function (remembering details) and a data protection commitment, making both the capability and the security posture explicit.

How does this clause affect you?

Microsoft commits that Copilot will retain details relevant to users' daily lives and, in doing so, will keep personal data secure and protect privacy.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 299 platforms. See the full comparison.

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