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Data Sharing with Microsoft Affiliates and Third-Party Partners

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause establishes the scope of data recipients beyond the primary service provider, including affiliated corporate entities and external partners involved in service delivery, analytics, and advertising functions. The authorization enables operational data flows across multiple organizations for both service-related and commercial purposes.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users' data will be accessible to Microsoft corporate affiliates, service vendors, and advertising/analytics partners as specified in the clause. The provision establishes data sharing as a standard operational practice within the service rather than requiring affirmative user consent per transfer.

How other platforms handle this

Spotify Medium

We receive some of the data mentioned above from third parties... If you connect your Spotify account to a third party application, service or device, we may collect and use information from them. This collection is to make the integration possible... We work with technical service partners that giv...

LinkedIn Medium

We may share your personal data with our affiliates to provide and develop our Services. We may combine information internally across the different Services covered by this Privacy Policy to help our Services be more relevant and useful to you and others. Affiliates include LinkedIn's parents compan...

Coinbase Medium

We may share personal information with third-party service providers and partners who support our business operations, including identity verification providers, payment processors, analytics providers, marketing partners, and blockchain analytics companies.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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We share your data with Microsoft-controlled affiliates and subsidiaries, and with vendors and service providers who process data on our behalf. We may also share data with advertising and analytics partners to improve our products and services and to show you relevant offers.

— Excerpt from Minecraft's Minecraft Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
COPPA
United States Federal
Connecticut Data Privacy Act Amendments
US-CT
CAN-SPAM
United States Federal
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN
Kentucky Consumer Data Protection Act
US-KY
Universal Opt-Out Mechanism Expansion 2026
US
VPPA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Minecraft Privacy Statement
Entity
Minecraft
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 12, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-004706
Document ID
CA-D-00117
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
004d517ceb82f737b427f3a9afbe73ab7242c13d331f592be2126e9a4df7a674
Analysis generated
May 12, 2026 11:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Minecraft
Document: Minecraft Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-004706
Captured: 2026-05-12 11:30:36 UTC
SHA-256: 004d517ceb82f737…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/minecraft/minecraft-privacy-statement/data-sharing-with-microsoft-affiliates-and-third-party-partners/
Accessed: May 20, 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 Minecraft's Data Sharing with Microsoft Affiliates and Third-Party Partners clause do?

This clause establishes the scope of data recipients beyond the primary service provider, including affiliated corporate entities and external partners involved in service delivery, analytics, and advertising functions. The authorization enables operational data flows across multiple organizations for both service-related and commercial purposes.

How does this clause affect you?

Users' data will be accessible to Microsoft corporate affiliates, service vendors, and advertising/analytics partners as specified in the clause. The provision establishes data sharing as a standard operational practice within the service rather than requiring affirmative user consent per transfer.

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