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The provision establishes that Microsoft's data collection and processing practices are documented in a separate Privacy Statement rather than within the Services Agreement itself. This structure allows Microsoft to update data practices through the Privacy Statement document while maintaining the Services Agreement as a separate governing document.
Users are informed that data collection, use, and processing activities are governed by the referenced Privacy Statement rather than by terms stated in the Services Agreement. The clause does not describe specific data practices but instead directs users to the external Privacy Statement for those disclosures.
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"Your privacy is important to us. Please read the Microsoft Privacy Statement (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=521839) (the "Privacy Statement") as it describes the types of data we collect from you and your devices ("Data"), how we use your Data, and the legal bases we have to process your Data.— Excerpt from Microsoft's Microsoft Services Agreement (Legacy)
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The provision establishes that Microsoft's data collection and processing practices are documented in a separate Privacy Statement rather than within the Services Agreement itself. This structure allows Microsoft to update data practices through the Privacy Statement document while maintaining the Services Agreement as a separate governing document.
Users are informed that data collection, use, and processing activities are governed by the referenced Privacy Statement rather than by terms stated in the Services Agreement. The clause does not describe specific data practices but instead directs users to the external Privacy Statement for those disclosures.
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