Microsoft Privacy Statement

Your privacy is important to us. This privacy statement explains the personal data Microsoft processes, how Microsoft processes it, and for what purposes. SkiptomaincontentMicrosoftPrivacyStatementLastUpdated: September2022 What'snew? ExpandAllCollapseAllPrintYourprivacyisimportanttous.ThisprivacystatementexplainsthepersonaldataMicrosoftprocesses,howMicrosoftprocessesit,andforwhatpurposes.Microsoftoffersawiderangeofproducts,includingserverproductsusedtohelpoperateenterprisesworldwide,devicesyouuseinyourhome,softwarethatstudentsuseatschool,andservicesdevelopersusetocreateandhostwhat’snext.ReferencestoMicrosoftproductsinthisstatementincludeMicrosoftservices,websites,apps,software,servers,anddevices.Pleasereadtheproduct-specificdetailsinthisprivacystatement,whichprovideadditionalrelevantinformation.ThisstatementappliestotheinteractionsMicrosofthaswithyouandtheMicrosoftproductslistedbelow,aswellasotherMicrosoftproductsthatdisplaythisstatement.YoungpeoplemaypreferstartingwiththePrivacyforyoungpeoplepage.Thatpagehighlightsinformationthatmaybehelpfulforyoungpeople.Themostrecentversionofthisprivacystatementcanbefoundataka.ms/privacy. Cookies MostMicrosoftsitesusecookies,smalltextfilesplacedonyourdevicewhichwebserversutilizeinthedomainthatplacedthecookiecanretrievelater.Weusecookiestostoreyourpreferencesandsettings,helpwithsign-in,providetargetedads,andanalyzesiteoperations.Formoreinformation,seetheCookiesandsimilartechnologiessectionofthisprivacystatement. EU-U.S.andSwiss-U.S.PrivacyShield MicrosoftadherestotheprinciplesoftheEU-U.S.andSwiss-U.S.PrivacyShieldframeworks,althoughMicrosoftdoesnotrelyontheEU-U.S.PrivacyShieldFrameworkasalegalbasisfortransfersofpersonaldatainlightofthejudgmentoftheCourtofJusticeoftheEUinCaseC-311/18.Tolearnmore,visittheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce’sPrivacyShieldwebsite. Contactus Ifyouhaveaprivacyconcern,complaint,orquestionfortheMicrosoftChiefPrivacyOfficerorEUDataProtectionOfficer,pleasecontactusbyusingourwebform.FormoreinformationaboutcontactingMicrosoft,includingMicrosoftIrelandOperationsLimited,seetheHowtocontactussectionofthisprivacystatement.PersonaldatawecollectPersonaldatawecollectmainpersonaldatawecollect Summary Microsoftcollectsdatafromyou,throughourinteractionswithyouandthroughourproducts.Youprovidesomeofthisdatadirectly,andwegetsomeofitbycollectingdataaboutyourinteractions,use,andexperienceswithourproducts.ThedatawecollectdependsonthecontextofyourinteractionswithMicrosoftandthechoicesyoumake,includingyourprivacysettingsandtheproductsandfeaturesyouuse.Wealsoobtaindataaboutyoufromthirdparties.Ifyourepresentanorganization,suchasabusinessorschool,thatutilizesEnterpriseandDeveloperProductsfromMicrosoft,pleaseseetheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductssectionofthisprivacystatementtolearnhowweprocessyourdata.IfyouareanenduserofaMicrosoftproductoraMicrosoftaccountprovidedbyyourorganization,pleaseseetheProductsprovidedbyyourorganizationandtheMicrosoftaccountsectionsformoreinformation.Youhavechoiceswhenitcomestothetechnologyyouuseandthedatayoushare.Whenweaskyoutoprovidepersonaldata,youcandecline.Manyofourproductsrequiresomepersonaldatatoprovideyouwithaservice.Ifyouchoosenottoprovidedatarequiredtoprovideyouwithaproductorfeature,youcannotusethatproductorfeature.Likewise,whereweneedtocollectpersonaldatabylawortoenterintoorcarryoutacontractwithyou,andyoudonotprovidethedata,wewillnotbeabletoenterintothecontract;orifthisrelatestoanexistingproductyou’reusing,wemayhavetosuspendorcancelit.Wewillnotifyyouifthisisthecaseatthetime.Whereprovidingthedataisoptional,andyouchoosenottosharepersonaldata,featureslikepersonalizationthatusesuchdatawillnotworkforyou.FulltextMicrosoftcollectsdatafromyou,throughourinteractionswithyouandthroughourproductsforavarietyofpurposesdescribedbelow,includingtooperateeffectivelyandprovideyouwiththebestexperienceswithourproducts.Youprovidesomeofthisdatadirectly,suchaswhenyoucreateaMicrosoftaccount,administeryourorganization’slicensingaccount,submitasearchquerytoBing,registerforaMicrosoftevent,speakavoicecommandtoCortana,uploadadocumenttoOneDrive,signupforMicrosoft365,orcontactusforsupport.Wegetsomeofitbycollectingdataaboutyourinteractions,use,andexperiencewithourproductsandcommunications.Werelyonavarietyoflegalreasonsandpermissions(sometimescalled“legalbases”)toprocessdata,includingwithyourconsent,abalancingoflegitimateinterests,necessitytoenterintoandperformcontracts,andcompliancewithlegalobligations,foravarietyofpurposesdescribedbelow.Wealsoobtaindatafromthirdparties.Weprotectdataobtainedfromthirdpartiesaccordingtothepracticesdescribedinthisstatement,plusanyadditionalrestrictionsimposedbythesourceofthedata.Thesethird-partysourcesvaryovertimeandinclude:Databrokersfromwhichwepurchasedemographicdatatosupplementthedatawecollect.Servicesthatmakeuser-generatedcontentfromtheirserviceavailabletoothers,suchaslocalbusinessreviewsorpublicsocialmediaposts.Communicationservices,includingemailprovidersandsocialnetworks,whenyougiveuspermissiontoaccessyourdataonsuchthird-partyservicesornetworks.Serviceprovidersthathelpusdetermineyourdevice’slocation.Partnerswithwhichweofferco-brandedservicesorengageinjointmarketingactivities.DeveloperswhocreateexperiencesthroughorforMicrosoftproducts.ThirdpartiesthatdeliverexperiencesthroughMicrosoftproducts.Publicly-availablesources,suchasopenpublicsector,academic,andcommercialdatasetsandotherdatasources. Ifyourepresentanorganization,suchasabusinessorschool,thatutilizesEnterpriseandDeveloperProductsfromMicrosoft,pleaseseetheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductssectionofthisprivacystatementtolearnhowweprocessyourdata.IfyouareanenduserofaMicrosoftproductoraMicrosoftaccountprovidedbyyourorganization,pleaseseetheProductsprovidedbyyourorganizationandtheMicrosoftaccountsectionsformoreinformation. Youhavechoiceswhenitcomestothetechnologyyouuseandthedatayoushare.Whenyouareaskedtoprovidepersonaldata,youcandecline.Manyofourproductsrequiresomepersonaldatatooperateandprovideyouwithaservice.Ifyouchoosenottoprovidedatarequiredtooperateandprovideyouwithaproductorfeature,youcannotusethatproductorfeature.Likewise,whereweneedtocollectpersonaldatabylawortoenterintoorcarryoutacontractwithyou,andyoudonotprovidethedata,wewillnotbeabletoenterintothecontract;orifthisrelatestoanexistingproductyou’reusing,wemayhavetosuspendorcancelit.Wewillnotifyyouifthisisthecaseatthetime.Whereprovidingthedataisoptional,andyouchoosenottosharepersonaldata,featureslikepersonalizationthatusethedatawillnotworkforyou.ThedatawecollectdependsonthecontextofyourinteractionswithMicrosoftandthechoicesyoumake(includingyourprivacysettings),theproductsandfeaturesyouuse,yourlocation,andapplicablelaw. Thedatawecollectcanincludethefollowing:Nameandcontactdata.Yourfirstandlastname,emailaddress,postaladdress,phonenumber,andothersimilarcontactdata. Credentials.Passwords,passwordhints,andsimilarsecurityinformationusedforauthenticationandaccountaccess. Demographicdata.Dataaboutyousuchasyourage,gender,country,andpreferredlanguage. Paymentdata.Datatoprocesspayments,suchasyourpaymentinstrumentnumber(suchasacreditcardnumber)andthesecuritycodeassociatedwithyourpaymentinstrument. Subscriptionandlicensingdata.Informationaboutyoursubscriptions,licenses,andotherentitlements. Interactions.DataaboutyouruseofMicrosoftproducts.Insomecases,suchassearchqueries,thisisdatayouprovideinordertomakeuseoftheproducts.Inothercases,suchaserrorreports,thisisdatawegenerate.Otherexamplesofinteractionsdatainclude: Deviceandusagedata.Dataaboutyourdeviceandtheproductandfeaturesyouuse,includinginformationaboutyourhardwareandsoftware,howourproductsperform,aswellasyoursettings.Forexample: Paymentandaccounthistory.Dataabouttheitemsyoupurchaseandactivitiesassociatedwithyouraccount. Browsehistory.Dataaboutthewebpagesyouvisit. Device,connectivity,andconfigurationdata.Dataaboutyourdevice,yourdeviceconfiguration,andnearbynetworks.Forexample,dataabouttheoperatingsystemsandothersoftwareinstalledonyourdevice,includingproductkeys.Inaddition,IPaddress,deviceidentifiers(suchastheIMEInumberforphones),regionalandlanguagesettings,andinformationaboutWLANaccesspointsnearyourdevice. Errorreportsandperformancedata.Dataabouttheperformanceoftheproductsandanyproblemsyouexperience,includingerrorreports.Errorreports(sometimescalled“crashdumps”)canincludedetailsofthesoftwareorhardwarerelatedtoanerror,contentsoffilesopenedwhenanerroroccurred,anddataaboutothersoftwareonyourdevice. Troubleshootingandhelpdata.DatayouprovidewhenyoucontactMicrosoftforhelp,suchastheproductsyouuse,andotherdetailsthathelpusprovidesupport.Forexample,contactorauthenticationdata,thecontentofyourchatsandothercommunicationswithMicrosoft,dataabouttheconditionofyourdevice,andtheproductsyouuserelatedtoyourhelpinquiry.Whenyoucontactus,suchasforcustomersupport,phoneconversationsorchatsessionswithourrepresentativesmaybemonitoredandrecorded. Botusagedata.InteractionswiththirdpartybotsandskillsavailablethroughMicrosoftproducts. Interestsandfavorites.Dataaboutyourinterestsandfavorites,suchasthesportsteamsyoufollow,theprogramminglanguagesyouprefer,thestocksyoutrack,orcitiesyouaddtotrackthingslikeweatherortraffic.Inadditiontothoseyouexplicitlyprovide,yourinterestsandfavoritescanalsobeinferredorderivedfromotherdatawecollect. Contentconsumptiondata.Informationaboutmediacontent(e.g.,TV,video,music,audio,textbooks,apps,andgames)youaccessthroughourproducts. Searchesandcommands.SearchqueriesandcommandswhenyouuseMicrosoftproductswithsearchorrelatedproductivityfunctionality. Voicedata.Yourvoicedata,sometimesreferredtoas“voiceclips”,suchassearchqueries,commands,ordictationyouspeak,whichmayincludebackgroundsounds. Text,inking,andtypingdata.Text,inking,andtypingdataandrelatedinformation.Forexample,whenwecollectinkingdata,wecollectinformationabouttheplacementofyourinkinginstrumentonyourdevice. Images.Imagesandrelatedinformation,suchaspicturemetadata.Forexample,wecollecttheimageyouprovidewhenyouuseaBingimage-enabledservice. Contactsandrelationships.Dataaboutyourcontactsandrelationshipsifyouuseaproducttoshareinformationwithothers,managecontacts,communicatewithothers,orimproveyourproductivity. Socialdata.Informationaboutyourrelationshipsandinteractionsbetweenyou,otherpeople,andorganizations,suchastypesofengagement(e.g.,likes,dislikes,events,etc.)relatedtopeopleandorganizations. Locationdata.Dataaboutyourdevice’slocation,whichcanbeeitherpreciseorimprecise.Forexample,wecollectlocationdatausingGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystem(GNSS)(e.g.,GPS)anddataaboutnearbycelltowersandWi-Fihotspots.Locationcanalsobeinferredfromadevice’sIPaddressordatainyouraccountprofilethatindicateswhereitislocatedwithlessprecision,suchasatacityorpostalcodelevel. Otherinput.Otherinputsprovidedwhenyouuseourproducts.Forexample,datasuchasthebuttonsyoupressonanXboxwirelesscontrollerusingtheXboxnetwork,skeletaltrackingdatawhenyouuseKinect,andothersensordata,likethenumberofstepsyoutake,whenyouusedevicesthathaveapplicablesensors.And,ifyouuseSpend,atyourdirection,wealsocollectfinancialtransactiondatafromyourcreditcardissuertoprovidetheservice.Ifyouattendanin-storeevent,wecollectthedatayouprovidetouswhenregisteringfororduringtheeventandifyouenterintoaprizepromotion,wecollectthedatayouinputintotheentryform. Content.Contentofyourfilesandcommunicationsyouinput,upload,receive,create,andcontrol.Forexample,ifyoutransmitafileusingSkypetoanotherSkypeuser,weneedtocollectthecontentofthatfiletodisplayittoyouandtheotheruser.IfyoureceiveanemailusingOutlook.com,weneedtocollectthecontentofthatemailtodeliverittoyourinbox,displayittoyou,enableyoutoreplytoit,andstoreitforyouuntilyouchoosetodeleteit.Othercontentwecollectwhenprovidingproductstoyouinclude: Communications,includingaudio,video,text(typed,inked,dictated,orotherwise),inamessage,email,call,meetingrequest,orchat.Photos,images,songs,movies,software,andothermediaordocumentsyoustore,retrieve,orotherwiseprocesswithourcloud.Videoorrecordings.RecordingsofeventsandactivitiesatMicrosoftbuildings,retailspaces,andotherlocations.IfyouenterMicrosoftStorelocationsorotherfacilities,orattendaMicrosofteventthatisrecorded,wemayprocessyourimageandvoicedata. Feedbackandratings.Informationyouprovidetousandthecontentofmessagesyousendtous,suchasfeedback,surveydata,andproductreviewsyouwrite. Trafficdata.DatageneratedthroughyouruseofMicrosoft’scommunicationsservices.Trafficdataindicateswithwhomyouhavecommunicatedandwhenyourcommunicationsoccurred.Wewillprocessyourtrafficdataonlyasrequiredtoprovide,maintain,andimproveourcommunicationsservicesandwedosowithyourconsent.Product-specificsectionsbelowdescribedatacollectionpracticesapplicabletouseofthoseproducts.HowweusepersonaldataHowweusepersonaldatamainhowweusepersonaldatamoduleSummaryMicrosoftusesthedatawecollecttoprovideyouwithrich,interactiveexperiences.Inparticular,weusedatato:Provideourproducts,whichincludesupdating,securing,andtroubleshooting,aswellasprovidingsupport.Italsoincludessharingdata,whenitisrequiredtoprovidetheserviceorcarryoutthetransactionsyourequest.Improveanddevelopourproducts.Personalizeourproductsandmakerecommendations.Advertiseandmarkettoyou,whichincludessendingpromotionalcommunications,targetingadvertising,andpresentingyouwithrelevantoffers.Wealsousethedatatooperateourbusiness,whichincludesanalyzingourperformance,meetingourlegalobligations,developingourworkforce,anddoingresearch.Incarryingoutthesepurposes,wecombinedatawecollectfromdifferentcontexts(forexample,fromyouruseoftwoMicrosoftproducts)orobtainfromthirdpartiestogiveyouamoreseamless,consistent,andpersonalizedexperience,tomakeinformedbusinessdecisions,andforotherlegitimatepurposes.Ourprocessingofpersonaldataforthesepurposesincludesbothautomatedandmanual(human)methodsofprocessing.Ourautomatedmethodsoftenarerelatedtoandsupportedbyourmanualmethods.Forexample,ourautomatedmethodsincludeartificialintelligence(AI),whichwethinkofasasetoftechnologiesthatenablecomputerstoperceive,learn,reason,andassistindecision-makingtosolveproblemsinwaysthataresimilartowhatpeopledo.Tobuild,train,andimprovetheaccuracyofourautomatedmethodsofprocessing(includingAI),wemanuallyreviewsomeofthepredictionsandinferencesproducedbytheautomatedmethodsagainsttheunderlyingdatafromwhichthepredictionsandinferencesweremade.Forexample,wemanuallyreviewshortsnippetsofvoicedatathatwehavetakenstepstode-identifytoimproveourspeechrecognitiontechnologies.ThismanualreviewmaybeconductedbyMicrosoftemployeesorvendorswhoareworkingonMicrosoft’sbehalf.FulltextMicrosoftusesthedatawecollecttoprovideyourich,interactiveexperiences.Inparticular,weusedatato:Provideourproducts,whichincludesupdating,securing,andtroubleshooting,aswellasprovidingsupport.Italsoincludessharingdata,whenitisrequiredtoprovidetheserviceorcarryoutthetransactionsyourequest.Improveanddevelopourproducts.Personalizeourproductsandmakerecommendations.Advertiseandmarkettoyou,whichincludessendingpromotionalcommunications,targetingadvertising,andpresentingyourelevantoffers.Wealsousethedatatooperateourbusiness,whichincludesanalyzingourperformance,meetingourlegalobligations,developingourworkforce,anddoingresearch.Forthesepurposes,wecombinedatawecollectfromdifferentcontexts(forexample,fromyouruseoftwoMicrosoftproducts).Forexample,Cortanamayuseinformationfromyourcalendartosuggestactionitemsinaheads-upemail,andMicrosoftStoreusesinformationabouttheappsandservicesyouusetomakepersonalizedapprecommendations.However,wehavebuiltintechnologicalandproceduralsafeguardsdesignedtopreventcertaindatacombinationswhererequiredbylaw.Forexample,whererequiredbylaw,westoredatawecollectfromyouwhenyouareunauthenticated(notsignedin)separatelyfromanyaccountinformationthatdirectlyidentifiesyou,suchasyourname,emailaddress,orphonenumber.Ourprocessingofpersonaldataforthesepurposesincludesbothautomatedandmanual(human)methodsofprocessing.Ourautomatedmethodsoftenarerelatedtoandsupportedbyourmanualmethods.Forexample,ourautomatedmethodsincludeartificialintelligence(AI),whichwethinkofasasetoftechnologiesthatenablecomputerstoperceive,learn,reason,andassistindecision-makingtosolveproblemsinwaysthataresimilartowhatpeopledo.Tobuild,train,andimprovetheaccuracyofourautomatedmethodsofprocessing(includingAI),wemanuallyreviewsomeofthepredictionsandinferencesproducedbytheautomatedmethodsagainsttheunderlyingdatafromwhichthepredictionsandinferencesweremade.Forexample,wemanuallyreviewshortsnippetsofvoicedatathatwehavetakenstepstode-identifytoimproveourspeechrecognitiontechnologies.ThismanualreviewmaybeconductedbyMicrosoftemployeesorvendorswhoareworkingonMicrosoft’sbehalf. Whenweprocesspersonaldataaboutyou,wedosowithyourconsentand/orasrequiredtoprovidetheproductsyouuse,operateourbusiness,meetourcontractualandlegalobligations,protectthesecurityofoursystemsandourcustomers,orfulfillotherlegitimateinterestsofMicrosoftasdescribedinthissectionandintheReasonswesharepersonaldatasectionofthisprivacystatement.WhenwetransferpersonaldatafromtheEuropeanEconomicArea,wedosobasedonavarietyoflegalmechanisms,asdescribedintheWherewestoreandprocesspersonaldatasectionofthisprivacystatement. Moreonthepurposesofprocessing:Provideourproducts.Weusedatatooperateourproductsandprovideyouwithrich,interactiveexperiences.Forexample,ifyouuseOneDrive,weprocessthedocumentsyouuploadtoOneDrivetoenableyoutoretrieve,delete,edit,forward,orotherwiseprocessit,atyourdirectionaspartoftheservice.Or,forexample,ifyouenterasearchqueryintheBingsearchengine,weusethatquerytodisplaysearchresultstoyou.Additionally,ascommunicationsareafeatureofvariousproducts,programs,andactivities,weusedatatocontactyou.Forexample,wemaycontactyoubyphoneoremailorothermeanstoinformyouwhenasubscriptionisendingordiscussyourlicensingaccount.Wealsocommunicatewithyoutosecureourproducts,forexamplebylettingyouknowwhenproductupdatesareavailable. Productimprovement.Weusedatatocontinuallyimproveourproducts,includingaddingnewfeaturesorcapabilities.Forexample,weuseerrorreportstoimprovesecurityfeatures,searchqueriesandclicksinBingtoimprovetherelevancyofthesearchresults,usagedatatodeterminewhatnewfeaturestoprioritize,andvoicedatatodevelopandimprovespeechrecognitionaccuracy. Personalization.Manyproductsincludepersonalizedfeatures,suchasrecommendationsthatenhanceyourproductivityandenjoyment.Thesefeaturesuseautomatedprocessestotailoryourproductexperiencesbasedonthedatawehaveaboutyou,suchasinferenceswemakeaboutyouandyouruseoftheproduct,activities,interests,andlocation.Forexample,dependingonyoursettings,ifyoustreammoviesinabrowseronyourWindowsdevice,youmayseearecommendationforanappfromtheMicrosoftStorethatstreamsmoreefficiently.IfyouhaveaMicrosoftaccount,withyourpermission,wecansyncyoursettingsonseveraldevices.Manyofourproductsprovidecontrolstodisablepersonalizedfeatures. Productactivation.Weusedata—suchasdeviceandapplicationtype,location,anduniquedevice,application,network,andsubscriptionidentifiers—toactivateproductsthatrequireactivation. Productdevelopment.Weusedatatodevelopnewproducts.Forexample,weusedata,oftende-identified,tobetterunderstandourcustomers’computingandproductivityneedswhichcanshapethedevelopmentofnewproducts. Customersupport.Weusedatatotroubleshootanddiagnoseproductproblems,repaircustomers’devices,andprovideothercustomercareandsupportservices,includingtohelpusprovide,improve,andsecurethequalityofourproducts,services,andtraining,andtoinvestigatesecurityincidents.CallrecordingdatamayalsobeusedtoauthenticateoridentifyyoubasedonyourvoicetoenableMicrosofttoprovidesupportservicesandinvestigatesecurityincidents. Helpsecureandtroubleshoot.Weusedatatohelpsecureandtroubleshootourproducts.Thisincludesusingdatatoprotectthesecurityandsafetyofourproductsandcustomers,detectingmalwareandmaliciousactivities,troubleshootingperformanceandcompatibilityissuestohelpcustomersgetthemostoutoftheirexperiences,andnotifyingcustomersofupdatestoourproducts.Thismayincludeusingautomatedsystemstodetectsecurityandsafetyissues. Safety.Weusedatatoprotectthesafetyofourproductsandourcustomers.Oursecurityfeaturesandproductscandisrupttheoperationofmalicioussoftwareandnotifyusersifmalicioussoftwareisfoundontheirdevices.Forexample,someofourproducts,suchasOutlook.comorOneDrive,systematicallyscancontentinanautomatedmannertoidentifysuspectedspam,viruses,abusiveactions,orURLsthathavebeenflaggedasfraud,phishing,ormalwarelinks;andwereservetherighttoblockdeliveryofacommunicationorremovecontentifitviolatesourterms.InaccordancewithEuropeanUnionRegulation(EU)2021/1232,wehaveinvokedthederogationpermittedbythatRegulationfromArticles5(1)and6(1)ofEUDirective2002/58/EC.Weusescanningtechnologiestocreatedigitalsignatures(knownas“hashes”)ofcertainimagesandvideocontentonoursystems.Thesetechnologiesthencomparethehashestheygeneratewithhashesofreportedchildsexualexploitationandabuseimagery(knownasa“hashset”),inaprocesscalled“hashmatching”.Microsoftobtainshashsetsfromorganizationsthatactinthepublicinterestagainstchildsexabuse.ThiscanresultinsharinginformationwiththeNationalCenterforMissingandExploitedChildren(NCMEC)andlawenforcementauthorities.Updates.Weusedatawecollecttodevelopproductupdatesandsecuritypatches.Forexample,wemayuseinformationaboutyourdevice’scapabilities,suchasavailablememory,toprovideyouasoftwareupdateorsecuritypatch.Updatesandpatchesareintendedtomaximizeyourexperiencewithourproducts,helpyouprotecttheprivacyandsecurityofyourdata,providenewfeatures,andevaluatewhetheryourdeviceisreadytoprocesssuchupdates. Promotionalcommunications.Weusedatawecollecttodeliverpromotionalcommunications.YoucansignupforemailsubscriptionsandchoosewhetheryouwishtoreceivepromotionalcommunicationsfromMicrosoftbyemail,SMS,physicalmail,andtelephone.Forinformationaboutmanagingyourcontactdata,emailsubscriptions,andpromotionalcommunications,seetheHowtoaccessandcontrolyourpersonaldata sectionofthisprivacystatement. Relevantoffers.Microsoftusesdatatoprovideyouwithrelevantandvaluableinformationregardingourproducts.Weanalyzedatafromavarietyofsourcestopredicttheinformationthatwillbemostinterestingandrelevanttoyouanddeliversuchinformationtoyouinavarietyofways.Forexample,wemaypredictyourinterestingamingandcommunicatewithyouaboutnewgamesyoumaylike. Advertising.Microsoftdoesnotusewhatyousayinemail,chat,videocalls,orvoicemail,oryourdocuments,photos,orotherpersonalfilestotargetadstoyou.Weusedatawecollectthroughourinteractionswithyou,throughsomeofourproducts,andonthird-partywebproperties,foradvertisinginourproductsandonthird-partyproperties.Wemayuseautomatedprocessestohelpmakeadvertisingmorerelevanttoyou.Formoreinformationabouthowyourdataisusedforadvertising,seetheAdvertisingsectionofthisprivacystatement. Prizepromotionsandevents.WeuseyourdatatoadministerprizepromotionsandeventsavailableinourphysicalMicrosoftStores.Forexample,ifyouenterintoaprizepromotion,wemayuseyourdatatoselectawinnerandprovidetheprizetoyouifyouwin.Or,ifyouregisterforacodingworkshoporgamingevent,wewilladdyournametothelistofexpectedattendees. Transactingcommerce.Weusedatatocarryoutyourtransactionswithus.Forexample,weprocesspaymentinformationtoprovidecustomerswithproductsubscriptionsandusecontactinformationtodelivergoodspurchasedfromtheMicrosoftStore. Reportingandbusinessoperations.Weusedatatoanalyzeouroperationsandperformbusinessintelligence.Thisenablesustomakeinformeddecisionsandreportontheperformanceofourbusiness. Protectingrightsandproperty.Weusedatatodetectandpreventfraud,resolvedisputes,enforceagreements,andprotectourproperty.Forexample,weusedatatoconfirmthevalidityofsoftwarelicensestoreducepiracy.Wemayuseautomatedprocessestodetectandpreventactivitiesthatviolateourrightsandtherightsofothers,suchasfraud. Legalcompliance.Weprocessdatatocomplywithlaw.Forexample,weusetheageofourcustomerstoassistusinmeetingourobligationstoprotectchildren’sprivacy.Wealsoprocesscontactinformationandcredentialstohelpcustomersexercisetheirdataprotectionrights. Research.Withappropriatetechnicalandorganizationalmeasurestosafeguardindividuals’rightsandfreedoms,weusedatatoconductresearch,includingforpublicinterestandscientificpurposes. ReasonswesharepersonaldataReasonswesharepersonaldatamainreasonswesharepersonaldatamoduleSummaryWeshareyourpersonaldatawithyourconsentortocompleteanytransactionorprovideanyproductyouhaverequestedorauthorized.WealsosharedatawithMicrosoft-controlledaffiliatesandsubsidiaries;withvendorsworkingonourbehalf;whenrequiredbylawortorespondtolegalprocess;toprotectourcustomers;toprotectlives;tomaintainthesecurityofourproducts;andtoprotecttherightsandpropertyofMicrosoftanditscustomers.FulltextWeshareyourpersonaldatawithyourconsentorasnecessarytocompleteanytransactionorprovideanyproductyouhaverequestedorauthorized.Forexample,weshareyourcontentwiththirdpartieswhenyoutellustodoso,suchaswhenyousendanemailtoafriend,sharephotosanddocumentsonOneDrive,orlinkaccountswithanotherservice.IfyouuseaMicrosoftproductprovidedbyanorganizationyouareaffiliatedwith,suchasanemployerorschool,oruseanemailaddressprovidedbysuchorganizationtoaccessMicrosoftproducts,wesharecertaindata,suchasinteractiondataanddiagnosticdatatoenableyourorganizationtomanagetheproducts.Whenyouprovidepaymentdatatomakeapurchase,wewillsharepaymentdatawithbanksandotherentitiesthatprocesspaymenttransactionsorprovideotherfinancialservices,andforfraudpreventionandcreditriskreduction.WhenyoupermitpushnotificationsforMicrosoftproductsorapplicationsonanon-Windowsdevice,theoperatingsystemofthatdevicewillprocesssomepersonaldatatoprovidepushnotifications.Accordingly,Microsoftmaysenddatatoanexternal,third-partynotificationprovidertodeliverpushnotifications.Yourdevice’spushnotificationservicesaregovernedbytheirownservice-specifictermsandprivacystatements.Inaddition,wesharepersonaldataamongMicrosoft-controlledaffiliatesandsubsidiaries.Wealsosharepersonaldatawithvendorsoragentsworkingonourbehalfforthepurposesdescribedinthisstatement.Forexample,companieswe'vehiredtoprovidecustomerservicesupportorassistinprotectingandsecuringoursystemsandservicesmayneedaccesstopersonaldatatoprovidethosefunctions.Insuchcases,thesecompaniesmustabidebyourdataprivacyandsecurityrequirementsandarenotallowedtousepersonaldatatheyreceivefromusforanyotherpurpose.Wemayalsodisclosepersonaldataaspartofacorporatetransactionsuchasamergerorsaleofassets.Finally,wewillretain,access,transfer,disclose,andpreservepersonaldata,includingyourcontent(suchasthecontentofyouremailsinOutlook.com,orfilesinprivatefoldersonOneDrive),whenwehaveagoodfaithbeliefthatdoingsoisnecessarytodoanyofthefollowing:Complywithapplicablelaworrespondtovalidlegalprocess,includingfromlawenforcementorothergovernmentagencies.Protectourcustomers,forexample,topreventspamorattemptstodefraudusersofourproducts,ortohelppreventthelossoflifeorseriousinjuryofanyone.Operateandmaintainthesecurityofourproducts,includingtopreventorstopanattackonourcomputersystemsornetworks.ProtecttherightsorpropertyofMicrosoft,includingenforcingthetermsgoverningtheuseoftheservices—however,ifwereceiveinformationindicatingthatsomeoneisusingourservicestotrafficinstolenintellectualorphysicalpropertyofMicrosoft,wewillnotinspectacustomer'sprivatecontentourselves,butwemayreferthemattertolawenforcement.Formoreinformationaboutdatawediscloseinresponsetorequestsfromlawenforcementandothergovernmentagencies,pleaseseeourLawEnforcementRequestsReport.PleasenotethatsomeofourproductsincludelinkstoorotherwiseenableyoutoaccessproductsofthirdpartieswhoseprivacypracticesdifferfromthoseofMicrosoft.Ifyouprovidepersonaldatatoanyofthoseproducts,yourdataisgovernedbytheirprivacypolicies.HowtoaccessandcontrolyourpersonaldataHowtoaccessandcontrolyourpersonaldatamainhowtoaccesscontrolyourdatamoduleSummaryYoucanalsomakechoicesaboutthecollectionanduseofyourdatabyMicrosoft.YoucancontrolyourpersonaldatathatMicrosofthasobtained,andexerciseyourdataprotectionrights,bycontactingMicrosoftorusingvarioustoolsweprovide.Insomecases,yourabilitytoaccessorcontrolyourpersonaldatawillbelimited,asrequiredorpermittedbyapplicablelaw.Howyoucanaccessorcontrolyourpersonaldatawillalsodependonwhichproductsyouuse.Forexample,youcan:Controltheuseofyourdataforinterest-basedadvertisingfromMicrosoftbyvisitingouropt-outpage.Choosewhetheryouwishtoreceivepromotionalemails,SMSmessages,telephonecalls,andpostalmailfromMicrosoft.AccessandclearsomeofyourdatathroughtheMicrosoftprivacydashboard.NotallpersonaldataprocessedbyMicrosoftcanbeaccessedorcontrolledviathetoolsabove.IfyouwanttoaccessorcontrolpersonaldataprocessedbyMicrosoftthatisnotavailableviathetoolsaboveordirectlythroughtheMicrosoftproductsyouuse,youcanalwayscontactMicrosoftattheaddressintheHowtocontactussectionorbyusingourwebform.WeprovideaggregatemetricsaboutuserrequeststoexercisetheirdataprotectionrightsviatheMicrosoftPrivacyReport.FulltextYoucanalsomakechoicesaboutthecollectionanduseofyourdatabyMicrosoft.YoucancontrolyourpersonaldatathatMicrosofthasobtained,andexerciseyourdataprotectionrights,bycontactingMicrosoftorusingvarioustoolsweprovide.Insomecases,yourabilitytoaccessorcontrolyourpersonaldatawillbelimited,asrequiredorpermittedbyapplicablelaw.Howyoucanaccessorcontrolyourpersonaldatawillalsodependonwhichproductsyouuse.Forexample,youcan:Controltheuseofyourdataforinterest-basedadvertisingfromMicrosoftbyvisitingouropt-outpage.Choosewhetheryouwishtoreceivepromotionalemails,SMSmessages,telephonecalls,andpostalmailfromMicrosoft.AccessandclearsomeofyourdatathroughtheMicrosoftprivacydashboard.NotallpersonaldataprocessedbyMicrosoftcanbeaccessedorcontrolledviathetoolsabove.IfyouwanttoaccessorcontrolpersonaldataprocessedbyMicrosoftthatisnotavailableviathetoolsaboveordirectlythroughtheMicrosoftproductsyouuse,youcanalwayscontactMicrosoftattheaddressintheHowtocontactussectionorbyusingourwebform.WeprovideaggregatemetricsaboutuserrequeststoexercisetheirdataprotectionrightsviatheMicrosoftPrivacyReport.YoucanaccessandcontrolyourpersonaldatathatMicrosofthasobtainedwithtoolsMicrosoftprovidestoyou,whicharedescribedbelow,orbycontactingMicrosoft.Forinstance:IfMicrosoftobtainedyourconsenttouseyourpersonaldata,youcanwithdrawthatconsentatanytime.Youcanrequestaccessto,erasureof,andupdatestoyourpersonaldata.Ifyou’dliketoportyourdataelsewhere,youcanusetoolsMicrosoftprovidestodoso,orifnoneareavailable,youcancontactMicrosoftforassistance.YoucanalsoobjecttoorrestricttheuseofyourpersonaldatabyMicrosoft.Forexample,youcanobjectatanytimetoouruseofyourpersonaldata:Fordirectmarketingpurposes.Whereweareperformingataskinthepublicinterestorpursuingourlegitimateinterestsorthoseofathirdparty.Youmayhavetheserightsunderapplicablelaws,includingtheEUGeneralDataProtectionRegulation(GDPR),butweofferthemregardlessofyourlocation.Insomecases,yourabilitytoaccessorcontrolyourpersonaldatawillbelimited,asrequiredorpermittedbyapplicablelaw.Ifyourorganization,suchasyouremployer,school,orserviceprovider,providesyouwithaccesstoandisadministeringyouruseofMicrosoftproducts,contactyourorganizationtolearnmoreabouthowtoaccessandcontrolyourpersonaldata.YoucanaccessandcontrolyourpersonaldatathatMicrosofthasobtained,andexerciseyourdataprotectionrights,usingvarioustoolsweprovide.Thetoolsmostusefultoyouwilldependonourinteractionswithyouandyouruseofourproducts.Hereisagenerallistoftoolsweprovidetohelpyoucontrolyourpersonaldata;specificproductsmayprovideadditionalcontrols.Bing.IfyouaresignedintoBing,youcanviewandclearyoursearchhistoryonyourprivacydashboard.IfyouarenotsignedintoBing,youcanviewandclearsearchhistoryassociatedtoyourdeviceinyourBingsettings.Cortana.YoucancontrolsomeofthedataCortanaaccessesorstoresinyourCortanasettings. Microsoftaccount.Ifyouwishtoaccess,edit,orremovetheprofileinformationandpaymentinformationinyourMicrosoftaccount,changeyourpassword,addsecurityinformationorcloseyouraccount,youcandosobyvisitingtheMicrosoftaccountwebsite. IfyouhaveaMicrosoftDeveloperNetwork(MSDN)publicprofile,youcanaccessandedityourdatabysigninginatMSDNforum. Microsoftprivacydashboard.YoucancontrolsomeofthedataMicrosoftprocessesthroughyouruseofaMicrosoftaccountontheMicrosoftprivacydashboard.Fromhere,forexample,youcanviewandclearthebrowsing,search,andlocationdataassociatedwithyourMicrosoftaccount.MicrosoftStore.YoucanaccessyourMicrosoftStoreprofileandaccountinformationbyvisitingMicrosoftStoreandselectingViewaccountorOrderhistory.MicrosoftTeamsforpersonaluse.YoucanfindouthowtoexportordeleteTeamsdatarelatingtoyourpersonalMicrosoftaccountbyvisitingthispage. OneDrive.Youcanview,download,anddeleteyourfilesandphotosinOneDrivebysigningintoyourOneDrive. Outlook.com.YoucandownloadyouremailsinOutlook.combysigningintoyouraccountandnavigatingtoyourPrivacyanddatasettings. Skype.Ifyouwishtoaccess,edit,orremovesomeprofileandpaymentinformationforSkypeorchangeyourpassword,signintoyouraccount.IfyouwishtoexportyourSkypechathistoryandfilessharedonSkype,youcanrequestacopy. VolumeLicensingServiceCenter(VLSC).IfyouareaVolumeLicensingcustomer,youcancontrolyourcontactinformationandsubscriptionandlicensingdatainonelocationbyvisitingtheVolumeLicensingServiceCenterwebsite. Xbox.IfyouusetheXboxnetworkorXbox.com,youcanvieworedityourpersonaldata,includingbillingandaccountinformation,privacysettings,andonlinesafetyanddatasharingpreferencesbyaccessingMyXboxontheXboxconsoleorontheXbox.comwebsite.NotallpersonaldataprocessedbyMicrosoftcanbeaccessedorcontrolledviathetoolsabove.IfyouwanttoaccessorcontrolpersonaldataprocessedbyMicrosoftthatisnotavailableviathetoolsaboveordirectlythroughtheMicrosoftproductsyouuse,youcanalwayscontactMicrosoftattheaddressintheHowtocontactussectionorbyusingourwebform.Wewillrespondtorequeststocontrolyourpersonaldataasrequiredbyapplicablelaw.Yourcommunicationspreferences YoucanchoosewhetheryouwishtoreceivepromotionalcommunicationsfromMicrosoftbyemail,SMS,physicalmail,andtelephone.IfyoureceivepromotionalemailorSMSmessagesfromusandwouldliketooptout,youcandosobyfollowingthedirectionsinthatmessage.Youcanalsomakechoicesaboutthereceiptofpromotionalemail,telephonecalls,andpostalmailbysigninginwithyourpersonalMicrosoftaccount,andviewingyourcommunicationpermissionswhereyoucanupdatecontactinformation,manageMicrosoft-widecontactpreferences,optoutofemailsubscriptions,andchoosewhethertoshareyourcontactinformationwithMicrosoftpartners.IfyoudonothaveapersonalMicrosoftaccount,youcanmanageyourMicrosoftemailcontactpreferencesbyusingthis webform.ThesechoicesdonotapplytomandatoryservicecommunicationsthatarepartofcertainMicrosoftproducts,programs,activities,ortosurveysorotherinformationalcommunicationsthathavetheirownunsubscribemethod. YouradvertisingchoicesTooptoutofreceivinginterest-basedadvertisingfromMicrosoft,visitouropt-outpage.Whenyouoptout,yourpreferenceisstoredinacookiethatisspecifictothewebbrowseryouareusing.Theopt-outcookiehasanexpirationdateoffiveyears.Ifyoudeletethecookiesonyourdevice,youneedtooptoutagain.Youcanalsolinkyouropt-outchoicewithyourpersonalMicrosoftaccount.ItwillthenapplyonanydevicewhereyouusethataccountandwillcontinuetoapplyuntilsomeonesignsinwithadifferentpersonalMicrosoftaccountonthatdevice.Ifyoudeletethecookiesonyourdevice,youwillneedtosigninagainforthesettingstoapply.ForMicrosoft-controlledadvertisingthatappearsinappsonWindows,youmayusetheopt-outlinkedtoyourpersonalMicrosoftaccount,oroptoutofinterest-basedadvertisingbyturningofftheadvertisingIDinWindowssettings.Becausethedatausedforinterest-basedadvertisingisalsousedforotherrequiredpurposes(includingprovidingourproducts,analytics,andfrauddetection),optingoutofinterest-basedadvertisingdoesnotstopthatdatacollection.Youwillcontinuetogetads,althoughtheymaybelessrelevanttoyou.Youcanoptoutofreceivinginterest-basedadvertisingfromthirdpartieswepartnerwithbyvisitingtheirsites(seeabove).Browser-basedcontrolsWhenyouuseabrowser,youcancontrolyourpersonaldatausingcertainfeatures.Forexample:Cookiecontrols.Youcancontrolthedatastoredbycookiesandwithdrawconsenttocookiesbyusingthebrowser-basedcookiecontrolsdescribedintheCookiessectionofthisprivacystatement.Trackingprotections.Youcancontrolthedatathird-partysitescancollectaboutyouusingTrackingProtectioninInternetExplorer(versions9andup)andMicrosoftEdge.Thisfeaturewillblockthird-partycontent,includingcookies,fromanysitethatislistedinaTrackingProtectionListyouadd.Browsercontrolsfor"DoNotTrack."Somebrowsershaveincorporated"DoNotTrack"(DNT)featuresthatcansendasignaltothewebsitesyouvisitindicatingyoudonotwishtobetracked.BecausethereisnotyetacommonunderstandingofhowtointerprettheDNTsignal,MicrosoftservicesdonotcurrentlyrespondtobrowserDNTsignals.WecontinuetoworkwiththeonlineindustrytodefineacommonunderstandingofhowtotreatDNTsignals.Inthemeantime,youcanusetherangeofothertoolsweprovidetocontroldatacollectionanduse,includingtheabilitytooptoutofreceivinginterest-basedadvertisingfromMicrosoftasdescribedabove.CookiesandsimilartechnologiesCookiesandsimilartechnologiesmaincookiessimilartechnologiesmoduleSummaryCookiesaresmalltextfilesplacedonyourdevicetostoredatathatcanberecalledbyawebserverinthedomainthatplacedthecookie.Weusecookiesandsimilartechnologiesforstoringandhonoringyourpreferencesandsettings,enablingyoutosignin,providinginterest-basedadvertising,combatingfraud,analyzinghowourproductsperform,andfulfillingotherlegitimatepurposes.Microsoftappsuseadditionalidentifiers,suchastheadvertisingIDinWindowsdescribedintheAdvertisingIDsectionofthisprivacystatement,forsimilarpurposes.Wealsouse“webbeacons”tohelpdelivercookiesandgatherusageandperformancedata.Ourwebsitesmayincludewebbeacons,cookies,orsimilartechnologiesfromthird-partyserviceproviders.Youhaveavarietyoftoolstocontrolthedatacollectedbycookies,webbeacons,andsimilartechnologies.Forexample,youcanusecontrolsinyourinternetbrowsertolimithowthewebsitesyouvisitareabletousecookiesandtowithdrawyourconsentbyclearingorblockingcookies.FulltextCookiesaresmalltextfilesplacedonyourdevicetostoredatathatcanberecalledbyawebserverinthedomainthatplacedthecookie.Thisdataoftenconsistsofastringofnumbersandlettersthatuniquelyidentifiesyourcomputer,butitcancontainotherinformationaswell.Somecookiesareplacedbythirdpartiesactingonourbehalf.Weusecookiesandsimilartechnologiestostoreandhonoryourpreferencesandsettings,enableyoutosign-in,provideinterest-basedadvertising,combatfraud,analyzehowourproductsperform,andfulfillotherlegitimatepurposesdescribedbelow.Microsoftappsuseadditionalidentifiers,suchastheadvertisingIDinWindows,forsimilarpurposes,andmanyofourwebsitesandapplicationsalsocontainwebbeaconsorothersimilartechnologies,asdescribedbelow.OuruseofcookiesandsimilartechnologiesMicrosoftusescookiesandsimilartechnologiesforseveralpurposes,dependingonthecontextorproduct,including:Storingyourpreferencesandsettings.Weusecookiestostoreyourpreferencesandsettingsonyourdevice,andtoenhanceyourexperiences.Forexample,dependingonyoursettings,ifyouenteryourcityorpostalcodetogetlocalnewsorweatherinformationonaMicrosoftwebsite,westorethatdatainacookiesothatyouwillseetherelevantlocalinformationwhenyoureturntothesite.Savingyourpreferenceswithcookies,suchasyourpreferredlanguage,preventsyoufromhavingtosetyourpreferencesrepeatedly.Ifyouoptoutofinterest-basedadvertising,westoreyouropt-outpreferenceinacookieonyourdevice.Similarly,inscenarioswhereweobtainyourconsenttoplacecookiesonyourdevice,westoreyourchoiceinacookie.Sign-inandauthentication.Weusecookiestoauthenticateyou.WhenyousignintoawebsiteusingyourpersonalMicrosoftaccount,westoreauniqueIDnumber,andthetimeyousignedin,inanencryptedcookieonyourdevice.Thiscookieallowsyoutomovefrompagetopagewithinthesitewithouthavingtosigninagainoneachpage.Youcanalsosaveyoursign-ininformationsoyoudonothavet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ctsdependoncookies.Ifyouchoosetoblockcookies,youcannotsigninorusesomeofthosefeatures,andpreferencesthataredependentoncookieswillbelost.Ifyouchoosetodeletecookies,anysettingsandpreferencescontrolledbythosecookies,includingadvertisingpreferences,aredeletedandwillneedtoberecreated.CertainfeaturesofMicrosoftproductsdependoncookies.Ifyouchoosetoblockcookies,youcannotsigninorusesomeofthosefeatures,andpreferencesthataredependentoncookieswillbelost.Ifyouchoosetodeletecookies,anysettingsandpreferencescontrolledbythosecookies,includingadvertisingpreferences,aredeletedandwillneedtoberecreated.Additionalprivacycontrolsthatcanimpactcookies,includingthetrackingprotectionsfeatureofMicrosoftbrowsers,aredescribedintheHowtoaccessandcontrolyourpersonaldatasectionofthisprivacystatement.OuruseofwebbeaconsandanalyticsservicesSomeMicrosoftwebpagescontainelectronictagsknownaswebbeaconsthatweusetohelpdelivercookiesonourwebsites,countuserswhohavevisitedthosewebsites,anddeliverco-brandedproducts.Wealsoincludewebbeaconsorsimilartechnologiesinourelectroniccommunicationstodeterminewhetheryouopenandactonthem.Inadditiontoplacingwebbeaconsonourownwebsites,wesometimesworkwithothercompaniestoplaceourwebbeaconsontheirwebsitesorintheiradvertisements.Thishelpsusto,forexample,developstatisticsonhowoftenclickingonanadvertisementonaMicrosoftwebsiteresultsinapurchaseorotheractionontheadvertiser'swebsite.ItalsoallowsustounderstandyouractivityonthewebsiteofaMicrosoftpartnerinconnectionwithyouruseofaMicrosoftproductorservice. Finally,Microsoftproductsoftencontainwebbeaconsorsimilartechnologiesfromthird-partyanalyticsproviders,whichhelpuscompileaggregatedstatisticsabouttheeffectivenessofourpromotionalcampaignsorotheroperations.Thesetechnologiesenabletheanalyticsproviderstosetorreadtheirowncookiesorotheridentifiersonyourdevice,throughwhichtheycancollectinformationaboutyouronlineactivitiesacrossapplications,websites,orotherproducts.However,weprohibittheseanalyticsprovidersfromusingwebbeaconsonoursitestocollectoraccessinformationthatdirectlyidentifiesyou(suchasyournameoremailaddressYoucanoptoutofdatacollectionorusebysomeoftheseanalyticsprovidersbyvisitinganyofthefollowingsites: Adjust, AppsFlyer, Clicktale, FlurryAnalytics, GoogleAnalytics(requiresyoutoinstallabrowseradd-on), Kissmetrics, Mixpanel, Nielsen, AcuityAds, WebTrendsor Optimizely. OthersimilartechnologiesInadditiontostandardcookiesandwebbeacons,ourproductscanalsouseothersimilartechnologiestostoreandreaddatafilesonyourcomputer.Thisistypicallydonetomaintainyourpreferencesortoimprovespeedandperformancebystoringcertainfileslocally.But,likestandardcookies,thesetechnologiescanalsostoreauniqueidentifierforyourcomputer,whichcanthentrackbehavior.ThesetechnologiesincludeLocalSharedObjects(or"Flashcookies")andSilverlightApplicationStorage.LocalSharedObjectsor"Flashcookies."WebsitesthatuseAdobeFlashtechnologiescanuseLocalSharedObjectsor"Flashcookies"tostoredataonyourcomputer.TolearnhowtomanageorblockFlashcookies,gototheFlashPlayerhelppage.SilverlightApplicationStorage.WebsitesorapplicationsthatuseMicrosoftSilverlighttechnologyalsohavetheabilitytostoredatabyusingSilverlightApplicationStorage.Tolearnhowtomanageorblocksuchstorage,seetheSilverlightsectionofthisprivacystatement.Productsprovidedbyyourorganization—noticetoendusersProductsprovidedbyyourorganization—noticetoendusersmainnoticetoendusersmoduleSummaryIfyouuseaMicrosoftproductwithanaccountprovidedbyanorganizationyouareaffiliatedwith,suchasyourworkorschoolaccount,thatorganizationcan:ControlandadministeryourMicrosoftproductandproductaccount,includingcontrollingprivacy-relatedsettingsoftheproductorproductaccount.Accessandprocessyourdata,includingtheinteractiondata,diagnosticdata,andthecontentsofyourcommunicationsandfilesassociatedwithyourMicrosoftproductandproductaccounts.Ifyouloseaccesstoyourworkorschoolaccount(ineventofchangeofemployment,forexample),youmayloseaccesstoproductsandthecontentassociatedwiththoseproducts,includingthoseyouacquiredonyourownbehalf,ifyouusedyourworkorschoolaccounttosignintosuchproducts.ManyMicrosoftproductsareintendedforusebyorganizations,suchasschoolsandbusinesses.PleaseseetheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductssectionofthisprivacystatement.IfyourorganizationprovidesyouwithaccesstoMicrosoftproducts,youruseoftheMicrosoftproductsissubjecttoyourorganization'spolicies,ifany.Youshoulddirectyourprivacyinquiries,includinganyrequeststoexerciseyourdataprotectionrights,toyourorganization’sadministrator.WhenyouusesocialfeaturesinMicrosoftproducts,otherusersinyournetworkmayseesomeofyouractivity.Tolearnmoreaboutthesocialfeaturesandotherfunctionality,pleasereviewdocumentationorhelpcontentspecifictotheMicrosoftproduct.Microsoftisnotresponsiblefortheprivacyorsecuritypracticesofourcustomers,whichmaydifferfromthosesetforthinthisprivacystatement.WhenyouuseaMicrosoftproductprovidedbyyourorganization,Microsoft’sprocessingofyourpersonaldatainconnectionwiththatproductisgovernedbyacontractbetweenMicrosoftandyourorganization.Microsoftprocessesyourpersonaldatatoprovidetheproducttoyourorganizationandyou,andinsomecasesforMicrosoft’sbusinessoperationsrelatedtoprovidingtheproductasdescribedintheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductssection.Asmentionedabove,ifyouhavequestionsaboutMicrosoft’sprocessingofyourpersonaldatainconnectionwithprovidingproductstoyourorganization,pleasecontactyourorganization.IfyouhavequestionsaboutMicrosoft’sbusinessoperationsinconnectionwithprovidingproductstoyourorganizationasprovidedintheProductTerms,pleasecontactMicrosoftasdescribedintheHowtocontactussection.Formoreinformationonourbusinessoperations,pleaseseetheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductssection.ForMicrosoftproductsprovidedbyyourK-12school,includingMicrosoft365Education,Microsoftwill:notcollectorusestudentpersonaldatabeyondthatneededforauthorizededucationalorschoolpurposes;notsellorrentstudentpersonaldata;notuseorsharestudentpersonaldataforadvertisingorsimilarcommercialpurposes,suchasbehavioraltargetingofadvertisementstostudents;notbuildapersonalprofileofastudent,otherthanforsupportingauthorizededucationalorschoolpurposesorasauthorizedbytheparent,guardian,orstudentofappropriateage;andrequirethatourvendorswithwhomstudentpersonaldataissharedtodelivertheeducationalservice,ifany,areobligatedtoimplementthesesamecommitmentsforstudentpersonaldata.MicrosoftaccountMicrosoftaccountmainmicrosoftaccountmoduleSummaryWithaMicrosoftaccount,youcansignintoMicrosoftproducts,aswellasthoseofselectMicrosoftpartners.PersonaldataassociatedwithyourMicrosoftaccountincludescredentials,nameandcontactdata,paymentdata,deviceandusagedata,yourcontacts,informationaboutyouractivities,andyourinterestsandfavorites.SigningintoyourMicrosoftaccountenablespersonalizationandconsistentexperiencesacrossproductsanddevices,permitsyoutouseclouddatastorage,allowsyoutomakepaymentsusingpaymentinstrumentsstoredinyourMicrosoftaccount,andenablesotherfeatures.TherearethreetypesofMicrosoftaccount:WhenyoucreateyourownMicrosoftaccounttiedtoyourpersonalemailaddress,werefertothataccountasapersonalMicrosoftaccount.Whenyouoryourorganization(suchasanemployeroryourschool)createyourMicrosoftaccounttiedtoyouremailaddressprovidedbythatorganization,werefertothataccountasaworkorschoolaccount.Whenyouoryourserviceprovider(suchasacableorinternetserviceprovider)createyourMicrosoftaccounttiedtoyouremailaddresswithyourserviceprovider’sdomain,werefertothataccountasathird-partyaccount.IfyousignintoaserviceofferedbyathirdpartywithyourMicrosoftaccount,youwillsharewiththatthirdpartytheaccountdatarequiredbythatservice.FulltextWithaMicrosoftaccount,youcansignintoMicrosoftproducts,aswellasthoseofselectMicrosoftpartners.PersonaldataassociatedwithyourMicrosoftaccountincludescredentials,nameandcontactdata,paymentdata,deviceandusagedata,yourcontacts,informationaboutyouractivities,andyourinterestsandfavorites.SigningintoyourMicrosoftaccountenablespersonalization,consistentexperiencesacrossproductsanddevices,permitsyoutouseclouddatastorage,allowsyoutomakepaymentsusingpaymentinstrumentsstoredinyourMicrosoftaccount,andenablesotherfeatures.TherearethreetypesofMicrosoftaccount:WhenyoucreateyourownMicrosoftaccounttiedtoyourpersonalemailaddress,werefertothataccountasapersonalMicrosoftaccount.Whenyouoryourorganization(suchasanemployeroryourschool)createyourMicrosoftaccounttiedtoyouremailaddressprovidedbythatorganization,werefertothataccountasaworkorschoolaccount.Whenyouoryourserviceprovider(suchasacableorinternetserviceprovider)createyourMicrosoftaccounttiedtoyouremailaddresswithyourserviceprovider’sdomain,werefertothataccountasathird-partyaccount.PersonalMicrosoftaccounts.ThedataassociatedwithyourpersonalMicrosoftaccount,andhowthatdataisused,dependsonhowyouusetheaccount.CreatingyourMicrosoftaccount.WhenyoucreateapersonalMicrosoftaccount,youwillbeaskedtoprovidecertainpersonaldataandwewillassignauniqueIDnumbertoidentifyyouraccountandassociatedinformation.Whilesomeproducts,suchasthoseinvolvingpayment,requirearealname,youcansignintoanduseotherMicrosoftproductswithoutprovidingyourrealname.Somedatayouprovide,suchasyourdisplayname,emailaddress,andphonenumber,canbeusedtohelpothersfindandconnectwithyouwithinMicrosoftproducts.Forexample,peoplewhoknowyourdisplayname,emailaddress,orphonenumbercanuseittosearchforyouonSkypeorMicrosoftTeamsforpersonaluseandsendyouaninvitetoconnectwiththem.NotethatifyouuseaworkorschoolemailaddresstocreateapersonalMicrosoftaccount,youremployerorschoolmaygainaccesstoyourdata.Insomecases,youwillneedtochangetheemailaddresstoapersonalemailaddressinordertocontinueaccessingconsumer-orientedproducts(suchastheXboxnetwork).SigningintoMicrosoftaccount.WhenyousignintoyourMicrosoftaccount,wecreatearecordofyoursign-in,whichincludesthedateandtime,informationabouttheproductyousignedinto,yoursign-inname,theuniquenumberassignedtoyouraccount,auniqueidentifierassignedtoyourdevice,yourIPaddress,andyouroperatingsystemandbrowserversion.SigningintoMicrosoftproducts.Signingintoyouraccountenablesimprovedpersonalization,providesseamlessandconsistentexperiencesacrossproductsanddevices,permitsyoutoaccessanduseclouddatastorage,allowsyoutomakepaymentsusingpaymentinstrumentsstoredinyourMicrosoftaccount,andenablesotherenhancedfeaturesandsettings.Whenyousignintoyouraccount,youwillstaysignedinuntilyousignout.IfyouaddyourMicrosoftaccounttoaWindowsdevice(version8orhigher),WindowswillautomaticallysignyouintoproductsthatuseMicrosoftaccountwhenyouaccessthoseproductsonthatdevice.Whenyouaresignedin,someproductswilldisplayyournameorusernameandyourprofilephoto(ifyouhaveaddedonetoyourprofile)aspartofyouruseofMicrosoftproducts,includinginyourcommunications,socialinteractions,andpublicposts.Signingintothird-partyproducts.Ifyousignintoathird-partyproductwithyourMicrosoftaccount,youwillsharedatawiththethirdpartyinaccordancewiththethirdparty’sprivacypolicy.Thethirdpartywillalsoreceivetheversionnumberassignedtoyouraccount(anewversionnumberisassignedeachtimeyouchangeyoursign-indata);andinformationthatdescribeswhetheryouraccounthasbeendeactivated.Ifyoushareyourprofiledata,thethirdpartycandisplayyournameorusernameandyourprofilephoto(ifyouhaveaddedonetoyourprofile)whenyouaresignedintothatthird-partyproduct.Ifyouchosetomakepaymentstothird-partymerchantsusingyourMicrosoftaccount,MicrosoftwillpassinformationstoredinyourMicrosoftaccounttothethirdpartyoritsvendors(e.g.,paymentprocessors)asnecessarytoprocessyourpaymentandfulfillyourorder(suchasname,creditcardnumber,billingandshippingaddresses,andrelevantcontactinformation).Thethirdpartycanuseorsharethedataitreceiveswhenyousigninormakeapurchaseaccordingtoitsownpracticesandpolicies.Youshouldcarefullyreviewtheprivacystatementforeachproductyousignintoandeachmerchantyoupurchasefromtodeterminehowitwillusethedataitcollects.Workorschoolaccounts.Thedataassociatedwithaworkorschoolaccount,andhowitwillbeused,isgenerallysimilartotheuseandcollectionofdataassociatedwithapersonalMicrosoftaccount.IfyouremployerorschoolusesAzureActiveDirectory(AAD)tomanagetheaccountitprovidesyou,youcanuseyourworkorschoolaccounttosignintoMicrosoftproducts,suchasMicrosoft365andOffice365,andthird-partyproductsprovidedtoyoubyyourorganization.Ifrequiredbyyourorganization,youwillalsobeaskedtoprovideaphonenumberoranalternativeemailaddressforadditionalsecurityverification.And,ifallowedbyyourorganization,youmayalsouseyourworkorschoolaccounttosignintoMicrosoftorthird-partyproductsthatyouacquireforyourself.IfyousignintoMicrosoftproductswithaworkorschoolaccount,note:Theownerofthedomainassociatedwithyouremailaddressmaycontrolandadministeryouraccount,andaccessandprocessyourdata,includingthecontentsofyourcommunicationsandfiles,includingdatastoredinproductsprovidedtoyoubyyourorganization,andproductsyouacquirebyyourself.Youruseoftheproductsissubjecttoyourorganization’spolicies,ifany.Youshouldconsiderbothyourorganization’spoliciesandwhetheryouarecomfortableenablingyourorganizationtoaccessyourdatabeforeyouchoosetouseyourworkorschoolaccounttosignintoproductsyouacquireforyourself.Ifyouloseaccesstoyourworkorschoolaccount(ifyouchangeemployers,forexample),youmayloseaccesstoproducts,includingcontentassociatedwiththoseproducts,youacquiredonyourownbehalfifyouusedyourworkorschoolaccounttosignintosuchproducts.Microsoftisnotresponsiblefortheprivacyorsecuritypracticesofyourorganization,whichmaydifferfromthoseofMicrosoft.IfyourorganizationisadministeringyouruseofMicrosoftproducts,pleasedirectyourprivacyinquiries,includinganyrequeststoexerciseyourdatasubjectrights,toyouradministrator.SeealsotheNoticetoenduserssectionofthisprivacystatement.Ifyouareuncertainwhetheryouraccountisaworkorschoolaccount,pleasecontactyourorganization.Third-partyaccounts.Thedataassociatedwithathird-partyMicrosoftaccount,andhowitwillbeused,isgenerallysimilartotheuseandcollectionofdataassociatedwithapersonalMicrosoftaccount.Yourserviceproviderhascontroloveryouraccount,includingtheabilitytoaccessordeleteyouraccount.Youshouldcarefullyreviewthetermsthethirdpartyprovidedyoutounderstandwhatitcandowithyouraccount.CollectionofdatafromchildrenCollectionofdatafromchildrenmaincollectionofdatafromchildrenmoduleSummaryWhenaMicrosoftproductcollectsage,andthereisanageinyourjurisdictionunderwhichparentalconsentorauthorizationisrequiredtousetheproduct,theproductwilleitherblockusersunderthatageorwillaskthemtoprovideconsentorauthorizationfromaparentorguardianbeforetheycanuseit.Wewillnotknowinglyaskchildrenunderthatagetoprovidemoredatathanisrequiredtoprovidefortheproduct.Onceparentalconsentorauthorizationisgranted,thechild'saccountistreatedmuchlikeanyotheraccount.Thechildcanaccesscommunicationservices,likeOutlookandSkype,andcanfreelycommunicateandsharedatawithotherusersofallages.LearnmoreaboutparentalconsentandMicrosoftchildaccounts.Parentsorguardianscanchangeorrevoketheconsentchoicespreviouslymade,andreview,edit,orrequestthedeletionofthepersonaldataofthechildrenforwhomtheyprovidedconsentorauthorization.AstheorganizerofaMicrosoftfamilygroup,theparentorguardiancanmanageachild’sinformationandsettingsontheirFamilySafetypageandviewanddeleteachild’sdataontheirprivacydashboard.SelectLearnmorebelowformoreinformationaboutchildrenandXboxprofiles.FulltextWhenaMicrosoftproductcollectsage,andthereisanageinyourjurisdictionunderwhichparentalconsentorauthorizationisrequiredtousetheproduct,theproductwilleitherblockusersunderthatageorwillaskthemtoprovideconsentorauthorizationfromaparentorguardianbeforetheycanuseit.Wewillnotknowinglyaskchildrenunderthatagetoprovidemoredatathanisrequiredtoprovidefortheproduct.Onceparentalconsentorauthorizationisgranted,thechild'saccountistreatedmuchlikeanyotheraccount.Thechildcanaccesscommunicationservices,likeOutlookandSkype,andcanfreelycommunicateandsharedatawithotherusersofallages.LearnmoreaboutparentalconsentandMicrosoftchildaccounts.Parentsorguardianscanchangeorrevoketheconsentchoicespreviouslymade,andreview,edit,orrequestthedeletionofthepersonaldataofthechildrenforwhomtheyprovidedconsentorauthorization.AstheorganizerofaMicrosoftfamilygroup,theparentorguardiancanmanageachild’sinformationandsettingsontheirFamilySafetypageandviewanddeleteachild’sdataontheirprivacydashboard.BelowisadditionalinformationaboutthecollectionofdatafromchildrenasrelatedtoXbox.WhatisXbox?XboxisthegamingandentertainmentdivisionofMicrosoft.Xboxhostsanonlinenetworkthatconsistsofsoftwareandenablesonlineexperiencescrossingmultipleplatforms.Thisnetworkletsyourchildfindandplaygames,viewcontent,andconnectwithfriendsonXboxandothergamingandsocialnetworks.ChildrencanconnecttotheXboxnetworkusingXboxconsoles,Windowsdevices,andmobiledevices(AndroidandiPhone).Xboxconsolesaredevicesyourchildcanusetofindandplaygames,movies,music,andotherdigitalentertainment.WhentheysignintoXbox,inapps,gamesoronaconsole,weassignauniqueidentifiertotheirdevice.Forinstance,whentheirXboxconsoleisconnectedtotheinternetandtheysignintotheconsole,weidentifywhichconsoleandwhichversionoftheconsole’soperatingsystemtheyareusing.XboxcontinuestoprovidenewexperiencesinclientappsthatareconnectedtoandbackedbyservicessuchasXboxnetworkandcloudgaming.WhensignedintoanXboxexperience,wecollectrequireddatatohelpkeeptheseexperiencesreliable,uptodate,secure,andperformingasexpected.DatawecollectwhenyoucreateanXboxprofile.Youastheparentorguardianarerequiredtoconsenttothecollectionofpersonaldatafromachildunder13yearsold.Withyourpermission,yourchildcanhaveanXboxprofileandusetheonlineXboxnetwork.DuringthechildXboxprofilecreation,youwillsigninwithyourownM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erienceontheXboxNetworkincluding:spendingforMicrosoftandXboxstores,viewingyourchild’sXboxactivity,andsettingageratingsandtheamountofscreentime.LearnmoreaboutmanagingXboxprofilesat Xboxonlinesafetyandprivacysettings.LearnmoreaboutMicrosoftfamilygroupsat Simplifyyourfamily’slife.Accessing child data. AstheorganizerofaMicrosoftfamilygroup,aparentcanviewanddeleteachild’sdataontheir privacydashboard.Thedashboardallowsyoutoreviewyourchild'spersonalinformation,haveitdeleted,andrefusetopermitfurthercollectionoruseofyourchild'sinformation.Tocloseyourchild’saccount,signinwiththeiraccountinfoat account.microsoft.com/profile andselect ”Howtocloseyouraccount.” Legacy.Xbox360.ThisXboxconsolecollectslimitedrequireddiagnosticdata.Thisdatahelpskeepyourchild’sconsolefunctioningasexpected.Kinect.TheKinectsensorisacombinationofcamera,microphone,andinfraredsensorthatcanenablemotionsandvoicetobeusedtocontrolgameplay.Forexample: Ifyouchoose,thecameracanbeusedtosignintotheXboxnetworkautomaticallyusingfacialrecognition.Thisdatastaysontheconsole,isnotsharedwithanyone,andcanbedeletedatanytime.Forgameplay,Kinectwillmapdistancesbetweenthejointsonyourchild’sbodytocreateastickfigurerepresentationtoenableplay.TheKinectmicrophonecanenablevoicechatbetweenplayersduringplay.Themicrophonealsoenablesvoicecommandsforcontroloftheconsole,game,orapp,ortoentersearchterms.TheKinectsensorcanalsobeusedforaudioandvideocommunicationsthroughservicessuchasSkype.LearnmoreaboutKinectat XboxKinectandPrivacy.OtherimportantprivacyinformationOtherimportantprivacyinformationmainotherimportantprivacyinformationmoduleSummaryBelowyouwillfindadditionalprivacyinformation,suchashowwesecureyourdata,whereweprocessyourdata,andhowlongweretainyourdata.YoucanfindmoreinformationonMicrosoftandourcommitmenttoprotectingyourprivacyatMicrosoftPrivacy.SecurityofpersonaldataSecurityofpersonaldatamainsecurityofpersonaldatamoduleSummaryMicrosoftiscommittedtoprotectingthesecurityofyourpersonaldata.Weuseavarietyofsecuritytechnologiesandprocedurestohelpprotectyourpersonaldatafromunauthorizedaccess,use,ordisclosure.Forexample,westorethepersonaldatayouprovideoncomputersystemsthathavelimitedaccessandareincontrolledfacilities.Whenwetransmithighlyconfidentialdata(suchasacreditcardnumberorpassword)overtheinternet,weprotectitthroughtheuseofencryption.Microsoftcomplieswithapplicabledataprotectionlaws,includingapplicablesecuritybreachnotificationlaws.WherewestoreandprocesspersonaldataWherewestoreandprocesspersonaldatamainwherewestoreandprocessdatamoduleSummaryPersonaldatacollectedbyMicrosoftmaybestoredandprocessedinyourregion,intheUnitedStates,andinanyothercountrywhereMicrosoftoritsaffiliates,subsidiaries,orserviceprovidersoperatefacilities.MicrosoftmaintainsmajordatacentersinAustralia,Austria,Brazil,Canada,Finland,France,Germany,HongKong,India,Ireland,Japan,Korea,Luxembourg,Malaysia,theNetherlands,Singapore,SouthAfrica,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUnitedStates.Typically,theprimarystoragelocationisinthecustomer’sregionorintheUnitedStates,oftenwithabackuptoadatacenterinanotherregion.Thestoragelocation(s)arechoseninordertooperateefficiently,toimproveperformance,andtocreateredundanciesinordertoprotectthedataintheeventofanoutageorotherproblem.Wetakestepstoprocessthedatathatwecollectunderthisprivacystatementaccordingtothisstatement’sprovisionsandtherequirementsofapplicablelaw.WetransferpersonaldatafromtheEuropeanEconomicArea,theUnitedKingdom,andSwitzerlandtoothercountries,someofwhichhavenotyetbeendeterminedbytheEuropeanCommissiontohaveanadequatelevelofdataprotection.Forexample,theirlawsmaynotguaranteeyouthesamerights,ortheremaynotbeaprivacysupervisoryauthoritytherethatiscapableofaddressingyourcomplaints.Whenweengageinsuchtransfers,weuseavarietyoflegalmechanisms,includingcontractssuchasthestandardcontractualclausespublishedbytheEuropeanCommissionunderCommissionImplementingDecision2021/914,tohelpprotectyourrightsandenabletheseprotectionstotravelwithyourdata.TolearnmoreabouttheEuropeanCommission’sdecisionsontheadequacyoftheprotectionofpersonaldatainthecountrieswhereMicrosoftprocessespersonaldata,seethisarticleontheEuropeanCommissionwebsite.MicrosoftCorporationcomplieswiththeEU-U.S.PrivacyShieldFrameworkandSwiss-U.S.PrivacyShieldFrameworkassetforthbytheU.S.DepartmentofCommerceregardingthecollection,use,andretentionofpersonalinformationtransferredfromtheEuropeanUnion,theUnitedKingdom,andSwitzerlandtotheUnitedStates,althoughMicrosoftdoesnotrelyontheEU-U.S.PrivacyShieldFrameworkasalegalbasisfortransfersofpersonaldatainlightofthejudgmentoftheCourtofJusticeoftheEUinCaseC-311/18.MicrosoftCorporationhascertifiedtotheDepartmentofCommercethatitadherestothePrivacyShieldPrinciples.Ifthird-partyagentsprocesspersonaldataonourbehalfinamannerinconsistentwiththeprinciplesofeitherPrivacyShieldframework,weremainliableunlessweprovewearenotresponsiblefortheeventgivingrisetothedamage.ThecontrolledU.S.subsidiariesofMicrosoftCorporation,asidentifiedinourself-certificationsubmission,alsoadheretothePrivacyShieldPrinciples—formoreinfo,seethelistofMicrosoftU.S.entitiesorsubsidiariesadheringtothePrivacyShieldPrinciples.IfthereisanyconflictbetweenthetermsinthisprivacypolicyandthePrivacyShieldPrinciples,thePrivacyShieldPrinciplesshallgovern.TolearnmoreaboutthePrivacyShieldprogram,andtoviewourcertification,visitthePrivacyShieldwebsite.IfyouhaveaquestionorcomplaintrelatedtoparticipationbyMicrosoftintheEU-U.S.orSwiss-U.S.PrivacyShield,weencourageyoutocontactusviaourwebform.ForanycomplaintsrelatedtothePrivacyShieldframeworksthatMicrosoftcannotresolvedirectly,wehavechosentocooperatewiththerelevantEUDataProtectionAuthority,orapanelestablishedbytheEuropeandataprotectionauthorities,forresolvingdisputeswithEUindividuals,andwiththeSwissFederalDataProtectionandInformationCommissioner(FDPIC)forresolvingdisputeswithSwissindividuals.Pleasecontactusifyou’dlikeustodirectyoutoyourdataprotectionauthoritycontacts.AsfurtherexplainedinthePrivacyShieldPrinciples,bindingarbitrationisavailabletoaddressresidualcomplaintsnotresolvedbyothermeans.MicrosoftissubjecttotheinvestigatoryandenforcementpowersoftheU.S.FederalTradeCommission(FTC).IndividualswhosepersonaldataisprotectedbyJapan'sActontheProtectionofPersonalInformationshouldrefertothearticleontheJapanesePersonalInformationProtectionCommission’swebsite(onlypublishedinJapanese)formoreinformationontheCommission’sreviewofcertaincountries’personaldataprotectionsystems.OurretentionofpersonaldataOurretentionofpersonaldatamainOurretentionofpersonaldatamoduleSummaryMicrosoftretainspersonaldataforaslongasnecessarytoprovidetheproductsandfulfillthetransactionsyouhaverequested,orforotherlegitimatepurposessuchascomplyingwithourlegalobligations,resolvingdisputes,andenforcingouragreements.Becausetheseneedscanvaryfordifferentdatatypes,thecontextofourinteractionswithyouoryouruseofproducts,actualretentionperiodscanvarysignificantly.Othercriteriausedtodeterminetheretentionperiodsinclude:Docustomersprovide,create,ormaintainthedatawiththeexpectationwewillretainituntiltheyaffirmativelyremoveit?ExamplesincludeadocumentyoustoreinOneDrive,oranemailmessageyoukeepinyourOutlook.cominbox.Insuchcases,wewouldaimtomaintainthedatauntilyouactivelydeleteit,suchasbymovinganemailfromyourOutlook.cominboxtotheDeletedItemsfolder,andthenemptyingthatfolder(whenyourDeletedItemsfolderisemptied,thoseemptieditemsremaininoursystemforupto30daysbeforefinaldeletion).(Notethattheremaybeotherreasonswhythedatahastobedeletedsooner,forexampleifyouexceedlimitsonhowmuchdatacanbestoredinyouraccount.)Isthereanautomatedcontrol,suchasintheMicrosoftprivacydashboard,thatenablesthecustomertoaccessanddeletethepersonaldataatanytime?Ifthereisnot,ashorteneddataretentiontimewillgenerallybeadopted.Isthepersonaldataofasensitivetype?Ifso,ashortenedretentiontimewouldgenerallybeadopted.HasMicrosoftadoptedandannouncedaspecificretentionperiodforacertaindatatype?Forexample,forBingsearchqueries,wede-identifystoredqueriesbyremovingtheentiretyoftheIPaddressafter6months,andcookieIDsandothercross-sessionidentifiersthatareusedtoidentifyaparticularaccountordeviceafter18months.Hastheuserprovidedconsentforalongerretentionperiod?Ifso,wewillretaindatainaccordancewithyourconsent.IsMicrosoftsubjecttoalegal,contractual,orsimilarobligationtoretainordeletethedata?Examplescanincludemandatorydataretentionlawsintheapplicablejurisdiction,governmentorderstopreservedatarelevanttoaninvestigation,ordataretainedforthepurposesoflitigation.Conversely,ifwearerequiredbylawtoremoveunlawfulcontent,wewilldoso.CaliforniaConsumerPrivacyActCaliforniaConsumerPrivacyActmaincaliforniaconsumerprivacyactmoduleSummaryIfyouareaCaliforniaresident,weprocessyourpersonaldatainaccordancewiththeCaliforniaConsumerPrivacyAct(CCPA).ThisCCPAsectionofourPrivacyStatementcontainsinformationrequiredbytheCCPAandsupplementsourPrivacyStatement.Sale.Wedonotsellyourpersonaldata.So,wedonotofferanopt-outtothesaleofpersonaldata.Rights.Youhavetherighttorequestthatwe(i)disclosewhatpersonaldatawecollect,use,disclose,andselland(ii)deleteyourpersonaldata.Youmaymaketheserequestsyourselforthroughanauthorizedagent.Ifyouuseanauthorizedagent,weprovideyouragentwithdetailedguidanceonhowtoexerciseyourCCPArights.IfyouhaveaMicrosoftaccount,youmustexerciseyourrightsthroughtheMicrosoftprivacydashboard,whichrequiresyoutologintoyourMicrosoftaccount.Ifyouhaveanadditionalrequestorquestionsafterusingthedashboard,youmaycontactMicrosoftattheaddressintheHowtocontactussection,useourwebform,orcallourUStollfreenumber1.844.931.2038.Ifyoudonothaveanaccount,youmayexerciseyourrightsbycontactingusasdescribedabove.Wemayaskforadditionalinformation,suchasyourcountryofresidence,emailaddress,andphonenumber,tovalidateyourrequestbeforehonoringtherequest.YouhavearightnottoreceivediscriminatorytreatmentifyouexerciseyourCCPArights.WewillnotdiscriminateagainstyouifyouexerciseyourCCPArights.PersonalInformationProcessing.Inthebulletedlistbelow,weoutlinethecategoriesofpersonaldatawecollect,thesourcesofthepersonaldata,ourpurposesofprocessing,andthecategoriesofthird-partyrecipientswithwhomwesharethepersonaldata.Foradescriptionofthedataincludedineachcategory,pleaseseethePersonaldatawecollectsection.CategoriesofPersonalData Nameandcontactdata Sourcesofpersonaldata:Interactionswithusersandpartnerswithwhomweofferco-brandedservicesPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provideourproducts;respondtocustomerquestions;help,secure,andtroubleshoot;andmarketingRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Credentials Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersandorganizationsthatrepresentusersPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provideourproducts;authenticationandaccountaccess;andhelp,secureandtroubleshootRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Demographicdata Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersandpurchasesfromdatabrokersPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provideandpersonalizeourproducts;productdevelopment;help,secure,andtroubleshoot;andmarketingRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Paymentdata Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersandfinancialinstitutionsPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Transactcommerce;processtransactions;fulfillorders;help,secure,andtroubleshoot;anddetectandpreventfraudRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Subscriptionandlicensingdata Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersandorganizationsthatrepresentusersPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provide,personalize,andactivateourproducts;customersupport;help,secure,andtroubleshoot;andmarketingRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Interactions Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersincludingdataMicrosoftgeneratesthroughthoseinteractionsPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provideandpersonalizeourproducts;productimprovement;productdevelopment;marketing;andhelp,secureandtroubleshootRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Content Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersandorganizationsthatrepresentusersPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provideourproducts;safety;andhelp,secure,andtroubleshootRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Videoorrecordings Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersandpubliclyavailablesourcesPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provideourproducts;productimprovement;productdevelopment;marketing;help,secure,andtroubleshoot;andsafetyRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentities Feedbackandratings Sourcesofpersonaldata:InteractionswithusersPurposesofProcessing(CollectionandSharingwithThirdParties):Provideourproducts;productimprovement;productdevelopment;customersupport;andhelp,secure,andtroubleshootRecipients:Serviceprovidersanduser-directedentitiesWhilethebulletedlistabovecontainstheprimarysourcesandpurposesofprocessingforeachcategoryofpersonaldata,wealsocollectpersonaldatafromthesourceslistedinthePersonaldatawecollectsection,suchasdeveloperswhocreateexperiencesthroughorforMicrosoftproducts.Similarly,weprocessallcategoriesofpersonaldataforthepurposesdescribedintheHowweusepersonaldatasection,suchasmeetingourlegalobligations,developingourworkforce,anddoingresearch.Disclosuresofpersonaldataforbusinessorcommercialpurposes.AsindicatedintheReasonswesharepersonaldatasection,wesharepersonaldatawiththirdpartiesforvariousbusinessandcommercialpurposes.Theprimarybusinessandcommercialpurposesforwhichwesharepersonaldataarethepurposesofprocessinglistedinthetableabove.However,weshareallcategoriesofpersonaldataforthebusinessandcommercialpurposesintheReasonswesharepersonaldatasection.SeeourCCPANoticeforadditionalinformation.AdvertisingAdvertisingmainadvertisingmoduleSummaryAdvertisingallowsustoprovide,support,andimprovesomeofourproducts.Microsoftdoesnotusewhatyousayinemail,chat,videocallsorvoicemail,oryourdocuments,photos,orotherpersonalfilestotargetadstoyou.Weuseotherdata,detailedbelow,foradvertisinginourproductsandonthird-partyproperties.Forexample:MicrosoftmayusedatawecollecttoselectanddeliversomeoftheadsyouseeonMicrosoftwebproperties,suchasMicrosoft.com,MicrosoftStart,andBing.WhentheadvertisingIDisenabledinWindowsaspartofyourprivacysettings,thirdpartiescanaccessandusetheadvertisingID(muchthesamewaythatwebsitescanaccessanduseauniqueidentifierstoredinacookie)toselectanddeliveradsinsuchapps.Wemaysharedatawecollectwithpartners,suchasVerizonMedia,AppNexus,orFacebook(seebelow),sothattheadsyouseeinourproductsandtheirproductsaremorerelevantandvaluabletoyou.Advertisersmaychoosetoplaceourwebbeaconsontheirsites,orusesimilartechnologies,inordertoallowMicrosofttocollectinformationontheirsitessuchasactivities,purchases,andvisits;weusethisdataonbehalfofouradvertisingcustomerstoprovideads.Theadsthatyouseemaybeselectedbasedondataweprocessaboutyou,suchasyourinterestsandfavorites,yourlocation,yourtransactions,howyouuseourproducts,yoursearchqueries,orthecontentyouview.Forexample,ifyouviewcontentonMicrosoftStartaboutautomobiles,wemayshowadvertisementsaboutcars;ifyousearch“pizzaplacesinSeattle”onBing,youmayseeadvertisementsinyoursearchresultsforrestaurantsinSeattle.Theadsthatyouseemayalsobeselectedbasedonotherinformationlearnedaboutyouovertimeusingdemographicdata,locationdata,searchqueries,interestsandfavorites,usagedatafromourproductsandsites,andtheinformationwecollectaboutyoufromthesitesandappsofouradvertisersandpartners.Werefertotheseadsas"personalizedadvertising"inthisstatement.Forexample,ifyouviewgamingcontentonxbox.com,youmayseeoffersforgamesonMicrosoftStart.Toprovidepersonalizedadvertising,wecombinecookiesplacedonyourdeviceusinginformationthatwecollect(suchasIPaddress)whenyourbrowserinteractswithourwebsites.Ifyouoptoutofreceivingpersonalizedadvertising,dataassociatedwiththesecookieswillnotbeused.WemayuseinformationaboutyoutoserveyouwithpersonalizedadvertisingwhenyouuseMicrosoftservices.IfyouareloggedinwithyourMicrosoftaccountandhaveconsentedtoallowMicrosoftEdgetouseyouronlineactivityforpersonalizedadvertising,youwillseeoffersforproductsandservicesbasedonyouronlineactivitywhileusingMicrosoftEdge.ToconfigureyourprivacysettingsforEdge,gotoMicrosoftEdge>Settings>PrivacyandServices.ToconfigureyourprivacyandadsettingsforyourMicrosoftaccountwithrespecttoyouronlineactivityacrossbrowsers,includingMicrosoftEdge,orwhenvisitingthird-partywebsitesorapps,gotoyourdashboardatprivacy.microsoft.com.Furtherdetailsregardingouradvertising-relatedusesofdatainclude:Advertisingindustrybestpracticesandcommitments.MicrosoftisamemberoftheNetworkAdvertisingInitiative(NAI)andadherestotheNAICodeofConduct.Wealsoadheretothefollowingself-regulatoryprograms: IntheUS:DigitalAdvertisingAlliance(DAA)InEurope:EuropeanInteractiveDigitalAdvertisingAlliance(EDAA)InCanada:AdChoices:DigitalAdvertisingAllianceofCanada(DAAC)/ChoixdePub:l'AlliancedelapubliciténumériqueduCanada(DAAC)Health-relatedadtargeting.IntheUnitedStates,weprovidepersonalizedadvertisingbasedonalimitednumberofstandard,non-sensitivehealth-relatedinterestcategories,includingallergies,arthritis,cholesterol,coldandflu,diabetes,gastrointestinalhealth,headache/migraine,healthyeating,healthyheart,men’shealth,oralhealth,osteoporosis,skinhealth,sleep,andvision/eyecare.Wewillalsopersonalizeadsbasedoncustom,non-sensitivehealth-relatedinterestcategoriesasrequestedbyadvertisers.Childrenandadvertising.WedonotdeliverpersonalizedadvertisingtochildrenwhosebirthdateintheirMicrosoftaccountidentifiesthemasunder18yearsofage.Dataretention.Forpersonalizedadvertising,weretaindatafornomorethan13months,unlessweobtainyourconsenttoretainthedatalonger.Datasharing.Insomecases,wesharewithadvertisersreportsaboutthedatawehavecollectedontheirsitesorads.Datacollectedbyotheradvertisingcompanies.Advertiserssometimesincludetheirownwebbeacons(orthoseoftheirotheradvertisingpartners)withintheiradvertisementsthatwedisplay,enablingthemtosetandreadtheirowncookie.Additionally,Microsoftpartnerswiththird-partyadcompaniestohelpprovidesomeofouradvertisingservices,andwealsoallowotherthird-partyadcompaniestodisplayadvertisementsonoursites.Thesethirdpartiesmayplacecookiesonyourcomputerandcollectdataaboutyouronlineactivitiesacrosswebsitesoronlineservices.Thesecompaniescurrentlyinclude,butarenotlimitedto:AppNexus,Facebook,Media.net,Outbrain,TaboolaandVerizonMedia.Selectanyoftheprecedinglinkstofindmoreinformationoneachcompany'spractices,includingthechoicesitoffers.ManyofthesecompaniesarealsomembersoftheNAIorDAA,whicheachprovideasimplewaytooptoutofadtargetingfromparticipatingcompanies.SpeechrecognitiontechnologiesSpeechrecognitiontechnologiesmainspeechrecognitionmoduleSummarySpeech recognitiontechnologiesareintegratedintomany Microsoft productsandservices. Microsoftprovidesbothdevice-basedspeechrecognitionfeaturesandcloud-based(online)speechrecognitionfeatures.Microsoft’sspeechrecognitiontechnology transcribesvoice data into text. With yourpermission, Microsoft employeesandvendorsworkingonbehalfofMicrosoft, will beableto review snippetsof your voicedataorvoiceclipsinordertobuildandimproveourspeechrecognitiontechnologies.Theseimprovementsallowustobuildbettervoice-enabledcapabilitiesthatbenefitusersacrossallourconsumerandenterpriseproductsandservices. Priorto employeeorvendorreviewofvoicedata, we protectusers’privacy by takingstepstode-identify the data,requiringnon-disclosureagreementswith relevant vendorsandtheiremployees,andrequiringthatemployeesandvendorsmeethighprivacystandards.LearnmoreaboutMicrosoftandyourvoicedata.Previeworfree-of-chargereleasesPrevieworfree-of-chargereleasesmainpreviewreleasesmoduleSummaryMicrosoftofferspreview,insider,betaorotherfree-of-chargeproductsandfeatures("previews")toenableyoutoevaluatethemwhileprovidingMicrosoftwithdataaboutyouruseoftheproduct,includingfeedbackanddeviceandusagedata.Asaresult,previewscanautomaticallycollectadditionaldata,providefewercontrols,andotherwiseemploydifferentprivacyandsecuritymeasuresthanthosetypicallypresentinourproducts.Ifyouparticipateinpreviews,wemaycontactyouaboutyourfeedbackoryourinterestincontinuingtousetheproductaftergeneralrelease.ChangestothisprivacystatementChangestothisprivacystatementmainchangestothisprivacystatementmoduleSummaryWeupdatethisprivacystatementwhennecessarytoprovidegreatertransparencyorinresponseto:Feedbackfromcustomer,regulators,industry,orotherstakeholders.Changesinourproducts.Changesinourdataprocessingactivitiesorpolicies.Whenwepostchangestothisstatement,wewillrevisethe"lastupdated"dateatthetopofthestatementanddescribethechangesontheChangehistorypage.Iftherearematerialchangestothestatement,suchasachangetothepurposesofprocessingofpersonaldatathatisnotconsistentwiththepurposeforwhichitwasoriginallycollected,wewillnotifyyoueitherbyprominentlypostinganoticeofsuchchangesbeforetheytakeeffectorbydirectlysendingyouanotification.WeencourageyoutoperiodicallyreviewthisprivacystatementtolearnhowMicrosoftisprotectingyourinformation.HowtocontactusHowtocontactusmainhowtocontactusmoduleSummaryIfyouhaveaprivacyconcern,complaint,orquestionfortheMicrosoftChiefPrivacyOfficerortheDataProtectionOfficerforyourregion,pleasecontactusbyusingourwebform.Wewillrespondtoquestionsorconcernsasrequiredbylawandwithinaperiodnolongerthan30days.Youcanalsoraiseaconcernorlodgeacomplaintwithadataprotectionauthorityorotherofficialwithjurisdiction.WhenMicrosoftisacontroller,unlessotherwisestated,MicrosoftCorporationand,forthoseintheEuropeanEconomicArea,theUnitedKingdom,andSwitzerland,MicrosoftIrelandOperationsLimitedarethedatacontrollersforpersonaldatawecollectthroughtheproductssubjecttothisstatement.Ouraddressesare:MicrosoftPrivacy,MicrosoftCorporation,OneMicrosoftWay,Redmond,Washington98052,USA.Telephone:+1(425)8828080.MicrosoftIrelandOperationsLimited,Attn:DataProtectionOfficer,OneMicrosoftPlace,SouthCountyBusinessPark,Leopardstown,Dublin18,Ireland.Telephone:+35317063117.TofindtheMicrosoftsubsidiaryinyourcountryorregion,seethelistofMicrosoftofficelocationsaroundtheworld.IfyouwouldliketoexerciseyourrightsundertheCaliforniaConsumerPrivacyAct,youmaycontactMicrosoftattheaddressabove,useourwebform,orcallourUStollfreenumber+1(844)9312038.IfyouarearesidentofCanadaanditsprovincesyoumaycontacttheMicrosoftDataProtectionOfficerforCanadaatMicrosoft,1950MeadowvaleBlvd,Mississauga,Ontario,L5N8L9orbyusingourwebform.WhereFrenchlawapplies,youcanalsosendusspecificinstructionsregardingtheuseofyourpersonaldataafteryourdeath,byusingourwebform.Ifyouhaveatechnicalorsupportquestion,pleasevisitMicrosoftSupporttolearnmoreaboutMicrosoftSupportofferings.IfyouhaveapersonalMicrosoftaccountpasswordquestion,pleasevisitMicrosoftaccountsupport.EnterpriseanddeveloperproductsEnterpriseanddeveloperproductsmainenterprisedeveloperproductsmoduleSummaryEnterpriseandDeveloperProductsareMicrosoftproductsandrelatedsoftwareofferedtoanddesignedprimarilyforusebyorganizationsanddevelopers.Theyinclude:Cloudservices,referredtoasOnlineServicesintheProductTerms,suchasMicrosoft365andOffice365,MicrosoftAzure,MicrosoftDynamics365,andMicrosoftIntuneforwhichanorganization(ourcustomer)contractswithMicrosoftfortheservices(“EnterpriseOnlineServices”).Otherenterpriseanddevelopertoolsandcloud-basedservices,suchasAzurePlayFabServices(tolearnmoreseeAzurePlayFabTermsofService).Server,developer,andhybridcloudplatformproducts,suchasWindowsServer,SQLServer,VisualStudio,SystemCenter,AzureStackandopensourcesoftwarelikeBotFrameworksolutions(“EnterpriseandDeveloperSoftware”).Appliancesandhardwareusedforstorageinfrastructure,suchasStorSimple(“EnterpriseAppliances”).ProfessionalservicesreferredtointheProductTermsthatareavailablewithEnterpriseOnlineServices,suchasonboardingservices,datamigrationservices,datascienceservices,orservicestosupplementexistingfeaturesintheEnterpriseOnlineServices.IntheeventofaconflictbetweenthisMicrosoftprivacystatementandthetermsofanyagreement(s)betweenacustomerandMicrosoftforEnterpriseandDeveloperProducts,thetermsofthoseagreement(s)willcontrol.YoucanalsolearnmoreaboutourEnterpriseandDeveloperProducts’featuresandsettings,includingchoicesthatimpactyourprivacyoryourendusers’privacy,inproductdocumentation.IfanyofthetermsbelowarenotdefinedinthisPrivacyStatementortheProductTerms,theyhavethedefinitionsbelow.General.Whenacustomertries,purchases,uses,orsubscribestoEnterpriseandDeveloperProducts,orobtainssupportfororprofessionalserviceswithsuchproducts,Microsoftreceivesdatafromyouandcollectsandgeneratesdatatoprovidetheservice(includingimproving,securing,andupdatingtheservice),conductourbusinessoperations,andcommunicatewiththecustomer.Forexample:WhenacustomerengageswithaMicrosoftsalesrepresentative,wecollectthecustomer’snameandcontactdata,alongwithinformationaboutthecustomer’sorganization,tosupportthatengagement.WhenacustomerinteractswithaMicrosoftsupportprofessional,wecollectdeviceandusagedataorerrorreportstodiagnoseandresolveproblems.Whenacustomerpaysforproducts,wecollectcontactandpaymentdatatoprocessthepayment.WhenMicrosoftsendscommunicationstoacustomer,weusedatatopersonalizethecontentofthecommunication.WhenacustomerengageswithMicrosoftforprofessionalservices,wecollectthenameandcontactdataofthecustomer’sdesignatedpointofcontactanduseinformationprovidedbythecustomertoperformtheservicesthatthecustomerhasrequested.TheEnterpriseandDeveloperProductsenableyoutopurchase,subscribeto,oruseotherproductsandonlineservicesfromMicrosoftorthirdpartieswithdifferentprivacypractices,andthoseotherproductsandonlineservicesaregovernedbytheirrespectiveprivacystatementsandpolicies.EnterpriseonlineservicesEnterpriseonlineservicesmainenterpriseservicesmoduleSummaryToprovidetheEnterpriseOnlineServices,Microsoftusesdatayouprovide(includingCustomerData,PersonalData,AdministratorData,PaymentData,andSupportData)anddataMicrosoftcollectsorgeneratesassociatedwithyouruseoftheEnterpriseOnlineServices.WeprocessdataasdescribedintheProductTerms,MicrosoftProductsandServicesDataProtectionAddendumandtheMicrosoftTrustCenter.PersonalData.CustomeristhecontrollerofPersonalDataandMicrosoftistheprocessorofsuchdata,exceptwhen(a)CustomeractsasaprocessorofPersonalData,inwhichcaseMicrosoftisasubprocessoror(b)asstatedotherwiseinthestandardProductsandServicesDPA.Inaddition,asprovidedinthestandardProductsandServicesDPA,MicrosofthastakenontheaddedresponsibilitiesofadatacontrollerunderGDPRwhenprocessingPersonalDatainconnectionwithitsbusinessoperationsincidenttoprovidingitsservicestoMicrosoft’scommercialcustomers,suchasbillingandaccountmanagement;compensation;internalreportingandbusinessmodeling;andfinancialreporting.WeusePersonalDataintheleastidentifiableformthatwillsupportprocessingnecessaryforthesebusinessoperations.WerelyonstatisticaldataandaggregatepseudonymizedPersonalDatabeforeusingitforourbusinessoperations,removingtheabilitytoidentifyspecificindividuals.AdministratorData.AdministratorDataistheinformationprovidedtoMicrosoftduringsign-up,purchase,oradministrationofEnterpriseOnlineServices.WeuseAdministratorDatatoprovidetheEnterpriseOnlineServices,completetransactions,servicetheaccount,detectandpreventfraud,andcomplywithourlegalobligations.AdministratorDataincludesthename,address,phonenumber,andemailaddressyouprovide,aswellasaggregatedusagedatarelatedtoyouraccount,suchasthecontrolsyouselect.AdministratorDataalsoincludescontactinformationofyourcolleaguesandfriendsifyouagreetoprovideittoMicrosoftforthelimitedpurposeofsendingthemaninvitationtousetheEnterpriseOnlineServices;wecontactthoseindividualswithcommunicationsthatincludeinformationaboutyou,suchasyournameandprofilephoto.Asneeded,weuseAdministratorDatatocontactyoutoprovideinformationaboutyouraccount,subscriptions,billing,andupdatestotheEnterpriseOnlineServices,includinginformationaboutnewfeatures,security,orothertechnicalissues.Wealsocontactyouregardingthird-partyinquirieswereceiveregardinguseoftheEnterpriseOnlineServices,asdescribedinyouragreement.Youcannotunsubscribefromthesenon-promotionalcommunications.Wemayalsocontactyouregardinginformationandoffersaboutotherproductsandservices,orshareyourcontactinformationwithMicrosoft'spartners.Whensuchapartnerhasspecificservicesorsolutionstomeetyourneeds,ortooptimizeyouruseoftheEnterpriseOnlineServices,wemaysharelimited,aggregatedinformationaboutyourorganization’saccountwiththepartner.Microsoftwillnotshareyourconfidentialinformationorcontactinformationwiththeauthorizedpartnerunlesswehavesufficientrightstodoso.Youcanmanageyourcontactpreferencesorupdateyourinformationinyouraccountprofile.PaymentData.Weusepaymentdatatocompletetransactions,aswellastodetectandpreventfraud.SupportData.CustomersprovideorauthorizeMicrosofttocollectdatainconnectionwithobtainingtechnicalsupportfortheEnterpriseOnlineServices.WeprocessSupportDatatoprovidetechnicalsupportandasdescribedintheProductsandServicesDPA.LocalSoftwareandDiagnosticData.SomeOnlineServicesmayrequire,ormaybeenhancedby,theinstallationoflocalsoftware(e.g.,agents,devicemanagementapplications).ThelocalsoftwaremaycollectDiagnosticData(asdefinedintheProductsandServicesDPA)abouttheuseandperformanceofthatsoftware.ThatdatamaybetransmittedtoMicrosoftandusedforthepurposesdescribedintheProductsandServicesDPA.BingSearchServicesData.BingSearchServices,asdefinedintheProductTerms,usedatasuchassearchqueriesasdescribedintheBingsectionofthisprivacystatement.EnterpriseanddevelopersoftwareandenterpriseappliancesEnterpriseanddevelopersoftwareandappliancesmainenterprisedevsoftwareappsmoduleSummaryEnterpriseanddevelopersoftwareandenterpriseappliancescollectdatatooperateeffectivelyandprovideyouthebestexperiences.Thedatawecollectdependsonthefeaturesyouuse,aswellasyourconfigurationandsettings,butitisgenerallylimitedtodeviceandusagedata.Customershavechoicesaboutthedatatheyprovide.Hereareexamplesofthedatawecollect:Duringinstallationorwhenyouupgradeanenterpriseanddevelopersoftware,wemaycollectdeviceandusagedatatolearnwhetheryouexperienceanydifficulties.Whenyouuseenterprisesoftwareorenterpriseappliances,wemaycollectdeviceandusagedatatolearnaboutyouroperatingenvironmenttoimprovesecurityfeatures.Whenyouexperienceacrashusingenterprisesoftwareorenterpriseappliances,youmaychoosetosendMicrosoftanerrorreporttohelpusdiagnosetheproblemanddelivercustomersupport.Microsoftusesthedatawecollectfromenterpriseanddevelopersoftwareandenterpriseappliancestoprovideandimproveourproducts,todelivercustomersupport,toactivatetheproduct,tocommunicatewithyou,andtooperateourbusiness.MicrosoftSQLServerisarelationaldatabasemanagementplatformandincludesproductsthatcanbeinstalledseparately(suchasSQLServerManagementStudio).Fordetailedinformationaboutwhatdatawecollect,howweuseit,andhowtomanageyourprivacyoptions,visittheSQLServerprivacypage.Ifyouworkinanorganization,youradministratorcansetcertaintelemetrysettingsinSQLServerviaGroupPolicy.HoloLens.HoloLensheadsetsareself-containedWindowscomputerswithWi-Ficonnectivitythatenableamixedrealityexperienceforappsandsolutions.MicrosoftcollectsdiagnosticdatatosolveproblemsandtokeepWindowsrunningonHoloLensuptodate,secure,andoperatingproperly.DiagnosticdataalsohelpsusimproveHoloLensandrelatedMicrosoftproductsandservicesdependingonthediagnosticdatasettingsyou’vechosenforyourdevice.LearnmoreaboutWindowsdiagnosticdata.HoloLensalsoprocessesandcollectsdatarelatedtotheHoloLensexperienceanddevice,whichincludecameras,microphones,andinfraredsensorsthatenablemotionsandvoicetonavigate.Ifyouchoose,camerascanbeusedtosignyouinautomaticallyusingyouriris.Todothis,HoloLenstakesanimageofyouririsandmeasuresdistancesbetweenkeypointstocreateandstoreanumericvaluethatrepresentsonlyyou.ThisdatastaysontheHoloLensandisnotsharedwithanyone,andyoucanchoosetodeletethisdatafromyourHoloLensatanytime.HoloLensalsodetectshandgesturesintendedforsysteminteractions(suchasmenunavigation,pan/zoom,andscroll).ThisdataisprocessedonyourHoloLensdeviceandisnotstored.HoloLensderivestrackingpointsbasedonyourenvironmentwhichallowsittounderstandsurfacesinspaceandallowsyoutoplacedigitalassetsonthem.TherearenoimagesassociatedwiththisenvironmentaldataanditisstoredlocallyontheHoloLensdevice.YoucanchoosetodeletethisdatafromyourHoloLensatanytime.Theheadset'smicrophonesenablevoicecommandsfornavigation,controllingapps,ortoentersearchterms.Learnmoreaboutvoicedatacollection.ProductivityandcommunicationsproductsProductivityandcommunicationsproductsmainprodcommproductsmoduleSummaryProductivityandcommunicationsproductsareapplications,software,andservicesyoucanusetocreate,store,andsharedocuments,aswellascommunicatewithothers.Microsoft365Microsoft365mainofficeservicesmoduleSummary Microsoft365,previousversionscalledOffice365,isacollectionofproductivityservicesandOfficeapplicationsincludingWord,Excel,PowerPoint,andOutlook,amongothers.FormoredetailsaboutOutlook,seetheOutlooksectionofthisprivacystatement.Microsoft365isaservicethatiscomprisedofclientsoftwareapplicationsandconnectedonlineservicesthatspanmanyplatformsandhavenumerousinterdependentexperiences.VariousMicrosoft365servicesenableyoutouseyourfilecontentfordesignsandrecommendations,collaboratewithotherswithinyourdocuments,andprovideyoufunctionalityfromotherMicrosoftproducts,suchasBingandCortana,andthird-partyconnectedproducts.Ifyouworkinanorganization,youradministratormayturnoffordisabletheseconnectedservices.YoucanaccesstheprivacycontrolswithinyourOfficeappsbyselectingFile>Account>AccountPrivacy.SeeAccountPrivacySettingsformoreinformation. OfficeRoamingService.TheOfficeRoamingServicehelpskeepyourMicrosoft365settingsuptodateacrossyourdevicesrunningMicrosoft365.WhenyousignintoMicrosoft365withyourMicrosoftaccountoranaccountissuedbyyourorganization,theOfficeClientPolicyServiceisturnedonandsyncssomeofyourcustomizedMicrosoft365settingstoMicrosoftservers(suchasalistofmostrecentlyuseddocumentsandthelastlocationviewedwithinadocument).WhenyousignintoMicrosoft365onanotherdevicewiththesameaccount,theOfficeRoamingServicedownloadsyoursettingsfromMicrosoftserversandappliesthemtotheadditionaldevice.TheOfficeRoamingServicealsoappliessomeofyourcustomizedMicrosoft365settingswhenyousignintoOffice.com.WhenyousignoutofMicrosoft365,theOfficeRoamingServiceremovesyourMicrosoft365settingsfromyourdevice.AnychangesyoumaketoyourcustomizedMicrosoft365settingsaresenttoMicrosoftservers. MicrosoftUpdates.MicrosoftusesservicessuchasClick-to-RunorMicrosoftAutoUpdatetoprovideyouwithsecurityandotherimportantupdates. Click-to-RunUpdateService.TheClick-to-RunUpdateServiceallowsyoutoinstallcertainMicrosoft365productsovertheinternet.TheClick-to-RunUpdateServicealsoautomaticallydetectsonlineupdatestoClick-to-Run-enabledproductsonyourdeviceanddownloadsandinstallsthemautomatically. Translator.TranslatorusedinOfficeappsisdesignedasano-traceconnectedexperience.Withnotraceconnectedexperience,noportionofyourtranslationrequestthatgetssenttoMicrosoftTranslatorAPIservicewillbelogged,yoursubmittedtextwillnotbeusedtoimprovethequalityoftheMicrosoftTranslatorservice,andtherewillnotbeanyrecordofanyportionofyourdataretainedbyMicrosoft. DiagnosticData.Diagnosticdataisusedto(i)keepyourOfficeappssecureanduptodate;(ii)detect,diagnose,andremediateproblems;and(iii)makeproductimprovements.Thisdatadoesnotincludeauser'snameoremailaddress,thecontentoftheuser'sfiles,orinformationaboutappsunrelatedtoOffice.Usershaveachoicebetweentwodifferentlevelsofdiagnosticdatacollection,RequiredandOptional. Required.TheminimumdatanecessarytohelpkeepOfficeappssecure,uptodate,andperformingasexpectedonthedeviceit'sinstalledon. Optional.Additionaldatathathelpsusmakeproductimprovementsandprovidesenhancedinformationtohelpusdetect,diagnose,andremediateissues. SeeDiagnosticDatainOfficeformoreinformation. ConnectedExperiences.Microsoft365continuestoprovidemoreexperiencesinclientapplicationsthatareconnectedtoandbackedbycloud-basedservices.Ifyouchoosetouseconnectedexperiences,requiredservicedatawillbecollectedtohelpkeeptheseconnectedexperiencesreliable,uptodate,secure,andperformingasexpected. Microsoft365consistsofclientsoftwareapplicationsandconnectedexperiencesdesignedtoenableyoutocreate,communicate,andcollaboratemoreeffectively.WorkingwithothersonadocumentstoredonOneDriveforBusinessortranslatingthecontentsofaWorddocumentintoadifferentlanguageareexamplesofconnectedexperiences.Therearetwotypesofconnectedexperiences.Experiencesthatanalyzeyourcontent.ExperiencesthatuseyourOfficecontenttoprovideyouwithdesignrecommendations,editingsuggestions,datainsights,andsimilarfeatures.Forexample,PowerPointDesignerorEditorinWord. Experiencesthatdownloadonlinecontent.Experiencesthatallowyoutosearchanddownloadonlinecontentincludingtemplates,images,3Dmodels,videos,andreferencematerialstoenhanceyourdocuments.Forexample,templatesorPowerPointQuickStarter. YoucanaccesstheprivacycontrolswithinyourOfficeappsbyselectingFile>Account>AccountPrivacy.Theseprivacysettingsallowyoutoconfigureyourconnectedexperiences.Forexample,youcanchoosetoenableconnectedexperiencesthatdownloadonlinecontent,butnotconnectedexperiencesthatanalyzecontent.Turningoffconnectedexperienceswillalsoturnoffadditionalexperiences,suchasdocumentco-authoringandonlinefilestorage.Butevenifyouusethisprivacysettingtoturnoffconnectedexperiences,certainfunctionalitywillremainavailable,suchassyncingyourmailboxinOutlook,aswellasessentialservicesdescribedbelow. Ifyouchoosetodisablecertaintypesofconnectedexperiences,eithertheribbonormenucommandforthoseconnectedexperienceswillbegrayedoutoryouwillgetanerrormessagewhenyoutrytousethoseconnectedexperiences. ThereareasetofservicesthatareessentialtohowMicrosoft365functionsandcannotbedisabled.Forexample,thelicensingservicethatconfirmsthatyouareproperlylicensedtouseMicrosoft365isessential.RequiredservicedataabouttheseservicesiscollectedandsenttoMicrosoft,regardlessofanyothersettingsthatyouhaveconfigured.SeeEssentialServicesformoreinformation. Requiredservicedataforconnectedexperiences.Asyouuseaconnectedexperience,dataissenttoandprocessedbyMicrosofttoprovideyouthatconnectedexperience.Thisdataisnecessarybecausethisinformationenablesustodeliverthesecloud-basedconnectedexperiences.Werefertothisdataasrequiredservicedata. Requiredservicedatacanincludeinformationrelatedtotheoperationoftheconnectedexperiencethatisneededtokeeptheunderlyingservicesecure,uptodate,andperformingasexpected.Ifyouchoosetouseaconnectedexperiencethatanalyzesyourcontent,forexampleTranslateinWord,thetextyoutypedandselectedtotranslateisalsosentandprocessedtoprovideyoutheconnectedexperience.Yourtextandthetranslationarenotstoredbyourservice.Requiredservicedatacanalsoincludeinformationneededbyaconnectedexperiencetoperformitstask,suchasconfigurationinformationabouttheOfficeapp. SeeRequiredservicedataforOfficeformoreinformation. MicrosoftTeamsMicrosoftTeamsmainteamsmoduleSummaryThissectionappliestotheconsumerofferingofTeams;ifyouareusingTeamswithaschoolorworkaccount,seetheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductsofthisprivacystatement.Teamsisanall-in-onecollaborationandcommunicationhub.Teamsletsyoustayorganisedandconnectedacrossyourentirelife.Teamsallowsyoutocallpeoplewithvoiceorvideocalling.Teamsallowsyoutoeasilyfindpeople,files,photos,conversations,tasks,andcalendarsinoneconvenientandsecureplace.Teamsallowsyoutostoreconfidentialinformationlikepasswords,rewardsnumbers,orlogininformationandshareitwithotherswithinTeams.Withyourconsent,youcanshareyourlocationwithfriendsandfamily.Aspartofprovidingthesefeatures,Microsoftcollectsdataabouttheusageofthefeaturesaswellasinformationaboutyourcommunications,includingthetimeanddateofthecommunicationandusersthatarepartofthecommunication.Teamsprofile.YourTeamsprofileincludesinformationyouprovidedwhenyousetupaMicrosoftaccount.ToenableotherpeopletofindyouonTeams(orproductsthatinteractwithTeamsforpersonaluse,includingTeamsforenterprise)yourdisplaynameandpicturearevisibletootherusersonTeamsthathaveyourcontactinformation.Teamscontacts.Withyourpermission,Teamswillsyncyourdevice,Outlook,andSkypecontactsperiodicallyandcheckforotherTeamsusersthatmatchcontactsinyourdevice,Outlook,orSkypeaddressbooks.Youarealwaysincontrolofyourcontactsandcanstopsyncingatanytime.Ifyouchoosetostopsyncingyourdevice,Outlook,orSkypecontacts,oryouareinactiveonyourdevice,anycontactsthathavenotbeenmatchedduringthesynchronizationprocesswillbedeletedfromTeams.Ifyouwishtoinviteanyofyourdevice,Outlook,orSkypecontactstojoinaconversation,youcaninviteuserstoa1:1directly,orMicrosoftcansendaninvitationonyourbehalfviaSMSoremailforinvitationstogroupconversations.Youcanblockusersifyoudonotwanttoreceivetheircommunications;additionally,youcanreportaconcerntoMicrosoft.Noticetonon-usercontacts.Ifyourinformationappearsinthedevice,Outlook,orSkypeaddressbooksofaTeamsuserwhochoosestosynctheirdevice,Outlook,orSkypecontactswiththeirTeamscontacts,MicrosoftmayprocessyourdatainordertodeterminewhetheryouareacurrentTeamsuserandtoallowTeamsuserstoinviteyoutotheservice,includingviaSMSandemail.AslongastheTeamsusercontinuestobeactiveonTeamsontheirdeviceandcontinuestoenablecontactsyncingwiththeapplicabledeviceorservice,yourinformationwillbestoredonourserversandwewillperiodicallyprocessyourinformationasapartoftheTeamsuser’scontactsyncingexperiencetocheckwhetheryouhavesubsequentlyjoinedTeams. LearnmoreabouthowweprocessyourinformationinconnectionwiththecontactsyncingfeatureofferedtoTeamsusers.IfyoudochoosetojoinTeams,youwillappearasasuggestednewTeamscontactforanyTeamsuserswithyourinformationintheirdevice,Outlook,orSkypeaddressbooks.AsaTeamsuser,youwillbeabletoblockotherTeamsusersifyoudonotwanttoreceivetheircommunications;additionally,youcanreportaconcerntoMicrosoft.Third-partycontacts.Youcanalsochoosetosynccontactsfromthird-partyproviders.Ifyouchoosetounsyncyourthird-partycontactsonTeams,allthird-partycontactsaredeletedfromTeams.Ifyougaveyourconsenttousethosethird-partycontactsonotherMicrosoftappsandservices,thesecontactswillstillbeavailabletothoseotherMicrosoftappsandservices.Youcanremovethird-partycontactsfromallMicrosoftappsandservicesbyremovingthird-partyaccountsfromTeams.Pleasenotethatremovingathird-partyaccountfromTeamsmayimpactyourexperiencesonotherMicrosoftappsandservicesthatalsousethatthird-partyaccount.Teamscalendar.YoucanalsochoosetosyncyourTeamscalendarwithcalendarsfromthird-partyproviders.YoucanstopsyncingyourTeamscalendaranytimebyremovingathird-partyaccountfromTeams.Ifyouhaveconsentedtousethird-partydataonotherMicrosoftappsandservices,pleasenotethatremovingthisthird-partyaccountdatainTeamsmayimpactyourexperiencesonotherMicrosoftappsandservices.Locationsharing.YoucanshareyourstaticorlivelocationwithindividualsorgroupswithinTeams.Youareincontrolandcanstopsharingatanytime.SharinglocationforchildrenispermittedwithparentalconsentandingroupswhereanadultfromtheMicrosoftfamilygroupispresent.Pushnotifications.Toletyouknowofincomingcalls,chats,andothermessages,Teamsusesthenotificationserviceonyourdevice.Formanydevices,theseservicesareprovidedbyanothercompany.Totellyouwhoiscalling,forexample,ortogiveyouthefirstfewwordsofthenewchat,Teamshastotellthenotificationservicesothattheycanprovidethenotificationtoyou.Thecompanyprovidingthenotificationserviceonyourdevicewillusethisinformationinaccordancewiththeirowntermsandprivacypolicy.Microsoftisnotresponsibleforthedatacollectedbythecompanyprovidingthenotificationservice.IfyoudonotwanttousethenotificationservicesforincomingTeamscallsandmessages,turnitoffinthesettingsfoundonyourdevice.OneDriveOneDrivemainonedrivemoduleSummaryOneDriveletsyoustoreandaccessyourfilesonvirtuallyanydevice.Youcanalsoshareandcollaborateonyourfileswithothers.SomeversionsoftheOneDriveapplicationenableyoutoaccessbothyourpersonalOneDrivebysigninginwithyourpersonalMicrosoftaccountandyourOneDriveforBusinessbysigninginwithyourworkorschoolMicrosoftaccountaspartofyourorganization'suseofMicrosoft365orOffice365.WhenyouuseOneDrive,wecollectdataaboutyourusageoftheservice,aswellasthecontentyoustore,toprovide,improve,andprotecttheservices.ExamplesincludeindexingthecontentsofyourOneDrivedocumentssothatyoucansearchforthemlaterandusinglocationinformationtoenableyoutosearchforphotosbasedonwherethephotowastaken.Wealsocollectdeviceinformationsowecandeliverpersonalizedexperiences,suchasenablingyoutosynccontentacrossdevicesandroamcustomizedsettings.WhenyoustorecontentinOneDrive,thatcontentwillinheritthesharingpermissionsofthefolderinwhichyoustoreit.Forexample,ifyoudecidetostorecontentinthepublicfolder,thecontentwillbepublicandavailabletoanyoneontheinternetwhocanfindthefolder.Ifyoustorecontentinaprivatefolder,thecontentwillbeprivate.WhenyousharecontenttoasocialnetworklikeFacebookfromadevicethatyouhavesyncedwithyourOneDriveaccount,yourcontentiseitheruploadedtothatsocialnetwork,oralinktothatcontentispostedtothatsocialnetwork.Doingthismakesthecontentaccessibletoanyoneonthatsocialnetwork.Todeletethecontent,youneedtodeleteitfromthesocialnetwork(ifitwasuploadedthere,ratherthanalinktoit)andfromOneDrive.WhenyoushareyourOneDrivecontentwithyourfriendsviaalink,anemailwiththelinkissenttothosefriends.Thelinkcontainsanauthorizationcodethatallowsanyonewiththelinktoaccessyourcontent.Ifoneofyourfriendssendsthelinktootherpeople,theywillalsobeabletoaccessyourcontent,evenifyoudidnotchoosetosharethecontentwiththem.TorevokepermissionsforyourcontentonOneDrive,signintoyouraccountandthenselectthespecificcontenttomanagethepermissionlevels.Revokingpermissionsforalinkeffectivelydeactivatesthelink.Noonewillbeabletousethelinktoaccessthecontentunlessyoudecidetosharethelinkagain.FilesmanagedwithOneDriveforBusinessarestoredseparatelyfromfilesstoredwithyourpersonalOneDrive.OneDriveforBusinesscollectsandtransmitspersonaldataforauthentication,suchasyouremailaddressandpassword,whichwillbetransmittedtoMicrosoftand/ortotheproviderofyourMicrosoft365orOffice365service.OutlookOutlookmainoutlookmoduleSummaryOutlookproductsaredesignedtoimproveyourproductivitythroughimprovedcommunicationsandincludeOutlook.com,Outlookapplications,andrelatedservices.Outlook.com.Outlook.comistheprimaryconsumeremailservicefromMicrosoftandincludesemailaccountswithaddressesthatendinoutlook.com,live.com,hotmail.com,andmsn.com.Outlook.comprovidesfeaturesthatletyouconnectwithyourfriendsonsocialnetworks.YouwillneedtocreateaMicrosoftaccounttouseOutlook.com.WhenyoudeleteanemailoritemfromamailboxinOutlook.com,theitemgenerallygoesintoyourDeletedItemsfolderwhereitremainsforapproximately7daysunlessyoumoveitbacktoyourinbox,youemptythefolder,ortheserviceemptiesthefolderautomatically,whichevercomesfirst.WhentheDeletedItemsfolderisemptied,thoseemptieditemsremaininoursystemforupto30daysbeforefinaldeletion,unlesswearelegallyrequiredtoretainthedataforlonger.Outlookapplications.Outlookclientapplicationsaresoftwareyouinstallonyourdevicethatpermitsyoutomanageemail,calendaritems,files,contacts,andotherdatafromemail,filestorage,andotherservices,likeExchangeOnlineorOutlook.com,orservers,likeMicrosoftExchange.Youcanusemultipleaccountsfromdifferentproviders,includingthird-partyproviders,withOutlookapplications.Toaddanaccount,youmustprovidepermissionforOutlooktoaccessdatafromtheemailorfilestorageservices.WhenyouaddanaccounttoOutlook,yourmail,calendaritems,files,contacts,settingsandotherdatafromthataccountwillautomaticallysynctoyourdevice.IfyouareusingthemobileOutlookapplication,thatdatawillalsosynctoMicrosoftserverstoenableadditionalfeaturessuchasfastersearch,personalizedfilteringoflessimportantmail,andanabilitytoaddemailattachmentsfromlinkedfilestorageproviderswithoutleavingtheOutlookapplication.IfyouareusingthedesktopOutlookapplication,youcanchoosewhethertoallowthedatatosynctoourservers.Atanytime,youcanremoveanaccountormakechangestothedatathatissyncedfromyouraccount.Ifyouaddanaccountprovidedbyanorganization(suchasyouremployerorschool),theowneroftheorganizationaldomaincanimplementpoliciesandcontrols(forexample,requiringmulti-factorauthenticationortheabilitytoremotelywipedatafromyourdevice)thatcanaffectyouruseofOutlook.TolearnmoreaboutthedatatheOutlookapplicationscollectandprocess,pleaseseetheMicrosoft365sectionofthisprivacystatement.SkypeSkypemainskypemoduleSummary Skypeletsyousendandreceivevoice,video,SMS,andinstantmessagecommunications.ThissectionappliestotheconsumerversionofSkype;ifyouareusingSkypeforBusiness,seetheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductssectionofthisprivacystatement. Aspartofprovidingthesefeatures,Microsoftcollectsusagedataaboutyourcommunicationsthatincludesthetimeanddateofthecommunicationandthenumbersorusernamesthatarepartofthecommunication.Skypeprofile.YourSkypeprofileincludesinformationyouprovidedwhenyousetupaMicrosoftaccount.ToenableotherpeopletofindyouonSkype(orproductsthatinteractwithSkype,suchasSkypeforBusiness),dependingonyourprofilesettings,yourSkypeprofileisincludedintheSkypepublicsearch.Yourprofileincludesyourusername,avatar,andanyotherdatayouchoosetoaddtoyourprofileordisplaytoothers. EmergencycallingintheUnitedStates.Ifyouenablelocationsharingforemergencycalling,yourlocationwillbeperiodicallycollectedtoenableMicrosofttoshareyourlocationwithemergencycallingserviceprovidersifyoudial911.Yourlocationinformationisonlysharedifyouenablelocationsharingforemergencycallingandyouinitiatea911call. Skypecontacts.IfyouuseOutlook.comtomanagecontacts,SkypewillautomaticallyaddthepeopleyouknowtoyourSkypecontactlistuntilyoutelltheapplicationtostop.Withyourpermission,SkypewillsyncyourdevicecontactsperiodicallyandcheckforotherSkypeusersthatmatchcontactsinyourdeviceorOutlookaddressbooks.Youarealwaysincontrolofyourcontactsandcanstopsyncingatanytime.Youcanblockusersifyoudonotwanttoreceivetheircommunications.Ifyouchoosetostopsyncingyourdevicecontacts,oryouareinactiveonyourdevice,anycontactsthathavenotbeenmatchedduringthesynchronizationprocesswillbedeletedfromSkype.IfyouwishtoinviteanyofyourdeviceorOutlookcontactstojoinaconversation,youcaninviteuserstoa1:1directly,orMicrosoftcansendaninvitationonyourbehalfviaSMSoremailforinvitationstogroupconversations.Youcanblockusersifyoudonotwanttoreceivetheircommunications;additionally,youcanreportaconcerntoMicrosoft. Noticetonon-usercontacts.IfyourinformationappearsinthedeviceorOutlookaddressbookofaSkypeuserwhochoosestosynctheirdeviceorOutlookcontactswiththeirSkypecontacts,MicrosoftmayprocessyourdatainordertodeterminewhetheryouareacurrentSkypeuserandtoallowSkypeuserstoinviteyoutotheservice,includingviaSMSandemail.AslongastheSkypeusercontinuestobeactiveonSkypeontheirdeviceandcontinuestoenablecontactsyncing,yourinformationwillbestoredonourserversandwewillperiodicallyprocessyourinformationasapartoftheSkypeuser’scontactsynchingexperiencetocheckwhetheryouhavesubsequentlyjoinedSkype. LearnmoreabouthowweprocessyourinformationinconnectionwiththecontactsyncingfeatureofferedtoSkypeusers.IfyoudochoosetojoinSkype,youwillappearasasuggestednewSkypecontactforanySkypeuserswithyourinformationintheirdeviceorOutlookaddressbooks.AsaSkypeuser,youwillbeabletoblockotherSkypeusersifyoudonotwanttoreceivetheircommunications;additionally,youcanreportaconcerntoMicrosoft. Partnercompanies.TomakeSkypeavailabletomorepeople,wepartnerwithothercompaniestoallowSkypetobeofferedviathosecompanies’services.IfyouuseSkypethroughacompanyotherthanMicrosoft,thatcompany’sprivacypolicygovernshowithandlesyourdata.Tocomplywithapplicablelaworrespondtovalidlegalprocess,ortohelpourpartnercompanyorlocaloperatorcomplyorrespond,wemayaccess,transfer,disclose,andpreserveyourdata.Thatdatacouldinclude,forexample,yourprivatecontent,suchasthecontentofyourinstantmessages,storedvideomessages,voicemails,orfiletransfers. SkypeManager.SkypeManagerletsyoumanageagroup’s(suchasyourfamily’s)Skypeusagefromonecentralplace.Whenyousetupagroup,youwillbetheSkypeManagerAdministratorandcanseethepatternsofusage,includingdetailedinformation,liketrafficdataanddetailsofpurchases,ofothermembersofthegroupwhohaveconsentedtosuchaccess.Ifyouaddinformationlikeyourname,otherpeopleinthegroupwillbeabletoseeit.MembersofthegroupcanwithdrawconsentforSkypeManagerbyvisitingtheirSkypeaccountpage. Pushnotifications.Toletyouknowofincomingcalls,chats,andothermessages,Skypeappsusethenotificationserviceonyourdevice.Formanydevices,theseservicesareprovidedbyanothercompany.Totellyouwhoiscalling,forexample,ortogiveyouthefirstfewwordsofthenewchat,Skypehastotellthenotificationservicesothattheycanprovidethenotificationtoyou.Thecompanyprovidingthenotificationserviceonyourdevicewillusethisinformationinaccordancewiththeirowntermsandprivacypolicy.Microsoftisnotresponsibleforthedatacollectedbythecompanyprovidingthenotificationservice.IfyoudonotwanttousethenotificationservicesforincomingSkypecallsandmessages,turnitoffinthesettingsfoundintheSkypeapplicationoryourdevice. Translationfeatures.WhenyouuseSkype’stranslationfeatures,Skypecollectsandusesyourconversationtoprovidethetranslationservice.Withyourpermission,yourdatamaybeusedtohelpimproveMicrosoftproductsandservices.Tohelpthetranslationandspeechrecognitiontechnologylearnandgrow,sentencesandautomatictranscriptsareanalyzedandanycorrectionsareenteredintooursystem,tobuildbetterperformingservices.Thisdatamayincludemanualtranscriptionofyourvoiceclips.TolearnmoreabouthowMicrosoftmanagesyourvoicedata,seeSpeechrecognitiontechnologies. Recordingfeatures.SomeversionsofSkypehavearecordingfeaturethatallowsyoutocaptureandshareallorpartofyouraudio/videocall.Therecordingwillbestoredandsharedaspartofyourconversationhistorywiththepersonorgroupwithwhomthecalloccurred.Youshouldunderstandyourlegalresponsibilitiesbeforerecordinganycommunication.Thismayincludeobtainingthepriorconsentofeveryoneparticipatingintheconversationoranyotherauthorizationsasrequired.Microsoftisnotresponsibleforhowyouuseyourrecordingsortherecordingfeatures. Skypebots.BotsareprogramsofferedbyMicrosoftorthirdpartiesthatcandomanyusefulthingslikesearchfornews,playgames,andmore.Dependingontheircapabilities,botsmayhaveaccesstoyourdisplayname,SkypeID,country,region,language,andanymessages,audio,video,orcontentthatyousharewiththebot.Pleasereviewthebotprofileanditsprivacystatementbeforeengaginginaone-to-oneorgroupconversationwithabot.Youcandeleteabotthatyounolongerwishtoengagewith.Priortoaddingabottoagroup,pleaseensurethatyourgroupparticipantshaveconsentedtotheirinformationbeingsharedwiththebot. Captioning.CertainSkypefeaturesincludeaccessibilityfunctionalitysuchascaptioning.DuringSkypecalls,acallparticipantcanactivateavoice-to-textfeature,whichallowstheusertoviewtheaudiochatastext.Ifauseractivatesthisfeature,othercallparticipantswillnotreceiveanotification.Microsoftusesthisvoiceandtextdatatoprovidecaptioningofaudioforusers. SurfaceDuoSurfaceDuomainsurfaceduomoduleSummaryTheSurfaceDuoisadevicefeaturingtwoscreensthatfitsinyourpocketforproductivityonthego.PoweredbytheGoogleAndroidoperatingsystem,SurfaceDuosupportscellularandWi-Ficonnectivityandcanbeusedforemail,internetbrowsing,games,andbusinessconnectivity.MicrosoftprovidesacoreSurfaceDuoexperiencethatrunsontheAndroidoperatingsystem.ThecoreSurfaceDuoexperienceincludesappssuchastheMicrosoftLauncher,SetupWizard,andYourPhoneCompanion.YoucansigninwithaGoogleIDandenablevariousGoogleservices;youcanthenalsosigninwithyourMicrosoftaccount(MSA)andenableMicrosoft’sservices.MicrosoftappsandservicesmayrelyoninformationprovidedbyGoogle.Somefeatures,suchaslocation,requirethatyouenablethisfunctionalityforGoogleandseparatelyallowMicrosofttoleveragethisinformation.Diagnosticdata.SurfaceDuocollectsdiagnosticdatatosolveproblemsandtokeepthecoreSurfaceDuoexperienceuptodate,secure,andoperatingproperly.ThisdataalsohelpsusimproveSurfaceDuoandrelatedMicrosoftproductsandservices.Thedatadoesnotincludeyourusername,emailaddress,orthecontentofyourfiles.Therearetwolevelsofdiagnosticdata:RequireddiagnosticdataandOptionaldiagnosticdata.Required.TheminimumdatanecessarytohelpkeepthecoreSurfaceDuoexperiencesecure,uptodate,andperformingasexpected.Optional.AdditionaldatathathelpsusmakeproductimprovementsandprovidesenhancedinformationtohelpMicrosoftdetect,diagnose,andremediateissues.LearnmoreinSurfaceDuoPrivacySettings.SurfaceDuolocationsettings.SurfaceDuoreliesonGooglelocationservicestodeterminethedevice’sprecisegeographiclocationtodisplaythelocalweather.ThelocationofyourSurfaceDuocanbedeterminedwithvaryingdegreesofaccuracyandmayinsomecasesbedeterminedprecisely.IfyouwantMicrosoftappstobeabletoreferenceordisplayweatherorotherlocationrelatedinformation,youneedtoenableGooglelocationservicesandMicrosoftlocationaccess.SomeappsmayrequirethesesettingsbeenabledindependentlyfortheappandcanbesetorchangedintheSurfaceDuo’sSettings.TheGooglePrivacyPolicyprovidesdetailsaboutGoogle’slocationserviceandrelateddataprivacypractices.SeeSurfaceDuoLocationSettingsformoreinformation.MicrosoftappsincludedwiththeSurfaceDuo.ThediagnosticdataoptionsforthecoreSurfaceDuoexperienceareconfiguredwhenyouinitiallysetupyourSurfaceDuoandcanbechangedintheSurfaceDuo’sSettingsundertheDiagnosticDatasection.TheotherMicrosoftappsonyourSurfaceDuomaypromptyoutoenablefunctionalitytoenablethefullexperienceoftheapporyoumaybeaskedtoallowoptionaldiagnosticdatacollection.YoucanchangethesettingsfortheseappsintheSurfaceDuoSettingsundertheappname.MoreinformationabouttheseappsisavailableintheProductivityandcommunicationsproductsandSearch,MicrosoftEdge,andartificialintelligencesectionsofthisPrivacyStatement.LinkedInLinkedInmainlinkedinmoduleSummaryTolearnaboutthedataLinkedIncollectsandhowitisusedandshared,pleaseseeLinkedIn’sPrivacyPolicy.Search,MicrosoftEdge,andartificialintelligenceSearch,MicrosoftEdge,andartificialintelligencemainsearchaimoduleSummarySearchandartificialintelligenceproductsconnectyouwithinformationandintelligentlysense,process,andactoninformation—learningandadaptingovertime.BingBingmainbingmoduleSummary Bingservicesincludesearchandmappingservices,aswellastheBingToolbarandBingDesktopapps.Bingservicescollectandprocessdatainmanyforms,includingtextthathasbeeninkedortyped,voicedata,andimages.BingservicesarealsoincludedwithinotherMicrosoftservices,suchasMicrosoft365,Cortana,andcertainfeaturesinWindows(whichwerefertoasBing-poweredexperiences). Whenyouconductasearch,oruseafeatureofaBing-poweredexperiencethatinvolvesconductingasearchorenteringacommandonyourbehalf,Microsoftwillcollectthesearchesorcommandsyouprovide(whichmaybeintheformoftext,voicedata,oranimage),alongwithyourIPaddress,location,theuniqueidentifierscontainedinourcookiesorsimilartechnologies,thetimeanddateofyoursearch,andyourbrowserconfiguration.Forexample,ifyouuseBingvoice-enabledservices,yourvoiceinputandperformancedataassociatedwiththespeechfunctionalitywillbesenttoMicrosoft.TolearnmoreabouthowMicrosoftmanagesyourvoicedata,seeSpeechrecognitiontechnologies.And,ifyouuseBingimage-enabledservices,theimageyouprovidewillbesenttoMicrosoft.WhenyouuseBing-poweredexperiences,suchasBingLookuptosearchaparticularwordorphrasewithinawebpageordocument,thatwordorphraseissenttoBingalongwithsomesurroundingcontentinordertoprovidecontextuallyrelevantsearchresults. Searchsuggestions.Forthesearchsuggestionsfeature,thecharactersthatyoutypeintoaBing-poweredexperience(suchassearchandsitesuggestionsintheMicrosoftEdgebrowser)toconductasearchandwhatyouclickonwillbesenttoMicrosoft.Thisallowsustoprovideyouwithrelevantsuggestionsasyoutypeyoursearches.Toturnthisfeatureonoroff,whileusingBingSearch,gotoBingSettings.ThereareothermethodstocontrolthisfeatureinotherBing-poweredexperiences,suchastheMicrosoftEdgebrowser.SearchSuggestionscannotbeturnedoffinthesearchboxinWindows10andWindows11.Ifyouchoose,youcanalwayshidethesearchboxoricononthetaskbar. BingexperienceimprovementprogramforBingDesktopandBingToolbar.IfyouareusingBingDesktoporBingToolbarandchoosetoparticipateintheBingExperienceImprovementProgram,wealsocollectadditionaldataabouthowyouusethesespecificBingapps,suchastheaddressesofthewebsitesyouvisit,tohelpimprovesearchrankingandrelevance.Tohelpprotectyourprivacy,wedonotusethedatacollectedthroughtheBingExperienceImprovementProgramtoidentifyorcontactyouortargetadvertisingtoyou.YoucanturnofftheBingExperienceImprovementProgramatanytimeintheBingDesktoporBingToolbarsettings.Finally,wedeletetheinformationcollectedthroughtheBingExperienceImprovementProgramafter18months. Retentionandde-identification.Wede-identifystoredsearchqueriesbyremovingtheentiretyoftheIPaddressafter6months,andcookieIDsandothercross-sessionidentifiersthatareusedtoidentifyaparticularaccountordeviceafter18months. PersonalizationthroughMicrosoftaccount.SomeBingservicesprovideyouwithanenhancedexperiencewhenyousigninwithyourpersonalMicrosoftaccount,forexample,syncingyoursearchhistoryacrossdevices.Youcanusethesepersonalizationfeaturestocustomizeyourinterests,favorites,andsettings,andtoconnectyouraccountwiththird-partyservices.VisitBingSettingstomanageyourpersonalizationsettings,ortheMicrosoftprivacydashboardtomanageyourdata. Managingsearchhistory.Whenyou’resigned-intoapersonalMicrosoftaccount,youcaneraseyoursearchhistoryontheMicrosoftprivacydashboard.TheSearchHistoryservicefromBing,locatedinBingSettings,providesanothermethodofrevisitingthesearchtermsyou'veenteredandresultsyou'veclickedwhenusingBingsearchthroughyourbrowser.Youmayclearyoursearchhistoryonadevicethroughthisservice.ClearingyourhistorypreventsthathistoryfrombeingdisplayedontheSearchHistorysite,butdoesnotdeleteinformationfromoursearchlogs,whichareretainedandde-identifiedasdescribedaboveorasyouhaveinstructedthroughtheprivacydashboard.Ifyouaresigned-intoaworkorschoolMicrosoftaccountusingMicrosoftSearchinBing,youcanexportyourMicrosoftSearchinBingsearchhistory,butyoucannotdeleteit.YourMicrosoftSearchinBingserviceadministratorcanseeaggregatedsearchhistoryacrossallenterpriseusersbutcannotseespecificsearchesbyuser. Third-partyservicesthatuseBing.YoumayaccessBing-poweredexperienceswhenusingthird-partyservices,suchasthosefromYahoo!.Inordertoprovidetheseservices,Bingreceivesdatafromtheseandotherpartners,includingyoursearchqueryandrelateddata(suchasdate,time,IPaddress,andauniqueidentifier).ThisdatawillbesenttoMicrosofttoprovidethesearchservice.Microsoftwillusethisdataasdescribedinthisstatementorasfurtherlimitedbyourcontractualobligationswithourpartners.Youshouldrefertotheprivacypoliciesofthethird-partyservicesforanyquestionsabouthowtheycollectandusedata. Datapassedtodestinationwebsite.WhenyouselectasearchresultoradvertisementfromaBingsearchresultspageandgotothedestinationwebsite,thedestinationwebsitewillreceivethestandarddatayourbrowsersendstoeverywebsiteyouvisit—suchasyourIPaddress,browsertypeandlanguage,andthehostnameofthesiteyoucamefrom(inthiscase,https://www.bing.com/). SharingdatafromBingandBing-poweredexperienceswiththirdparties.Wesharesomede-identifieddata(datawheretheidentityofaspecificpersonisnotknown)fromBingandBing-poweredexperienceswithselectedthirdparties.Beforewedoso,werunthedatathroughaprocessdesignedtoremovecertainsensitivedatathatusersmayhaveincludedinthesearchtermsthemselves(suchassocialsecuritynumbersorcreditcardnumbers).Additionally,werequirethesethirdpartiestokeepthedatasecureandtonotusethedataforpurposesotherthanforwhichitisprovided. CortanaCortanamaincortanamoduleSummaryCortanaisyourpersonalproductivityassistantinMicrosoft365.Asadigitalassistant,Cortanaisdesignedtohelpyouachievemorewithlesseffortsoyoucanfocusonwhatmattersandcananswerawiderangeofquestionsaboutthingssuchasweather,sports,stocks,andgeneralinformation.Whenyouaskquestions,thedataCortanacollectsdependsonwhetheryouareusingtheconsumerorenterpriseversion.ThissectionappliestotheconsumerversionofCortanaexperiencesinWindows10andWindows11.IfyouareusingCortanawithanaccountprovidedbyanorganization,suchasaworkorschoolaccount,seetheNoticetoenduserssectionofthisprivacystatement.LearnmoreabouttheenterpriseversionofCortanainMicrosoft365.WhenyouaskCortanaaquestion,whetheryouarespeakingortyping,Cortanacollectsthatquestionasatextstring.ToansweryourquestionsCortanausestheBingservice.ForinformationaboutthedataBingcollects,seetheBingsectionofthisprivacystatement.Bydefault,ifyouspeakyourquestion,Cortanaalsocollectsspeechtranscriptiondataanddoesnotcollectvoiceclips.YouhavetheoptiontoprovideyourconsentandallowMicrosofttocollectvoiceclips.IfyouchoosetooptinandallowMicrosofttocollectvoiceclips,thevoiceclipfilesarestoredandanonymizedandwillnotbeassociatedwithyourMicrosoftaccountoranyotherMicrosoftIDs.Thisanonymousdataisusedtoimprovetheproduct.FormoreinformationaboutMicrosoftandyourvoicedata,seetheSpeechRecognitionTechnologiessectionofthisprivacystatement.Cortanalegacy.CortanainWindows10version1909andearliercollectsuserquerydata(atexttranscriptionofthequestiontheuserasked),whichisanonymizedandusedforproductmaintenance.CortanainWindows10version1909alsousestheBingservicetoansweryourquestions.ForinformationaboutthedataBingcollects,seetheBingsectionofthePrivacyStatement.LearnmoreaboutCortanaandprivacy.MicrosoftEdgeMicrosoftEdgemainmsedgemoduleSummaryWheneveryouuseawebbrowsertoaccesstheinternet,dataaboutyourdevice("standarddevicedata")issenttothewebsitesyouvisitandonlineservicesyouuse.Standarddevicedataincludesyourdevice'sIPaddress,browsertypeandlanguage,accesstimes,andreferringwebsiteaddresses.Thisdatamightbeloggedonthosewebsites'oronlineservices’webservers.Whichdataisloggedandhowthatdataisuseddependsontheprivacypracticesofthewebsitesyouvisitandwebservicesyouuse.CertainfeaturesinMicrosoftEdge,suchaswhenyouopenanewtabinthebrowser,connectyoutoMicrosoftStartContentandyourexperienceswithsuchcontentiscoveredbytheMicrosoftStartsectionofthisprivacystatement.Additionally,MicrosoftEdgesendsauniquebrowserIDtocertainwebsitestoenableustodevelopaggregatedatausedtoimprovebrowserfeaturesandservices.MicrosoftEdgeforWindows,Linux,andmacOS.MicrosoftEdgeisthedefaultwebbrowserforWindows10andlaterandisalsoavailableonothersupportedversionsofWindowsandmacOS.Dataabouthowyouuseyourbrowser,suchasyourbrowsinghistory,webformdata,temporaryinternetfiles,andcookies,isstoredonyourdevice.YoucandeletethisdatafromyourdeviceusingClearBrowsingHistory.MicrosoftEdgeallowsyoutocaptureandsavecontentonyourdevice,suchas:SettingsandMore.Allowsyoutomanageyourfavorites,downloads,history,extensions,andcollections.Collections.Allowsyoutocollecttext,images,videos,andothercontentinanotepageinyourbrowser.Whenyoudragcontentintoyourcollection,itiscachedonyourdeviceandcanbedeletedthroughyourcollection.WebsitePintoTaskbar.AllowsyoutopinyourfavoritewebsitestotheWindowstaskbar.Websiteswillbeabletoseewhichoftheirwebpagesyouhavepinned,sotheycanprovideyouanotificationbadgelettingyouknowthereissomethingnewforyoutocheckoutontheirwebsites.MicrosoftcollectsdatanecessarytoprovidefeaturesyourequestinMicrosoftEdge.WhensignedintoMicrosoftEdgeusingyourMicrosoftpersonalaccountorworkorschoolaccount,MicrosoftEdgewillsyncyourbrowserdatasavedonyourdeviceacrossothersigned-indevices.Youmaychoosewhichbrowserdatatosync,includingyourfavorites,browsinghistory,extensionsandassociateddata,settings,opentabs,autofillformentries(suchasyourname,address,andphonenumber),passwords,paymentinformation,andotherdatatypesastheybecomeavailable.Ifyouchoosetosyncextensionsthatyouacquiredfromthird-partywebstores,acopyofthoseextensionswillbedownloadeddirectlyfromthosewebstoresonyoursynceddevice(s).IfyouhaveturnedonPasswordMonitor,yoursavedcredentialsarehashed,encryptedandsenttoMicrosoft’sPasswordMonitorservicetowarnyouifyourcredentialsweredetectedaspartofamaliciousattackorabreach.Microsoftdoesnotretainthisdataafterthecheckiscomplete.YoucandisableorconfiguresyncingintheMicrosoftEdgesettings.WhenyousignintoMicrosoftEdgewithyourMicrosoftpersonalaccountorworkorschoolaccount,MicrosoftEdgewillstoreyouraccount’sprivacypreferences.MicrosoftEdgewillusethestoredpreferencestomigrateyouraccount’sprivacychoicesacrossyoursigned-indevices,includingduringWindowsdevicesetuporwhenyousignintoMicrosoftEdgewithyouraccountonanewdevice.MicrosoftEdge’sSearchandsitesuggestionsusesyoursearchqueriesandbrowsinghistorytoprovideyouwithfasterbrowsingandmorerelevantsearchrecommendations.MicrosoftEdgesendstheinformationyoutypeintothebrowseraddressbartothedefaultsearchproviderconfiguredintheaddressbartooffersearchrecommendationsasyoutypeeachcharacter.Youcanturnoffthesefeaturesatanytimeinthebrowsersettings.Inordertoprovidesearchresults,MicrosoftEdgesendsyoursearchqueries,standarddeviceinformation,andlocation(ifyouhavelocationenabled)toyourdefaultsearchprovider.IfBingisyourdefaultsearchprovider,weusethisdataasdescribedintheBingsectionofthisprivacystatement.MicrosoftEdgecollectsandusesdatafromyoursearchactivityacrosstheweb,includingwebsitesMicrosoftdoesnotownoroperate,toimproveMicrosoftservices,suchasMicrosoftEdge,MicrosoftBingandMicrosoftNews.Thisdatamayincludethesearchquery,thesearchresultsthataredisplayedtoyou,demographicinformationthatispartofthesearchresults,andtheinteractionyouhavewiththosesearchresults,suchasthelinksyouclick.MicrosoftEdgetakesstepstode-identifythedataitcollectsbyremovingdatathatidentifiesthepersonordevicefromwhichitwascollectedandretainsthisdataforoneyearfromwhenitiscollected.Microsoftdoesnotusethiscollecteddatatopersonalizeorprovideadstoyou.Youcanturnoffthecollectionofthisdataatanytimeinthebrowsersettings.MicrosoftEdgedownloadscontentfromMicrosoftservicestoenhanceyourbrowsingexperiences;forexample,whendataisdownloadedtoprerendersitecontentforfasterbrowsingortoprovidecontentrequiredtopowerfeaturesyouchoosetouse,suchasprovidingtemplatesforCollections.YoumayalsochoosetoshareyourMicrosoftEdgebrowsingactivitytoallowustopersonalizeMicrosoftEdgeandMicrosoftserviceslikeads,search,shopping,andnews.MicrosoftEdgebrowsingactivityincludesyourhistory,favorites,usagedata,andotherbrowsingdata.FormoreinformationaboutouradvertisingprivacypoliciesseetheAdvertisingsectionoftheprivacystatement.IntheMicrosoftprivacydashboardyoucancontroltheuseofyourbrowsingactivityforpersonalizedadsintheSeeadsthatinterestyousetting.IfyoudisablethissettingintheMicrosoftprivacydashboardyouwillcontinuetoreceivepersonalizedwebexperienceslikesearchandnewsbasedonyourbrowsingactivityifyouhaveAllowMicrosofttouseyourbrowsingactivityincludinghistory,favorites,usageandotherbrowsingdatatopersonalizeMicrosoftEdgeandMicrosoftserviceslikeads,search,shoppingandnewsturnedoninMicrosoftEdgesettings.YoumaydisablethisbrowsersettinginMicrosoftEdgeatanytimetostopreceivingpersonalizedwebexperiencesbasedonyourbrowsingactivity.MicrosoftEdgecollectsrequireddiagnosticdatatosolveproblemsandtokeepMicrosoftEdgeuptodate,secure,andoperatingproperly.RequireddiagnosticdataalsohelpsusimproveMicrosoftEdgeandWindows.Separatefromyoursearchactivitydatamentionedabove,youcanchoosetosendoptionaldiagnosticdataabouthowyouuseMicrosoftEdgeandinformationaboutyourbrowseractivity,includingbrowsinghistoryandsearchtermstoMicrosofttohelpusimproveMicrosoftEdgeandotherMicrosoftproductsandservices.ForMicrosoftEdgeonWindows10andlater,thisinformationisprovidedwhenyouhaveenabledoptionaldiagnosticdata.Fordetails,seetheWindowsDiagnosticssectionoftheprivacystatement.ForMicrosoftEdgeonotheroperatingsystems,optionaldiagnosticinformationisprovidedwhenyouenableImproveMicrosoftproductsbysendingdataabouthowyouusethebrowserorMakesearchesandMicrosoftproductsbetterbysendinginfoaboutwebsitesyouvisitinMicrosoftEdgeinthebrowsersettings.ThediagnosticdatacollectedbyMicrosoftEdgeistransmittedtoMicrosoftandisstoredwithoneormoreuniqueidentifiersthathelpusrecognizeanindividualbrowserinstallationonadeviceandunderstandthebrowser'sserviceissuesandusepatterns.LearnmoreaboutMicrosoftEdge,browsingdata,andprivacy.MicrosoftEdgeoniOSandAndroid.MicrosoftEdgeoniOSandAndroiddevicescollectsdatanecessarytoprovidefeaturesyourequestinMicrosoftEdge.MicrosoftalsocollectsrequireddiagnosticdatatosolveproblemsandtokeepMicrosoftEdgeuptodate,secure,andoperatingproperly.RequireddiagnosticdataalsohelpsusimproveMicrosoftEdge.Additionally,youmayshareoptionaldiagnosticdataabouthowyouuseMicrosoftEdgeandinformationaboutwebsitesyouvisit(browsinghistory)forpersonalizedexperiencesonyourbrowser,Windows,andotherMicrosoftproductsandservices.ThisinformationalsohelpsusimproveMicrosoftEdgeandotherMicrosoftproductsandservices.ThisoptionaldiagnosticdataissenttouswhenyouenableShareusagedataforpersonalizationorShareinfoaboutwebsitesyouvisitinthebrowsersettings.ThediagnosticdatacollectedbyMicrosoftEdgeistransmittedtoMicrosoftandisstoredwithoneormoreuniqueidentifiersthathelpusrecognizeanindividualuseronadeviceandunderstandthebrowser'sserviceissuesandusepatterns.MicrosoftEdgeusesdatafromyoursearchactivityacrosstheweb,includingsearchactivityonwebsitesMicrosoftdoesnotownoroperate,toimproveMicrosoftserviceslikeMicrosoftEdge,MicrosoftBing,andMicrosoftNews.ThedataMicrosoftEdgecollectsmayincludepersonaldata;however,MicrosoftEdgetakesstepstoscrubandde-identifythedata.MicrosoftEdgedoesnotusethisdatatopersonalizeorprovideadsforyou.Youcanturnoffthecollectionofthisdataatanytimeinthebrowsersettings.LearnmoreaboutSearchresultsdataforproductimprovement.ForinformationabouttheprivacypracticesoflegacyversionsMicrosoftEdge(versions44andbelow),seetheWebbrowsers—MicrosoftEdgeLegacyandInternetExplorersectionoftheprivacystatement.MicrosoftTranslatorMicrosoftTranslatormainMicrosoftTranslatormoduleSummaryMicrosoftTranslatorisamachinetranslationsystemandservicedesignedtoautomaticallytranslatetextandvoiceinputbetweennumeroussupportedlanguages.MicrosoftTranslatorismadeavailableasastand-aloneconsumerappforAndroid,iOS,andWindowsanditsservicecapabilitiesarealsointegratedinavarietyofMicrosoftproductsandservices,suchas TranslatorHub,TranslatorforBing,andTranslatorforMicrosoftEdge.MicrosoftTranslatorprocessesthetext,image,andvoicedatayousubmit,aswellasdeviceandusagedata.WeusethisdatatoprovideMicrosoftTranslator,personalizeyourexperiences,andimproveourproductsandservices.Microsofthasimplementedbusinessandtechnicalmeasuresdesignedtohelpde-identifythedatayousubmittoMicrosoftTranslator.Forexample,whenwerandomlysampletextandaudiotoimproveMicrosoftTranslatorandMicrosoft’sspeechrecognitiontechnologies,wedeleteidentifiersandcertaintext,suchasemailaddressesandsomenumbersequences,detectedinthesamplethatcouldcontainpersonaldata.TolearnmoreabouthowMicrosoftmanagesyourvoicedata,seeSpeechrecognitiontechnologies. SeparatefromMicrosoftTranslator,MicrosofttranslationservicesareavailableasfeaturesinotherMicrosoftproductsandservicesthathavedifferentprivacypracticesthanMicrosoftTranslator.FormoreinformationontheMicrosoftAzureCognitiveServicesTranslatorTextAPI,CustomTranslator,andTranslatorSpeechAPI,seetheEnterpriseanddeveloperproductssectionofthisprivacystatement.FortheTranslatefeatureinOfficeappsandSkype,seetheProductivityandcommunicationsproductssectionofthisprivacystatement. SwiftKeySwiftKeymainswiftkeymoduleSummary TheMicrosoftSwiftkeykeyboardandrelatedcloud-basedservices(collectively,the“SwiftKeyServices”)processdataaboutwordsyouuseandhowyoutypeandusethisdatatolearnyourwritingstyleandprovidepersonalizedautocorrectionandpredictivetextthatadaptstoyou.Wealsousethisdatatoofferarangeofotherfeatures,suchashashtagandemojipredictions. SwiftKeypredictiontechnologylearnsfromthewayyouuselanguagetobuildapersonalizedlanguagemodel.Thismodelisanoptimizedviewofthewordsandphrasesthatyouusemostoftenincontextandreflectsyouruniquewritingstyle.ThemodelitselfcontainsthewordsyoucommonlytypearrangedinawaythatenablesSwiftKey’salgorithmstomakepredictions,basedontextyouhavealreadyentered.Themodeldrawsfromallscenariosinwhichyouuseyourkeyboard,includingwhenyoutypewhileusingappsorvisitingwebsites.TheSwiftKeykeyboardandmodelattempttoavoidcollectingsensitivedata,bynotcollectingdatafromcertainfieldssuchasthoserecognizedascontainingpasswordorpaymentdata.SwiftKeyServicesdonotlog,store,orlearnfromdatayoutype,orthedatacontainedinyourmodel,unlessyouchoosetoshareyourdatawithus(asdescribedfurtherbelow).WhenyouuseSwiftKeyServices,wealsocollectdeviceandusagedata.Weusede-identifieddeviceandusagedatatoanalyzeserviceperformanceandhelpimproveourproducts. TheSwiftKeyServicesalsoincludeanoptionalcloudcomponentcalledaSwiftKeyAccount.IfyouchoosetocreateaSwiftKeyAccount,yourlanguagemodelwillbesyncedwiththeSwiftKeyAccountcloudservice,soyoucanbenefitfromthatmodelonthedifferentdevicesyouuseandaccessadditionalservicessuchaspredictionsynchronizationandbackup.WhenyoucreateaSwiftKeyAccount,Microsoftwillalsocollectyouremailaddressandbasicdemographicdata.Alldatacollectedistransferredtoourserversoverencryptedchannels. Youmayalsooptintoshareyourlanguage,typingdata,and/orvoiceclipsforthepurposesofimprovingMicrosoftproductsandservices.Dependingontheopt-insyouchoose,SwiftKeymaysendshortsnippetsofdataaboutwhatandhowyoutypeand/oryourvoiceclips,andrelatedcorrectiondatatoourserversforprocessing.Thesetextsnippetsand/orvoiceclipsareusedinvariousautomatedprocessestovalidatethatourpredictionservicesareworkingcorrectlyandtomakeproductimprovements.Topreserveyourprivacy,SwiftKeyServicesde-identifythesetextsnippets,andevenifyouhaveaSwiftKeyAccount,thesetextsnippetsand/orvoiceclipswillnotbelinkedtoit.TolearnmoreabouthowMicrosoftmanagesyourvoicedata,seeSpeechrecognitiontechnologies. IfyousignintoyourSwiftKeyAccountandopttoshareyourlanguageandtypingdataorvoiceclips,Microsoftwillprocessyourshareddatainordertolookfornewpatternsoflanguageusageacrossouruserbase.Thisallowsustoimproveourbasicmodelsforindividuallanguages.Languageandtypingdatausedinthisprocessisaggregatedandanywordsorcombinationsofwordsthatmightbepersonaltoindividualsorsmallgroupsofusersarefilteredout. YoucanwithdrawyourconsenttoshareyourlanguageandtypingdataorvoiceclipsforproductimprovementatanytimeinSwiftKeySettings.YoucanalsowithdrawyourconsentforSwiftKeyServicestoretainyourpersonaldatainSwiftKeySettings.WhenyouwithdrawconsentforSwiftKeytoretainyourpersonaldata,allpersonaldatacollectedthroughyouruseoftheSwiftKeyServiceswillbedeleted. Youmayreceiveoccasionalnotificationsonyourdevicealertingyoutoproductupdatesandfeaturesthatmaybeofinteresttoyou.YoucandisablethesenotificationsatanytimeintheSwiftKeySettings. WindowsWindowsmainwindowsmoduleSummaryWindowsisapersonalizedcomputingenvironmentthatenablesyoutoseamlesslyroamandaccessservices,preferences,andcontentacrossyourcomputingdevicesfromphonestotabletstotheSurfaceHub.Ratherthanresidingasastaticsoftwareprogramonyourdevice,keycomponentsofWindowsarecloud-based,andbothcloudandlocalelementsofWindowsareupdatedregularly,providingyouwiththelatestimprovementsandfeatures.Inordertoprovidethiscomputingexperience,wecollectdataaboutyou,yourdevice,andthewayyouuseWindows.AndbecauseWindowsispersonaltoyou,wegiveyouchoicesaboutthepersonaldatawecollectandhowweuseit.NotethatifyourWindowsdeviceismanagedbyyourorganization(suchasyouremployerorschool),yourorganizationmayusecentralizedmanagementtoolsprovidedbyMicrosoftorotherstoaccessandprocessyourdataandtocontroldevicesettings(includingprivacysettings),devicepolicies,softwareupdates,datacollectionbyusortheorganization,orotheraspectsofyourdevice.Additionally,yourorganizationmayusemanagementtoolsprovidedbyMicrosoftorotherstoaccessandprocessyourdatafromthatdevice,includingyourinteractiondata,diagnosticdata,andthecontentsofyourcommunicationsandfiles.FormoreinformationaboutdatacollectioninWindows,seeDatacollectionsummaryforWindows.ThisstatementdiscussesWindows10andWindows11andreferencestoWindowsinthissectionrelatetothoseproductversions.EarlierversionsofWindows(includingWindowsVista,Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1)aresubjecttotheirownprivacystatements.ActivationActivationmainactivationmoduleSummaryWhenyouactivateWindows,aspecificproductkeyisassociatedwiththedeviceonwhichyoursoftwareisinstalled.TheproductkeyanddataaboutthesoftwareandyourdeviceissenttoMicrosofttohelpvalidateyourlicensetothesoftware.Thisdatamaybesentagainifthereisaneedtore-activateorvalidateyourlicense.OnphonesrunningWindows,deviceandnetworkidentifiers,aswellasdevicelocationatthetimeofthefirstpower-upofthedevice,arealsosenttoMicrosoftforthepurposeofwarrantyregistration,stockreplenishment,andfraudprevention.ActivityhistoryActivityhistorymainactivityhistorymoduleSummaryActivityhistoryhelpskeeptrackofthethingsyoudoonyourdevice,suchastheappsandservicesyouuse,thefilesyouopen,andthewebsitesyoubrowse.YouractivityhistoryiscreatedwhenusingdifferentappsandfeaturessuchasMicrosoftEdgeLegacy,someMicrosoftStoreapps,andMicrosoft365appsandisstoredlocallyonyourdevice.Ifyou'vesignedintoyourdevicewithaworkorschoolaccountandgiveyourpermission,WindowssendsyouractivityhistorytoMicrosoft.Onceyouractivityhistoryisinthecloud,Microsoftusesthatdatatoenablecross-deviceexperiences,toprovideyouwiththeabilitytocontinuethoseactivitiesonotherdevices,toprovidepersonalizedexperiences(suchasorderingyouractivitiesbasedondurationofuse)andrelevantsuggestions(suchasanticipatingwhatyourneedsmightbebasedonyouractivityhistory),andtohelpimproveMicrosoftproducts.YoucanturnsettingsofforonforsendingyouractivityhistorytoMicrosoftandstoringactivityhistorylocallyonyourdevice,andyoucanalsoclearyourdevice’sactivityhistoryatanytimebygoingtoPrivacy>ActivityhistoryintheWindowssettingsapp.LearnmoreaboutactivityhistoryinWindows.AdvertisingIDAdvertisingIDmainadvertisingidmoduleSummaryWindowsgeneratesauniqueadvertisingIDforeachpersonusingadevice,whichappdevelopersandadvertisingnetworkscanthenusefortheirownpurposes,includingprovidingrelevantadvertisinginapps.WhentheadvertisingIDisenabled,bothMicrosoftappsandthird-partyappscanaccessandusetheadvertisingIDinmuchthesamewaythatwebsitescanaccessanduseauniqueidentifierstoredinacookie.Thus,youradvertisingIDcanbeusedbyappdevelopersandadvertisingnetworkstoprovidemorerelevantadvertisingandotherpersonalizedexperiencesacrosstheirappsandontheweb.MicrosoftcollectstheadvertisingIDfortheusesdescribedhereonlywhenyouchoosetoenabletheadvertisingIDaspartofyourprivacysetting.TheadvertisingIDsettingappliestoWindowsappsusingtheWindowsadvertisingidentifier.YoucanturnoffaccesstothisidentifieratanytimebyturningofftheadvertisingIDintheWindowssettingsapp.Ifyouchoosetoturnitonagain,theadvertisingIDwillberesetandanewidentifierwillbegenerated.Whenathird-partyappaccessestheadvertisingID,itsuseoftheadvertisingIDwillbesubjecttoitsownprivacypolicy.LearnmoreaboutadvertisingIDinWindows.TheadvertisingIDsettingdoesnotapplytoothermethodsofinterest-basedadvertisingdeliveredbyMicrosoftorthirdparties,suchascookiesusedtoprovideinterest-baseddisplayadsonwebsites.Third-partyproductsaccessedthroughorinstalledonWindowsmayalsodeliverotherformsofinterest-basedadvertisingsubjecttotheirownprivacypolicies.Microsoftdeliversotherformsofinterest-basedadsincertainMicrosoftproducts,bothdirectlyandbypartneringwiththird-partyadproviders.FormoreinformationonhowMicrosoftusesdataforadvertising,seetheHowweusepersonaldatasectionofthisstatement.DiagnosticsDiagnosticsmaindiagnosticsmoduleSummaryMicrosoftcollectsWindowsdiagnosticdatatosolveproblemsandtokeepWindowsuptodate,secure,andoperatingproperly.ItalsohelpsusimproveWindowsandrelatedMicrosoftproductsandservicesand,forcustomerswhohaveturnedonthe“Tailoredexperiences”setting,toprovidemorerelevanttipsandrecommendationstotailorMicrosoftandthird-partyproductsandservicesforWindowstothecustomer’sneeds.ThisdataistransmittedtoMicrosoftandstoredwithoneormoreuniqueidentifiersthatcanhelpusrecognizeanindividualuseronanindividualdeviceandunderstandthedevice'sserviceissuesandusepatterns.Therearetwolevelsofdiagnosticandactivitydata:RequireddiagnosticdataandOptionaldiagnosticdata.CertainproductdocumentationandothermaterialsrefertoRequireddiagnosticdataasBasicdiagnosticdataandtoOptionaldiagnosticdataasFulldiagnosticdata.Ifanorganization(suchasyouremployerorschool)usesAzureActiveDirectory(AAD)tomanagetheaccountitprovidestoyouandenrollsyourdeviceintheWindowsdiagnosticdataprocessorconfiguration,Microsoft’sprocessingofdiagnosticdatainconnectionwithWindowsisgovernedbyacontractbetweenMicrosoftandtheorganization.IfanorganizationusesMicrosoftmanagementtoolsorengagesMicrosofttomanageyourdevice,Microsoftandtheorganizationwilluseandprocessdiagnosticanderrordatafromyourdevicetoallowthemanagement,monitoring,andtroubleshootingofyourdevicesmanagedbytheorganization,andforotherpurposesoftheorganization.Requireddiagnosticdataincludesinformationaboutyourdevice,itssettingsandcapabilities,andwhetheritisperformingproperly.WecollectthefollowingRequireddiagnosticdata: Device,connectivity,andconfigurationdata: Dataaboutthedevicesuchastheprocessortype,OEMmanufacturer,typeofbatteryandcapacity,numberandtypeofcameras,firmware,andmemoryattributes.Networkcapabilitiesandconnectiondatasuchasthedevice’sIPaddress,mobilenetwork(includingIMEIandmobileoperator),andwhetherthedeviceisconnectedtoafreeorpaidnetwork.DataabouttheoperatingsystemanditsconfigurationsuchastheOSversionandbuildnumber,regionandlanguagesettings,diagnosticsdatasettings,andwhetherthedeviceispartoftheWindowsInsiderprogram.Dataaboutconnectedperipheralssuchasmodel,manufacturer,drivers,andcompatibilitydata.Dataabouttheapplicationsinstalledonthedevicesuchasapplicationname,version,andpublisher.Whetheradeviceisreadyforanupdateandwhethertherearefactorsthatmayimpedetheabilitytoreceiveupdates,suchaslowbattery,limiteddiskspace,orconnectivitythroughapaidnetwork.Whetherupdatescompletesuccessfullyorfail.Dataaboutthereliabilityofthediagnosticscollectionsystemitself.Basicerrorreporting,whichishealthdataabouttheoperatingsystemandapplicationsrunningonyourdevice.Forexample,basicerrorreportingtellsusifanapplication,suchasMicrosoftPaintorathird-partygame,hangsorcrashes.Optionaldiagnosticdataincludesmoredetailedinformationaboutyourdeviceanditssettings,capabilities,anddevicehealth.Optionaldiagnosticdataalsoincludesdataaboutthewebsitesyoubrowse,deviceactivity(alsosometimesreferredtoasusage),andenhancederrorreportingthathelpsMicrosofttofixandimproveproductsandservicesforallusers.WhenyouchoosetosendOptionaldiagnosticdata,Requireddiagnosticdatawillalwaysbeincluded,andwecollectthefollowingadditionalinformation:Additionaldataaboutthedevice,connectivity,andconfiguration,beyondthatcollectedunderRequireddiagnosticdata.StatusandlogginginformationaboutthehealthofoperatingsystemandothersystemcomponentsbeyondthatcollectedabouttheupdateanddiagnosticssystemsunderRequireddiagnosticdata.Appactivity,suchaswhichprogramsarelaunchedonadevice,howlongtheyrun,andhowquicklytheyrespondtoinput.Browseractivity,includingbrowsinghistoryandsearchterms,inMicrosoftbrowsers(MicrosoftEdgeorInternetExplorer).Enhancederrorreporting,includingthememorystateofthedevicewhenasystemorappcrashoccurs(whichmayunintentionallycontainusercontent,suchaspartsofafileyouwereusingwhentheproblemoccurred).CrashdataisneverusedforTailoredexperiencesasdescribedbelow.SomeofthedatadescribedabovemaynotbecollectedfromyourdeviceevenifyouchoosetosendOptionaldiagnosticdata.MicrosoftminimizesthevolumeofOptionaldiagnosticdataitcollectsfromalldevicesbycollectingsomeofthedatafromonlyasubsetofdevices(sample).ByrunningtheDiagnosticDataViewertool,youcanseeaniconwhichindicateswhetheryourdeviceispartofasampleandalsowhichspecificdataiscollectedfromyourdevice.InstructionsforhowtodownloadtheDiagnosticDataViewertoolcanbefoundintheWindowssettingsappunderDiagnostics&feedback.SpecificdataitemscollectedinWindowsdiagnosticsaresubjecttochangetogiveMicrosoftflexibilitytocollectthedataneededforthepurposesdescribed.Forexample,toenableMicrosofttotroubleshootthelatestperformanceissueimpactingusers’computingexperienceorupdateaWindowsdevicethatisnewtothemarket,Microsoftmayneedtocollectdataitemsthatwerenotcollectedpreviously.ForacurrentlistofdatatypescollectedatRequireddiagnosticdataandOptionaldiagnosticdata,seeWindowsRequired(Basiclevel)diagnosticeventsandfieldsorWindowsOptional(Fulllevel)diagnosticdata.Weprovidelimitedportionsoferrorreportinformationtopartners(suchasthedevicemanufacturer)tohelpthemtroubleshootproductsandserviceswhichworkwithWindowsandotherMicrosoftproductandservices.Theyareonlypermittedtousethisinformationtorepairorimprovethoseproductsandservices.Wemayalsosharesomeaggregated,de-identifieddiagnosticdata,suchasgeneralusagetrendsforWindowsappsandfeatures,withselectedthirdparties.LearnmoreaboutdiagnosticdatainWindows.InkingandtypingRecognition.YoualsocanchoosetohelpMicrosoftimproveinkingandtypingrecognitionbysendinginkingandtypingdiagnosticdata.Ifyouchoosetodoso,Microsoftwillcollectsamplesofthecontentyoutypeorwritetoimprovefeaturessuchashandwritingrecognition,autocompletion,nextwordprediction,andspellingcorrectioninthemanylanguagesusedbyMicrosoftcustomers.WhenMicrosoftcollectsinkingandtypingdiagnosticdata,itisdividedintosmallsamplesandprocessedtoremoveuniqueidentifiers,sequencinginformation,andotherdata(suchasemailaddressesandnumericvalues)whichcouldbeusedtoreconstructtheoriginalcontentorassociatetheinputtoyou.Italsoincludesassociatedperformancedata,suchaschangesyoumanuallymaketotext,aswellaswordsyou'veaddedtothedictionary.LearnmoreaboutimprovinginkingandtypinginWindows.IfyouchoosetoturnonTailoredexperiences,wewilluseyourWindowsdiagnosticdata(RequiredorOptionalasyouhaveselected)toofferyoupersonalizedtips,ads,andrecommendationstoenhanceMicrosoftexperiences.IfyouhaveselectedRequiredasyourdiagnosticdatasetting,personalizationisbasedoninformationaboutyourdevice,itssettingsandcapabilities,andwhetheritisperformingproperly.IfyouhaveselectedOptional,personalizationisalsobasedoninformationabouthowyouuseappsandfeatures,plusadditionalinformationaboutthehealthofyourdevice.However,wedonotuseinformationaboutthewebsitesyoubrowse,thecontentofcrashdumps,speech,typing,orinkinginputdataforpersonalizationwhenwereceivesuchdatafromcustomerswhohaveselectedOptional.TailoredexperiencesincludesuggestionsonhowtocustomizeandoptimizeWindows,aswellasadsandrecommendationsforMicrosoftandthird-partyproductsandservices,features,apps,andhardwareforyourWindowsexperiences.Forexample,tohelpyougetthemostoutofyourdevice,wemaytellyouaboutfeaturesyoumaynotknowaboutorthatarenew.IfyouarehavingaproblemwithyourWindowsdevice,youmaybeofferedasolution.Youmaybeofferedachancetocustomizeyourlockscreenwithpictures,ortobeshownmorepicturesofthekindyoulike,orfeweroftheonesyoudonot.Ifyoustreammoviesinyourbrowser,youmayberecommendedanappfromtheMicrosoftStorethatstreamsmoreefficiently.Or,ifyouarerunningoutofspaceonyourharddrive,WindowsmayrecommendyoutryOneDriveorpurchasehardwaretogainmorespace.LearnmoreabouttailoredexperiencesinWindows.FeedbackHubFeedbackHubmainfeedbackhubmoduleSummaryFeedbackHubisapreinstalledappthatprovidesawaytogatherfeedbackonMicrosoftproductsandinstalledfirstpartyandthird-partyapps.YoucansignintoFeedbackHubusingeitheryourpersonalMicrosoftaccountoranaccountprovidedbyyourorganization(suchasyouremployerorschool)thatyouusetosignintoMicrosoftproducts.SigninginwithyourworkorschoolaccountallowsyoutosubmitfeedbacktoMicrosoftinassociationwithyourorganization.AnyfeedbackyouprovidewhetherusingyourworkorschoolaccountorpersonalMicrosoftaccountmaybepubliclyviewabledependingonthesettingsconfiguredbyyourorganization’sadministrators.Additionally,iffeedbackisprovidedusingyourworkorschoolaccount,yourfeedbackcanbeviewedthroughtheFeedbackHubbyyourorganization’sadministrators.WhenyousubmitfeedbacktoMicrosoftaboutaproblemoraddmoredetailstoaproblem,diagnosticdatawillbesenttoMicrosofttoimproveMicrosoftproductsandservices.DependingonyourDiagnosticdatasettingsintheDiagnostics&feedbacksectionoftheWindowssettingsapp,FeedbackHubwilleithersenddiagnosticdataautomaticallyoryouwillhavetheoptiontosendittoMicrosoftatthetimeyouprovidefeedback.Basedonthecategorychosenwhensubmittingfeedback,theremaybeadditionalpersonaldatacollectedthathelpstofurthertroubleshootissues;forexample,locationrelatedinformationwhensubmittingfeedbackaboutlocationservicesorgazerelatedinformationwhensubmittingfeedbackonMixedReality.MicrosoftmayalsoshareyourfeedbackalongwiththedatacollectedwhenyousubmityourfeedbackwithMicrosoftpartners(suchasadevicemanufacturer,orfirmwaredeveloper)tohelpthemtroubleshootproductsandservicesthatworkwithWindowsandotherMicrosoftproductsandservices.LearnmoreaboutdiagnosticdatainWindows.LocationservicesandrecordingLocationservicesandrecordingmainlocationservicesmotionsensingmoduleSummaryWindowslocationservice.MicrosoftoperatesalocationservicethathelpsdeterminetheprecisegeographiclocationofaspecificWindowsdevice.Dependingonthecapabilitiesofthedevice,thedevice’slocationcanbedeterminedwithvaryingdegreesofaccuracyandmayinsomecasesbedeterminedprecisely.WhenyouhaveenabledlocationonaWindowsdevice,oryouhavegivenpermissionforMicrosoftappstoaccesslocationinformationonnon-Windowsdevices,dataaboutcelltowersandWi-FiaccesspointsandtheirlocationsiscollectedbyMicrosoftandaddedtothelocationdatabaseafterremovinganydataidentifyingthepersonordevicefromwhichitwascollected.Thisde-identifiedlocationinformationisusedtoimproveMicrosoft'slocationservicesand,insomeinstances,sharedwithourlocationserviceproviderpartners,currentlyHERE(seehttps://www.here.com/)andSkyhook(seehttps://www.skyhook.com)toimprovethelocationservicesoftheprovider.Windowsservicesandfeatures,appsrunningonWindows,andwebsitesopenedinWindowsbrowserscanaccessthedevice’slocationthroughWindowsifyoursettingsallowthemtodoso.SomefeaturesandappsrequestlocationpermissionwhenyoufirstinstallWindows,someaskthefirsttimeyouusetheapp,andothersaskeverytimeyouaccessthedevice’slocation.ForinformationaboutcertainWindowsappsthatusethedevice’slocation,seetheWindowsappssectionofthisprivacystatement. Whenanapporfeatureaccessesthedevice’slocationandyouaresignedinwithaMicrosoftaccount,yourWindowsdevicewillalsouploaditslocationtothecloudwhereitisavailableacrossyourdevicestootherappsorservicesthatuseyourMicrosoftaccountandforwhichyou’vegrantedpermission.Wewillretainonlythelastknownlocation(eachnewlocationreplacesthepreviousone).DataaboutaWindowsdevice'srecentlocationhistoryisalsostoredonthedeviceevenifnotusingaMicrosoftaccount,andcertainappsandWindowsfeaturescanaccessthislocationhistory.Youcanclearyourdevice'slocationhistoryatanytimeintheWindowssettingsapp. IntheWindowssettingsapp,youcanalsoviewwhichappshaveaccesstothedevice’spreciselocationoryourdevice'slocationhistory,turnofforonaccesstothedevice’slocationforparticularapps,orturnoffaccesstothedevice’slocation.Youcanalsosetadefaultlocation,whichwillbeusedwhenthelocationservicecan’tdetectamoreexactlocationforyourdevice. Therearesomeexceptionstohowyourdevice’slocationcanbedeterminedthatarenotdirectlymanagedbythelocationsettings. Desktopappsareaspecifictypeofappthatwon’taskforseparatepermissiontodiscoveryourdevicelocationinformationandwon’tappearinthelistthatallowsyoutochooseappsthatcanuseyourlocation.TheycanbedownloadedfromtheMicrosoftStore,downloadedfromtheinternet,orinstalledwithsometypeofmedia(suchasaCD,DVD,orUSBstoragedevice).They’reopenedusingan.EXE,.MSI,or.DLLfile,andtheytypicallyrunonyourdevice,unlikeweb-basedapps(whichruninthecloud).Learnmoreaboutthird-partydesktopappsandhowtheymaystillbeabletodetermineyourdevice’slocationwhenthedevice’slocationsettingisoff.Someweb-basedexperiencesorthird-partyappsthatsurfaceonWindowscoulduseothertechnologies(suchasBluetooth,Wi-Fi,cellularmodem,etc.)orcloud-basedlocationservicestodetermineyourdevice’slocationwithvaryingdegreesofaccuracyevenwhenyou’veturnedoffthedevicelocationsetting. Inaddition,tofacilitategettinghelpinanemergency,wheneveryoumakeanemergencycall,Windowswillattempttodetermineandshareyourpreciselocation,regardlessofyourlocationsettings.IfyourdevicehasaSIMcardorisotherwiseusingcellularservice,yourmobileoperatorwillhaveaccesstoyourdevice’slocation. LearnmoreaboutlocationinWindows. GeneralLocation.IfyouturnonLocationservices,appsthatcannotuseyourpreciselocationmaystillhaveaccesstoyourgenerallocation,suchasyourcity,postalcode,orregion.Findmydevice.TheFindmydevicefeatureallowsanadministratorofaWindowsdevicetofindthelocationofthatdevicefromaccount.microsoft.com/devices.ToenableFindmydevice,anadministratorneedstobesignedinwithaMicrosoftaccountandhavethelocationsettingenabled.Thisfeaturewillworkevenifotherusershavedeniedaccesstolocationforalltheirapps.Whentheadministratorattemptstolocatethedevice,userswillseeanotificationinthenotificationarea.LearnmoreaboutFindmydeviceinWindows.Recording.SomeWindowsdeviceshavearecordingfeaturethatallowsyoutocaptureaudioandvideoclipsofyouractivityonthedevice,includingyourcommunicationswithothers.Ifyouchoosetorecordasession,therecordingwillbesavedlocallyonyourdevice.Insomecases,youmayhavetheoptiontotransmittherecordingtoaMicrosoftproductorservicethatbroadcaststherecordingpublicly.Important:Youshouldunderstandyourlegalresponsibilitiesbeforerecordingand/ortransmittinganycommunication.Thismayincludeobtainingthepriorconsentofeveryoneparticipatingintheconversationoranyotherauthorizationsasrequired.Microsoftisnotresponsibleforhowyouuserecordingfeaturesoryourrecordings.PhoneLinkPhoneLinkmainyourphonemoduleSummaryThePhoneLinkappletsyoulinkyourAndroidphonewithyourWindowsdevice,enablingavarietyofcross-deviceexperiences.YoucanusePhoneLinktoseerecentphotosfromyourAndroidphoneonyourWindowsdevice;makeandreceivecallsfromyourAndroidphoneonyourWindowsdevice;viewandsendtextmessagesfromyourWindowsdevice;view,dismiss,orperformotheractionstoyourAndroidphonenotificationsfromyourWindowsdevice;andshareyourphonescreenonyourWindowsdevicethroughPhoneLink’smirroringfunction.TousePhoneLink,thePhoneLinkappmustbeinstalledonyourWindowsdeviceandtheLinktoWindowsappmustbeinstalledonyourAndroidphone.UponlaunchingthePhoneLinkapponyourWindowsdevice,youwillbepromptedtoprovideyourmobilephonenumber.WeusethismobilephonenumbersolelytosendyoualinkwithinformationaboutdownloadingtheLinktoWindowsapp.TousePhoneLink,youmustlogintoyourMicrosoftaccountonthePhoneLinkapponyourWindowsdeviceandontheLinktoWindowsapponyourAndroidphone.YourAndroidphonemustbeconnectedtoWi-FiandyourWindowsdevicemustbeconnectedtotheinternetandpermitPhoneLinktoruninthebackground.TousePhoneLink’smirroringfunction,yourAndroidphonemustalsohaveBluetoothenabled.PhoneLinkalsorequiresyourWindowsdevicetobesetupwithWindowsHello,asanadditionalsecuritymeasure.AspartofprovidingPhoneLink’sfeaturestoyou,Microsoftcollectsperformance,usage,anddevicedatathatincludes,forexample,thehardwarecapabilitiesofyourmobilephoneandWindowsdevice,thenumberanddurationofyoursessionsonPhoneLink,andtheamountoftimeyouspentduringsetup.YoucanunlinkyourAndroidphonefromyourWindowsdeviceatanytimebylogginginwithyourMicrosoftaccountataccounts.microsoft.com/devicesandupdatingtheSettingsonyourAndroidphone.Fordetailedinformation,seeoursupportpage.TextMessages.PhoneLinkallowsyoutoviewtextmessagesdeliveredtoyourAndroidphoneonyourWindowsdeviceandsendtextmessagesfromyourWindowsdevice.Onlytextmessagesreceivedandsentwithinthelast30daysarevisibleonyourWindowsdevice.ThesetextmessagesaretemporarilystoredonyourWindowsdevice.WeneverstoreyourtextmessagesonourserversorchangeordeleteanytextmessagesonyourAndroidphone.YoucanseemessagessentviaSMS(ShortMessageService)andMMS(MultimediaMessagingService)butnotmessagessentviaRCS(RichCommunicationServices).Toprovidethisfunctionality,PhoneLinkaccessesthecontentofyourtextmessagesandthecontactinformationoftheindividualsorbusinessesfromwhomyouarereceivingorsendingtextmessages.Calls.PhoneLinkallowsyoutomakeandreceivecallsfromyourAndroidphoneonyourWindowsdevice.ThroughPhoneLink,youcanalsoviewyourrecentcallsonyourWindowsdevice.Toactivatethisfeature,youmustenablecertainpermissionsonbothyourWindowsdeviceandAndroidphone,suchascalllogsaccessandpermissiontomakephonecallsfromyourPC.ThesepermissionscanberevokedatanytimeunderthePhoneLinkSettingspageonyourWindowsdeviceandyourAndroidphone'ssettings.Onlycallsreceivedanddialedwithinthelast30daysarevisibleundercalllogsonyourWindowsdevice.ThesecalldetailsaretemporarilystoredonyourWindowsdevice.WedonotchangeordeleteyourcallhistoryonyourAndroidphone.Photos.PhoneLinkallowsyoutocopy,shareoreditphotosfromyourAndroidphoneonyourWindowsdevice.OnlyalimitednumberofyourmostrecentphotosfromtheCameraRollandScreenshotsfoldersonyourAndroidphonewillbevisibleonyourWindowsdeviceatanygiventime.ThesephotosaretemporarilystoredonyourWindowsdeviceandasyoutakemorephotosonyourAndroidphone,weremovethetemporarycopiesoftheolderphotosfromyourWindowsdevice.WeneverstoreyourphotosonourserversorchangeordeleteanyphotosonyourAndroidphone.Notifications.PhoneLinkallowsyoutoviewyourAndroidphone’snotificationsonyourWindowsdevice.ThroughPhoneLink,youcanreadanddismissyourAndroidphone’snotificationsfromyourWindowsdeviceorperformotheractionsrelatedtothenotifications.ToactivatethisPhoneLinkfeature,youmustenablecertainpermissions,suchassyncnotifications,onbothyourWindowsdeviceandAndroidphone.ThesepermissionscanberevokedatanytimeunderthePhoneLinkSettingspageonyourWindowsdeviceandyourAndroidphone’ssettings.Fordetailedinformation,seeoursupportpage.Mirroring.PhoneLinkallowsyoutoviewyourAndroidphone’sscreenonyourWindowsdevice.YourAndroidphonescreenwillbevisibleonyourWindowsdeviceasapixelstreamandanyaudiothatyouenableonyourAndroidphonescreenwhileitislinkedtoyourWindowsdevicethroughPhoneLinkwillplaythroughyourAndroidphone.Text-to-voice.PhoneLinkfeaturesincludeaccessibilityfunctionalitysuchastext-to-voice.Youcanactivateatext-to-voicefeature,whichallowsyoutohearthecontentsofatextmessageornotificationasaudio.Ifyouactivatethisfeature,yourtextmessagesandnotificationswillbereadoutloudastheyarereceived.SecurityandsafetyfeaturesSecurityandsafetyfeaturesmainsecurityandsafetyfeaturesmoduleSummaryDeviceencryption.DeviceencryptionhelpsprotectthedatastoredonyourdevicebyencryptingitusingBitLockerDriveEncryptiontechnology.Whendeviceencryptionison,WindowsautomaticallyencryptsthedriveWindowsisinstalledonandgeneratesarecoverykey.TheBitLockerrecoverykeyforyourpersonaldeviceisautomaticallybackeduponlineinyourpersonalMicrosoftOneDriveaccount.Microsoftdoesn'tuseyourindividualrecoverykeysforanypurpose.MaliciousSoftwareRemovalTool.TheMaliciousSoftwareRemovalTool(MSRT)runsonyourdeviceatleastoncepermonthaspartofWindowsUpdate.MSRTchecksdevicesforinfectionsbyspecific,prevalentmalicioussoftware("malware")andhelpsremoveanyinfectionsfound.WhentheMSRTruns,itwillremovethemalwarelistedontheMicrosoftSupportwebsiteifthemalwareisonyourdevice.Duringamalwarecheck,areportwillbesenttoMicrosoftwithspecificdataaboutmalwaredetected,errors,andotherdataaboutyourdevice.IfyoudonotwantMSRTtosendthisdatatoMicrosoft,youcandisableMSRT'sreportingcomponent.MicrosoftFamily.ParentscanuseMicrosoftFamilytounderstandandsetboundariesonhowtheirchildisusingtheirdevice.TherearemanyfeaturesavailabletoFamilymembers,sopleasecarefullyreviewtheinformationprovidedwhenyoucreateorjoinaFamily.IfyouliveinaregionthatrequirespermissiontocreateanaccounttoaccessMicrosoftservices,youmaybepromptedtorequestorgiveparentalconsent.Ifauserisunderthestatutoryageinyourregion,duringtheregistrationprocesstheywillbepromptedtorequestconsentfromaparentorguardianbyenteringanadult’semail.WhenFamilyactivityreportingisturnedonforachild,Microsoftwillcollectdetailsabouthowthechildusestheirdeviceandprovideparentswithreportsofthatchild'sactivities.ActivityreportsareroutinelydeletedfromMicrosoftserversafterashortperiodoftime.MicrosoftDefenderSmartScreenandSmartAppControl.Microsoftstrivestohelpprotectyourdeviceandpasswordsfromunsafeapps,files,andwebcontent.MicrosoftDefenderSmartScreenhelpsprotectyouwhenusingourservicesbyidentifyingthreatstoyou,yourdevice,andyourpasswords.ThesethreatsmightincludepotentiallyunsafeappsorwebcontentthatMicrosoftDefenderSmartScreendiscoverswhilecheckingwebsitesyouvisit,filesyoudownload,andappsyouinstallandrun.WhenMicrosoftDefenderSmartScreencheckswebcontent,dataaboutthecontentandyourdeviceissenttoMicrosoft,includingthefullwebaddressofthecontent.IfMicrosoftDefenderSmartScreendetectsthatcontentispotentiallyunsafe,youwillseeawarninginplaceofthecontent.MicrosoftDefenderSmartScreencanbeturnedonoroffintheWindowsSecurityapp.Wheresupported,SmartAppControlhelpschecksoftwarethatisinstalledandrunsonyourdevicetodetermineifitismalicious,potentiallyunwanted,orposesotherthreatstoyouandyourdevice.Onasupporteddevice,SmartAppControlstartsinevaluationmodeandthedatawecollectforMicrosoftDefenderSmartScreensuchasfilename,ahashofthefile’scontents,thedownloadlocation,andthefile’sdigitalcertificates,isusedtohelpdeterminewhetheryourdeviceisagoodcandidatetouseSmartAppControlforadditionalsecurityprotection.SmartAppControlisnotenabledandwillnotblockduringevaluationmode.SomedevicesmaynotbegoodcandidatesifSmartAppControlwouldotherwisegetinthewayandinterferewithauser’sotherwiseintendedandlegitimatetasks–forinstance,developerswhousealotofunsignedfiles.IfyouareagoodcandidateforSmartAppControl,thenitwillautomaticallybeturnedon,andwillprovideadditionalprotectiontoyourdevicebeyondMicrosoftDefenderSmartScreen.Otherwise,SmartAppControlwillbeunavailableandpermanentlyturnedoff.IfyourdeviceisunsupportedornotagoodcandidateforSmartAppControl,MicrosoftDefenderSmartScreenwillcontinuetohelpprotectyourdevice.WhenSmartAppControlisenabledandidentifiesanappasmalicious,potentiallyunwanted,orunknownandunsigned,itwillblockandnotifyyoupriortoopening,running,orinstallingtheapp.LearnmoreaboutSmartAppControl.WheneitherMicrosoftDefenderSmartScreenorSmartAppControlchecksafile,dataaboutthatfileissenttoMicrosoft,includingthefilename,ahashofthefile’scontents,thedownloadlocation,andthefile’sdigitalcertificates.SmartAppControlcanbeturnedonoroffintheWindowsSecurityapp.MicrosoftDefenderAntivirus.MicrosoftDefenderAntiviruslooksformalwareandotherunwantedsoftware,potentiallyunwantedapps,andothermaliciouscontentonyourdevice.MicrosoftDefenderAntivirusisautomaticallyturnedontohelpprotectyourdeviceifnootherantimalwaresoftwareisactivelyprotectingyourdevice.IfMicrosoftDefenderAntivirusisturnedon,itwillmonitorthesecuritystatusofyourdevice.WhenMicrosoftDefenderAntivirusisturnedon,orisrunningbecauseLimitedPeriodicScanningisenabled,itwillautomaticallysendreportstoMicrosoftthatcontaindataaboutsuspectedmalwareandotherunwantedsoftware,potentiallyunwantedapps,andothermaliciouscontent,anditmayalsosendfilesthatcouldcontainmaliciouscontent,suchasmalwareorunknownfilesforfurtherinspection.Ifareportislikelytocontainpersonaldata,thereportisnotsentautomatically,andyou'llbepromptedbeforeitissent.YoucanconfigureMicrosoftDefenderAntivirusnottosendreportsandsuspectedmalwaretoMicrosoft.Speech,VoiceActivation,Inking,andTypingSpeech,VoiceActivation,Inking,andTypingmainspeechinkingtypingmoduleSummarySpeech.Microsoftprovidesbothadevice-basedspeechrecognitionfeatureandcloud-based(online)speechrecognitiontechnologies. TurningontheOnlinespeechrecognitionsettingletsappsuseMicrosoftcloud-basedspeechrecognition.Additionally,inWindows10,theOnlinespeechrecognitionsettingenablesyourabilitytousedictationwithinWindows. TurningonspeechwhilesettingupaHoloLensdeviceorinstallingWindowsMixedRealityallowsyoutouseyourvoiceforcommands,dictation,andappinteractions.Bothdevice-basedspeechrecognitionandonlinespeechrecognitionsettingswillbeenabled.Withbothsettingsenabled,whileyourheadsetisturnedonthedevicewillalwaysbelisteningtoyourvoiceinputandwillsendyourvoicedatatoMicrosoft’scloud-basedspeechrecognitiontechnologies. Whenyouusecloud-basedspeechrecognitiontechnologiesfromMicrosoft,whetherenabledbytheOnlinespeechrecognitionsettingorwhenyouinteractwithHoloLensorvoicetyping,Microsoftcollectsandusesyourvoicerecordingstoprovidethespeechrecognitionservicebycreatingatexttranscriptionofthespokenwordsinthevoicedata.Microsoftwillnotstore,sample,orlistentoyourvoicerecordingswithoutyourpermission.TolearnmoreabouthowMicrosoftmanagesyourvoicedata,seeSpeechrecognitiontechnologies. Youcanusedevice-basedspeechrecognitionwithoutsendingyourvoicedatatoMicrosoft.However,Microsoftcloud-basedspeechrecognitiontechnologiesprovidemoreaccuraterecognitionthanthedevice-basedspeechrecognition.Whentheonlinespeechrecognitionsettingisturnedoff,speechservicesthatdonotrelyonthecloudandonlyusedevice-basedrecognition—likethelivecaptionsapp,theNarratorapportheWindowsSpeechRecognitionapp—willstillworkandMicrosoftwon’tcollectanyvoicedata. Youcanturnoffonlinespeechrecognitionatanytime.ThiswillstopanyappsthatrelyontheOnlinespeechrecognitionsettingfromsendingyourvoicedatatoMicrosoft.IfyouareusingaHoloLensorWindowsMixedRealityheadset,youcanalsoturnoffdevice-basedspeechrecognitionatanytime.Thiswillstopthedevicefromlisteningforyourvoiceinput.LearnmoreaboutspeechrecognitioninWindows. VoiceActivation.Windowsprovidessupportedappswiththeabilitytorespondandtakeactionbasedonvoicekeywordsthatarespecifictothatapp—forexampleallowingCortanatolistenandrespondwhenyousay“Cortana.” Ifyou’vegivenpermissionforanapptolistenforvoicekeywords,Windowswillbeactivelylisteningtothemicrophoneforthesekeywords.Onceakeywordisrecognized,theappwillhaveaccesstoyourvoicerecording,canprocesstherecording,takeaction,andrespond,suchaswithaspokenanswer.Theappmaysendthevoicerecordingtoitsownservicesinthecloudtoprocessthecommands.Eachappshouldaskyouforpermissionbeforeaccessingvoicerecordings.Additionally,voiceactivationcanbeenabledwhenthedeviceislocked.Ifenabled,therelevantappwillcontinuelisteningtothemicrophoneforvoicekeywordswhenyouhavelockedyourdeviceandcanactivateforanyonewhospeaksnearthedevice.Whenthedeviceislocked,theappwillhaveaccesstothesamesetofcapabilitiesandinformationaswhenthedeviceisunlocked. Youcanturnoffvoiceactivationatanytime.LearnmoreaboutvoiceactivationinWindows. Evenwhenyou’veturnedoffvoiceactivation,somethird-partydesktopappsandservicescouldstillbelisteningtothemicrophoneandcollectyourvoiceinput.Learnmoreaboutthird-partydesktopappsandhowtheymaystillbeabletoaccessyourmicrophoneevenwiththesesettingsturnedoff. Voicetyping.InWindows11,dictationhasbeenupdatedandrenamedasvoicetyping.Voicetypingmayusebothdevice-basedandonlinespeechrecognitiontechnologiestopoweritsspeech-to-texttranscriptionservice.Youcanalsochoosetocontributevoiceclipstohelpimprovevoicetyping.Ifyouchoosenottocontributevoiceclips,youcanstillusevoicetyping.Youcanchangeyourselectionanytimeinthevoicetypingsettings.Microsoftwillnotstore,sample,orlistentoyourvoicerecordingswithoutyourpermission.LearnmoreaboutMicrosoftandyourvoicedata. Voiceaccess.Windowsenableseveryone,includingpeoplewithmobilitydisabilities,tocontroltheirPCandauthortextusingtheirvoice.Forexample,voiceaccesssupportsscenarioslikeopeningandswitchingbetweenapps,browsingtheweb,andreadingandauthoringmail.Voiceaccessleveragesmodern,on-devicespeechrecognitiontoaccuratelyrecognizespeechandissupportedwithoutaninternetconnection.Learnmoreaboutvoiceaccess.Inking&TypingPersonalization.Yourtypedandhandwrittenwordsarecollectedtoprovideyouwithacustomwordlist,bettercharacterrecognitiontohelpyoutypeandwriteonyourdevice,andtextsuggestionsthatappearasyoutypeorwrite. Youcanturnoffinking&typingpersonalizationatanytime.Thiswilldeleteyourcustomerwordliststoredonyourdevice.Ifyouturnitbackon,you’llneedtorecreateyourcustomwordlist.Learnmoreaboutinking&typingpersonalizationinWindows. SyncandbackupsettingsSyncandbackupsettingsmainsyncsettingsmoduleSummaryWhenyousignintoWindowswithyourMicrosoftaccountorworkorschoolaccount,Windowscanstoreyoursettings,files,anddeviceconfigurationdatainMicrosoft’sservers.Windowswillonlyusethestoredsettings,files,anddeviceconfigurationdatatomakeiteasierforyoutomigrateyourexperienceonadifferentdevice.YoucanturnoffthisfeatureandstopWindowsfromstoringyoursettings,files,andconfigurationdatafromtheWindowssettingsapp.YoucanalsodeletethesyncandbackupdataWindowshasstoredinthesettingsapp.Learnmore aboutWindowsbackupandsyncsettings.UpdateServicesUpdateServicesmainupdateservicesmoduleSummaryUpdateServicesforWindowsincludesWindowsUpdateandMicrosoftUpdate.WindowsUpdateisaservicethatprovidesyouwithsoftwareupdatesforWindowssoftwareandothersupportingsoftware,suchasdriversandfirmwaresuppliedbydevicemanufacturers.MicrosoftUpdateisaservicethatprovidesyouwithsoftwareupdatesforotherMicrosoftsoftwaresuchasMicrosoft365.WindowsUpdateautomaticallydownloadsWindowssoftwareupdatestoyourdevice.YoucanconfigureWindowsUpdatetoautomaticallyinstalltheseupdatesastheybecomeavailable(recommended)orhaveWindowsnotifyyouwhenarestartisrequiredtofinishinstallingupdates.AppsavailablethroughtheMicrosoftStoreareautomaticallyupdatedthroughtheMicrosoftStore,asdescribedintheMicrosoftStoresectionofthisprivacystatement.Webbrowsers—MicrosoftEdgeLegacyandInternetExplorerWebbrowsers—MicrosoftEdgeLegacyandInternetExplorermainwebbrowsersmoduleSummaryThissectionappliestolegacyversionsofMicrosoftEdge(versions44andbelow).SeetheMicrosoftEdgesectionofthePrivacyStatementforinformationaboutnon-legacyversionsofMicrosoftEdge.MicrosoftEdgeisthedefaultwebbrowserforWindows.InternetExplorer,thelegacybrowserfromMicrosoft,isalsoavailableinWindows.Wheneveryouuseawebbrowsertoaccesstheinternet,dataaboutyourdevice("standarddevicedata")issenttothewebsitesyouvisitandonlineservicesyouuse.Standarddevicedataincludesyourdevice'sIPaddress,browsertypeandlanguage,accesstimes,andreferringwebsiteaddresses.Thisdatamightbeloggedonthosewebsites'webservers.Whichdataisloggedandhowthatdataisuseddependsontheprivacypracticesofthewebsitesyouvisitandwebservicesyouuse.Additionally,MicrosoftEdgesendsauniquebrowserIDtocertainwebsitestoenableustodevelopaggregatedatausedtoimprovebrowserfeaturesandservices.Additionally,dataabouthowyouuseyourbrowser,suchasyourbrowsinghistory,webformdata,temporaryinternetfiles,andcookies,isstoredonyourdevice.YoucandeletethisdatafromyourdeviceusingDeleteBrowsingHistory.MicrosoftEdgeallowsyoutocaptureandsavecontentonyourdevice,suchas:Webnote.Allowsyoutocreateinkandtextannotationsonthewebpagesyouvisit,andclip,save,orsharethem.Activereading.Allowsyoutocreateandmanagereadinglists,includingwebsitesordocuments.Hub.Allowsyoutoeasilymanageyourreadinglists,favorites,downloads,andhistoryallinonearea.WebsitePintoTaskbar.AllowsyoutopinyourfavoritewebsitestotheWindowstaskbar.Websiteswillbeabletoseewhichoftheirwebpagesyouhavepinned,sotheycanprovideyouanotificationbadgelettingyouknowthereissomethingnewforyoutocheckoutontheirwebsites.SomeMicrosoftbrowserinformationsavedonyourdevicewillbesyncedacrossotherdeviceswhenyousigninwithyourMicrosoftaccount.Forinstance,inInternetExplorer,thisinformationincludesyourbrowsinghistoryandfavorites;andinMicrosoftEdge,itincludesyourfavorites,readinglists,autofillformentries(suchasyourname,address,andphonenumber),andmayincludedataforextensionsthatyouhaveinstalled.Asanexample,ifyousyncyourMicrosoftEdgereadinglistacrossdevices,copiesofthecontentyouchoosetosavetoyourreadinglistwillbesenttoeachsynceddeviceforlaterviewing.YoucandisablesyncinginInternetExplorerbygoingtoStart>Settings>Accounts>Syncyoursettings.(Formoreinformation,seetheSyncsettingssectionofthisprivacystatement.)YoucanalsodisablesyncingofMicrosoftEdgebrowserinformationbyturningoffthesyncoptioninMicrosoftEdgeSettings.MicrosoftEdgeandInternetExploreruseyoursearchqueriesandbrowsinghistorytoprovideyouwithfasterbrowsingandmorerelevantsearchresults.Thesefeaturesinclude:SearchsuggestionsinInternetExplorerautomaticallysendstheinformationyoutypeintothebrowseraddressbartoyourdefaultsearchprovider(suchasBing)tooffersearchrecommendationsasyoutypeeachcharacter.SearchandsitesuggestionsinMicrosoftEdgeautomaticallysendstheinformationyoutypeintothebrowseraddressbartoBing(evenifyouhaveselectedanotherdefaultsearchprovider)tooffersearchrecommendationsasyoutypeeachcharacter.Youcanturnoffthesefeaturesatanytime.Inordertoprovidesearchresults,MicrosoftEdgeandInternetExplorersendyoursearchqueries,standarddeviceinformation,andlocation(ifyouhavelocationenabled)toyourdefaultsearchprovider.IfBingisyourdefaultsearchprovider,weusethisdataasdescribedintheBingsectionofthisprivacystatement.CortanacanassistyouwithyourwebbrowsinginMicrosoftEdgewithfeaturessuchasAskCortana.YoucandisableCortanaassistanceinMicrosoftEdgeatanytimeinMicrosoftEdgeSettings.TolearnmoreabouthowCortanausesdataandhowyoucancontrolthat,gototheCortanasectionofthisprivacystatement.WindowsappsWindowsappsmainwindowsappsmoduleSummaryAnumberofMicrosoftappsareincludedwithWindowsandothersareavailableinMicrosoftStore.Someofthoseappsinclude:Mapsapp.TheMapsappprovideslocation-basedservicesandusesBingservicestoprocessyoursearcheswithintheMapsapp.WhentheMapsapphasaccesstoyourlocation,andyouhaveenabledlocation-basedservicesinWindows,whenyouusethe“@”keytoinitiateasearchinsupportedtextboxesinWindowsapps,Bingservicescollectsthetextyoutypeafterthe“@”keytoprovidelocation-basedsuggestions.TolearnmoreabouttheseBing-poweredexperiences,seetheBingsectionofthisprivacystatement.WhentheMapsapphasaccesstoyourlocation,evenwhentheappisnotinuse,Microsoftmaycollectde-identifiedlocationdatafromyourdevicetoimproveMicrosoftservices.YoucandisabletheMapsapp'saccesstoyourlocationbyturningoffthelocationserviceorturningofftheMapsapp'saccesstothelocationservice.YoucankeeptrackofyourfavoriteplacesandrecentmapsearchesintheMapsapp.Yourfavoriteplacesandsearchhistorywillbeincludedassearchsuggestions.Ifyou'resignedinwithyourMicrosoftaccount,yourfavoriteplaces,searchhistory,andcertainappsettingswillbesyncedacrossotherdevicesandservices(forexample,Cortana).Formoreinformation,seetheSyncandbackupsettingssectionofthisprivacystatement.Cameraapp.IfyouallowtheCameraapptouseyourlocation,locationdataisembeddedinthephotosandvideosyoutakewithyourdevice.Otherdescriptivedata,suchascameramodelandthedatethatthepictureorvideowastaken,isalsoembeddedinphotosandvideos.Ifyouchoosetoshareaphotoorvideo,anyembeddeddatawillbeaccessibletothepeopleandservicesyousharewith.Onceenabled,youcanalwaysdisabletheCameraapp'saccesstoyourlocationbyturningoffallaccesstothelocationserviceinyourdevice'sSettingsmenuorturningofftheCameraapp'saccesstothelocationservice.WhentheCameraappisopen,itshowsrectanglesdetectedbytheselectedcameraforareasintheimagethatarepotentiallyusedforimageenhancement.TheCameraappdoesnotretainanyimageenhancingdata.YoucanalwayschangeyourcameraaccesssettingsintheCameraapp’sSettingsmenuortheWindowsSettingsmenu.Photosapp.ThePhotosapphelpsyouorganize,view,andshareyourphotosandvideos.Forexample,thePhotosapppresentsdifferentwaystogroupphotosandvideosbyname,datetaken,ordatemodified,andalsoinfolderswherethosefilesarestored,suchasstoredlocallyonyourdeviceorsyncedtoyourdevicefromonlinecloudservices.Theappalsoallowsyoutomove,copyoruploadfilestodifferentlocationsonyourcomputerortoOneDrive.TheAllPhotostabdisplaysyourlocallystoredorsyncedphotosandvideosaccordingtothedatetheyaretaken.TheFavoritestabletsyouviewphotosandvideosyoupreviouslylikedorfavorited.TheFolderstaballowsyoutoviewphotosorvideosbytheirstoragelocation.Therearealsotabswhereyoucanseeyourphotosandvideosfromavailablecloudservices(suchasOneDriveandotherthird-partyservices)thatyouhavesyncedtoyourdevice.IfyouareusingthePhotosLegacyapp,youmayseeotherfeaturesthatarenotavailableinthenewerversionofthePhotosapp,includingCollections,Albums,VideoEditorandthePeoplesetting.TheCollectiontabdisplaysphotosandvideosaccordingtothedatetheyaretaken.TheAlbumstabhelpsyouorganizeyourphotosandvideosbylocationandcommontags.TheVideoEditorallowsyoutoedit,create,andsharevideos.ThePeoplesettingcanbeenabledonthePhotosLegacyapp'sSettingspageandinthePeopletaboftheapp.Whenenabled,theappwillusefacegroupingtechnologiestoorganizeyourphotosandvideosintogroups.Thegroupingfeaturecandetectfacesinaphotoorvideoanddeterminewhethertheyarevisuallysimilartofacesinotherphotosandvideosinyourlocalphotocollection.YoucanchoosetoassociateafacialgroupingwithacontactfromyourPeopleapp.Whenenabled,yourgroupingswillbestoredonyourdeviceforaslongasyouchoosetokeepthegroupingsorthephotosorvideos.IfthePeoplesettingisturnedon,youwillbepromptedtoallowthePhotosLegacyapptocontinuetopermitfacialgroupingsafterthreeyearsofnon-interactionwiththePhotosLegacyapp.Atanytime,youcangototheSettingspageinthePhotosapptoturnthePeoplesettingonoroff.TurningthefeatureoffwillremovefacialgroupingdatafromthePhotosapp,butwillnotremoveyourphotosorvideos.LearnmoreaboutthePhotosLegacyappandfacialgrouping.IfyouchoosetoshareaphotoorvideousingthePhotosapporthePhotosLegacyapp,anyembeddeddata(suchaslocation,cameramodel,anddate)willbeaccessibletothepeopleandservicesyousharethephotoorvideowith.YoucanfindoutifyouareusingthePhotosversionoftheappbylookinginthe"AboutPhotos"sectionoftheapp'sSettings.Photosusestheword"Updated"whilePhotosLegacyversionsdonotsay"Updated".Peopleapp.ThePeopleappletsyouseeandinteractwithallyourcontactsinoneplace.WhenyouaddanaccounttothePeopleapp,yourcontactsfromyouraccountwillbeautomaticallyaddedtothePeopleapp.YoucanaddotheraccountstothePeopleapp,includingyoursocialnetworks(suchasFacebookandTwitter)andemailaccounts.Whenyouaddanaccount,wetellyouwhatdatathePeopleappcanimportorsyncwiththeparticularserviceandletyouchoosewhatyouwanttoadd.OtherappsyouinstallmayalsosyncdatatothePeopleapp,includingprovidingadditionaldetailstoexistingcontacts.WhenyouviewacontactinthePeopleapp,informationaboutyourrecentinteractionswiththecontact(suchasemailsandcalendarevents,includingfromappsthatthePeopleappsyncsdatafrom)willberetrievedanddisplayedtoyou.YoucanremoveanaccountfromthePeopleappatanytime.MailandCalendarapp.TheMailandCalendarappallowsyoutoconnectallyouremail,calendars,andfilesinoneplace,includingthosefromthird-partyemailandfilestorageproviders.Theappprovideslocation-basedservices,suchasweatherinformationinyourcalendar,butyoucandisabletheapp’suseofyourlocation.WhenyouaddanaccounttotheMailandCalendarapp,youremail,calendaritems,files,contacts,andothersettingsfromyouraccountwillautomaticallysynctoyourdeviceandtoMicrosoftservers.Atanytime,youcanremoveanaccountormakechangestothedatathat’ssyncedfromyouraccount.Toconfigureanaccount,youmustprovidetheappwiththeaccountcredentials(suchasusernameandpassword),whichwillbesentovertheinternettothethird-partyprovider’sserver.Theappwillfirstattempttouseasecure(SSL)connectiontoconfigureyouraccountbutwillsendthisinformationunencryptedifyouremailproviderdoesnotsupportSSL.Ifyouaddanaccountprovidedbyanorganization(suchasacompanyemailaddress),theowneroftheorganizationaldomaincanimplementcertainpoliciesandcontrols(forexample,multi-factorauthenticationortheabilitytoremotelywipedatafromyourdevice)thatmayaffectyouruseoftheapp.Messagingapp.WhenyousigninwithaMicrosoftaccountonyourdevice,youcanchoosetobackupyourinformation,whichwillsyncyourSMSandMMSmessagesandstoretheminyourMicrosoftaccount.Thisallowsyoutoretrievethemessagesifyouloseorchangephones.Afteryourinitialdeviceset-up,youcanmanageyourmessagingsettingsatanytime.TurningoffyourSMS/MMSbackupwillnotdeletemessagesthathavebeenpreviouslybackeduptoyourMicrosoftaccount.Todeletesuchmessages,youmustfirstdeletethemfromyourdevicepriortoturningoffbackup.IfyouallowtheMessagingapptouseyourlocation,youcanattachalinktoyourcurrentlocationtoanoutgoingmessage.LocationinformationwillbecollectedbyMicrosoftasdescribedintheWindowsLocationservicessectionofthisprivacystatement.Narrator.Narratorisascreen-readingappthathelpsyouuseWindowswithoutascreen.Narratoroffersintelligentimageandpagetitledescriptionandwebpagesummarieswhenyouencounterundescribedimagesandambiguouslinks.WhenyouchoosetogetanimagedescriptionbypressingNarrator+Ctrl+D,theimagewillbesenttoMicrosofttoperformanalysisoftheimageandgenerateadescription.ImagesareusedonlytogeneratethedescriptionandarenotstoredbyMicrosoft.WhenyouchoosetogetpagetitledescriptionsbypressingNarrator+Ctrl+D,theURLofthesiteyouarevisitingwillbesenttoMicrosofttogeneratethepagetitledescriptionandtoprovideandimproveMicrosoftservices,suchasBingservicesasdescribedintheBingsectionabove.WhenyouchoosetogetalistofpopularlinksforawebpagebypressingNarrator+doublepressofS,theURLofthesiteyouarevisitingwillbesenttoMicrosofttogeneratethesummaryofpopularlinksandtoprovideandimproveMicrosoftservices,suchasBing.YoucandisablethesefeaturesatanytimebygoingtoNarrator>Getimagedescriptions,pagetitlesandpopularlinksintheWindowssettingapp.YoucanalsosendfeedbackaboutNarratortohelpMicrosoftdiagnoseandresolveproblemswithNarratorandimproveMicrosoftproductsandservices,suchasWindows.VerbalfeedbackcanbesubmittedatanytimeinNarratorbyusingNarratorKey+Alt+F.Whenyouusethiscommand,theFeedbackHubappwilllaunch,givingyoutheopportunitytosubmitverbalfeedback.Ifyouenablethesetting“HelpMakeNarratorBetter”intheWindowssettingsappandsubmitverbalfeedbackthroughFeedbackHub,recentdeviceandusagedata,includingeventtracelog(ETL)data,willbesubmittedalongwithyourverbalfeedbacktoimproveMicrosoftproductsandservices,suchasWindows.Livecaptions.Livecaptionstranscribeaudiotohelpwiththecomprehensionofspokencontent.Livecaptionscangeneratecaptionsfromanyaudiocontainingspeech,whethertheaudioisonline,audioyouhavedownloadedtoyourdevice,oraudioreceivedfromyourmicrophone.Bydefault,transcribingmicrophoneaudioisdisabled.VoicedatathatiscaptionedisonlyprocessedonyourdeviceandisnotsharedtothecloudorwithMicrosoft.Learnmoreaboutlivecaptions.WindowsMediaPlayerWindowsMediaPlayermainwindowsmediaplayermoduleSummaryWindowsMediaPlayerallowsyoutoplayCDs,DVDs,andotherdigitalcontent(suchasWMAandMP3files),ripCDs,andmanageyourmedialibrary.Toenrichyourexperiencewhenyouplaycontentinyourlibrary,WindowsMediaplayerdisplaysrelatedmediainformation,suchasalbumtitle,songtitles,albumart,artist,andcomposer.Toaugmentyourmediainformation,WindowsMediaplayerwillsendarequesttoMicrosoftwhichcontainsstandardcomputerinformation,anidentifierforthemediacontent,andthemediainformationalreadycontainedinyourWindowsMediaPlayerlibrary(includinginformationyoumayhaveeditedorenteredyourself)sothatMicrosoftcanrecognizethetrackandthenreturnadditionalinformationthatisavailable.WindowsMediaPlayeralsoallowsyoutoplaybackcontentthatisstreamedtoyouoveranetwork.Toprovidethisservice,itisnecessaryforWindowsMediaPlayertocommunicatewithastreamingmediaserver.Theseserversaretypicallyoperatedbynon-Microsoftcontentproviders.Duringplaybackofstreamingmedia,WindowsMediaPlayerwillsendalogtothestreamingmediaserverorotherwebserver(s)ifthestreamingmediaserverrequestsit.Thelogincludessuchdetailsas:connectiontime,IPaddress,operatingsystemversion,WindowsMediaPlayerversion,Playeridentificationnumber(PlayerID),date,andprotocol.Toprotectyourprivacy,WindowsMediaPlayerdefaultstosendingaPlayerIDthatisdifferentforeachsession.WindowsHelloWindowsHellomainwindowshellomoduleSummaryWindowsHelloprovidesinstantaccesstoyourdevicesthroughbiometricauthentication.Ifyouturniton,WindowsHellousesyourface,fingerprint,oriristoidentifyyoubasedonasetofuniquepointsorfeaturesthatareextractedfromtheimageandstoredonyourdeviceasatemplate—butitdoesnotstoretheactualimageofyourface,fingerprint,oriris.Biometricverificationdatathat'susedwhenyousignindoesn'tleaveyourdevice.Yourbiometricverificationdatawillremainonyourdeviceuntilyouremoveit.However,afterasignificantperiodofWindowsHelloinactivity,youwillbepromptedtoconfirmthatyouwanttocontinuetostoreyourbiometricverificationdata.YoucandeleteyourbiometricverificationdatafromwithinSettings.LearnmoreaboutWindowsHello.WindowsSearchWindowsSearchmainwindowssearchmoduleSummaryWindowsSearchletsyousearchyourstuffandthewebfromoneplace.IfyouchoosetouseWindowsSearchtosearch"yourstuff,"itwillprovideresultsforitemsonyourpersonalOneDrive,yourOneDriveforBusinessifsoenabled,othercloudstorageproviderstotheextentsupportedbythosethird-partyproviders,andonyourdevice.IfyouchoosetouseWindowsSearchtosearchtheweb,orgetsearchsuggestionswithWindowsSearch,yoursearchresultswillbepoweredbyBingandwewilluseyoursearchqueryasdescribedintheBingsectionofthisprivacystatement.LearnmoreaboutsearchinWindows.EntertainmentandrelatedservicesEntertainmentandrelatedservicesmainentertainmentmoduleSummaryEntertainmentandRelatedServicespowerrichexperiencesandenableyoutoaccessavarietyofcontent,applicationsandgames.XboxXboxmainxboxmoduleSummaryTheXboxnetworkistheonlinegamingandentertainmentservicefromMicrosoftthatconsistsofsoftwareandenablesonlineexperiencesacrossdifferentplatforms.Thisserviceletsyoufindandplaygames,viewcontent,andconnectwithfriendsonXboxandothergamingandsocialnetworks.YoucanconnecttotheXboxnetworkusingXboxconsoles,Windowsdevices,andmobiledevices(AndroidandiPhone).WhenyousignupforanXboxprofile,weassignyouagamertag(apublicnickname)andauniqueidentifier.WhenyousigninonXboxdevices,apps,andservices,thedatawecollectaboutyouruseisstoredusingtheseuniqueidentifier(s).Xboxconsolesaredevicesyoucanusetofindandplaygames,movies,music,andotherdigitalentertainment.WhenyousignintoXboxexperiences—inappsoronaconsole—wealsoassignauniqueidentifiertoyourdevice.WhenyourXboxconsoleisconnectedtotheinternet,forinstance,andyousignintotheconsole,weidentifywhichconsoleandwhichversionoftheconsole’soperatingsystemyou’reusing.XboxcontinuestoprovidenewexperiencesinclientappsthatareconnectedtoandbackedbyservicessuchastheXboxnetworkandcloudgaming.WhensignedintoanXboxexperience,wecollectrequireddatatohelpkeeptheseexperiencesreliable,uptodate,secure,andperformingasexpected.DatawecollectaboutyouruseofXboxservices,games,apps,andconsolesincludes:WhenyousigninandsignoutofXbox,anypurchasesyoumake,andcontentyouobtain.Whichgamesyouplayandappsyouuse,yourgameprogress,achievements,playtimepergame,andotherplaystatistics.PerformancedataaboutXboxconsoles,XboxGamePassandotherXboxapps,theXboxnetwork,connectedaccessories,andyournetworkconnection,includinganysoftwareorhardwareerrors.Contentyouadd,upload,orsharethroughtheXboxnetwork,includingtext,pictures,andvideoyoucaptureingamesandapps.Socialactivity,includingchatdataandinteractionswithothergamers,andconnectionsyoumake(friendsyouaddandpeoplewhofollowyou)ontheXboxnetwork.IfyouuseanXboxconsoleorXboxapponanotherdevicecapableofaccessingtheXboxnetwork,andthatdeviceincludesastoragedevice(harddriveormemoryunit),usagedatawillbestoredonthestoragedeviceandsenttoMicrosoftthenexttimeyousignintoXbox,evenifyou’vebeenplayingoffline.Xboxconsolediagnosticdata.Diagnosticdatahastwocategories:requiredandoptional.IfyouuseanXboxconsole,theconsolewillsendrequireddatatoMicrosoft.OptionaldataisadditionaldatathatyouchoosetosharewithMicrosoft.Required.TheminimumdatanecessarytohelpkeepXboxsafe,secure,uptodate,andperformingasexpected.Optional.Optionaldataincludesadditionaldetailsaboutyourconsole,itssettings,itshealth,itsuse,andenhancederrorreportingtohelpusdetect,diagnose,andfixproblems.LearnmoreatManagesettingsforoptionaldatasharing.Gamecaptures.Anyplayerinamultiplayergamesessioncanrecordvideo(gameclips)andcapturescreenshotsoftheirviewofthegameplay.Otherplayers’gameclipsandscreenshotscancaptureyourin-gamecharacterandgamertagduringthatsession.IfaplayercapturesgameclipsandscreenshotsonaPC,theresultinggameclipsmightalsocaptureaudiochat.Captioning.DuringXboxreal-time(“party”)chat,playersmayactivateavoice-to-textfeaturethatletsthemviewthatchatastext.Ifaplayeractivatesthisfeature,allvoicecommunicationinthepartyiscaptionedfortheplayer.Microsoftusestheresultingtextdatatoprovidecaptioningofchatforplayerswhoneedit,aswellastheotherpurposesdescribedinthisstatement.Datause.Microsoftusesthedatawecollecttoimprovegamingproductsandexperiences—makingthemsaferandmorefunovertime.Datawecollectalsoenablesustoprovideyouwithpersonalized,curatedexperiences.Thisincludesconnectingyoutogames,content,andservices,aswellaspresentingyouwithoffers,discounts,andrecommendations.Xboxdataviewablebyothers.Yourgamertag,gameandplaystatistics,achievements,presence(whetheryouarecurrentlysignedintoXbox),contentyoushare,andotherdataaboutyouractivityonXboxcanbeseenby:OtherplayerssignedintoXbox.Customersofthird-partyservicesyou’velinkedyourprofileto,orOtherservicesassociatedwithXbox(includingthoseofpartnercompanies).Forexample,yourgamertagandscoresthatshowongameleaderboardsareconsideredpublicandcannotbehidden.Forotherdata,youcanadjustyourprivacysettingsonconsolesandat Xbox.com tolimitorblockwhatissharedwiththepublicorwithfriends.LearnmoreatXboxonlinesafetyandprivacysettings.Xboxdatasharedwiththirdpartiesincludinggameandappspublishers.WhenyouuseanXboxonlinegameoranynetwork-connectedapponyourXboxconsole,PC,ormobiledevice,thepublisherofthatgameorapphasaccesstodataaboutyourusagetohelpthepublisherdeliver,support,andimproveitsproduct.Thisdatamayinclude:yourXboxuseridentifier,gamertag,limitedaccountinfosuchascountryandagerange,dataaboutyourin-gamecommunications,anyXboxenforcementactivity,game-playsessions(forexample,movesmadein-game,typesofvehiclesusedin-game),yourpresenceontheXboxnetwork,thetimeyouspendplayingthegameorapp,rankings,statistics,gamerprofiles,avatars,orgamerpics,friendslists,activityfeedsforofficialclubsyoubelongto,officialclubmemberships,andanycontentyoucreateorsubmitinthegameorapp.Third-partypublishersanddevelopersofgamesandappshavetheirowndistinctandindependentrelationshipwithusersandtheircollectionandusageofpersonaldataissubjecttotheirspecificprivacypolicies.Youshouldcarefullyreviewtheirpoliciestodeterminehowtheyusethedata.Forexample,publishersmaychoosetodiscloseordisplaygamedata(suchasonleaderboards)throughtheirownservices.YoumayfindtheirpolicieslinkedfromgameorappdetailpagesintheMicrosoftStore.LearnmoreatDataSharingwithGamesandApps.Tostopsharinggameorappdatawithapublisher,removeitsgamesorappfromalldeviceswhereyouhaveinstalledthem.Somepublisheraccesstoyourdatamayberevokedathttps://microsoft.com/consent.Childrenandfamily.IfyouhavekidswhowanttousetheXboxnetwork,youcansetupchildandteenprofilesforthemoncetheyhaveMicrosoftaccounts.AdultorganizersinyourMicrosoftfamilygroupcanchangeconsentchoicesandonlinesafetysettingsforchildandteenprofilesonXbox.com.LearnmoreaboutMicrosoftfamilygroupsatSimplifyyourfamily’slife.LearnmoreaboutmanagingXboxprofiles,atXboxonlinesafetyandprivacysettings.FormoreinformationaboutMicrosoft’scollectionofdatafromchildren,includingXbox,pleaseseetheCollectionofdatafromchildrensectionofthisprivacystatement.Safety.InordertohelpmaketheXboxnetworkasafegamingenvironmentandenforcetheCommunityStandardsforXbox,wemaycollectandreviewvoice,text,images,videosandin-gamecontent(suchasgameclipsyouupload,conversationsyouhave,andthingsyoupostinclubsandgames).Legacy.Xbox360.ThisXboxconsolecollectslimitedrequireddiagnosticdatatokeepyourconsolefunctioningasexpectedwhileusingaconsoleconnectedtotheXboxnetwork.Kinect.TheKinectsensorisacombinationofcamera,microphone,andinfraredsensorthatcanenablemotionsandvoicetobeusedtocontrolgameplay.Forexample: Ifyouchoose,thecameracanbeusedtosignyouintotheXboxnetworkautomaticallyusingfacialrecognition.Thisdatastaysontheconsoleandisnotsharedwithanyone,andyoucanchoosetodeletethisdatafromyourconsoleatanytime.Forgameplay,Kinectwillmapdistancesbetweenyourbody'sjointstocreateastickfigurerepresentationofyouthathelpsKinectenableplay.TheKinectmicrophonecanenablevoicechatbetweenplayersduringplay.Themicrophonealsoenablesvoicecommandsforcontroloftheconsole,game,orapp,ortoentersearchterms.TheKinectsensorcanalsobeusedforaudioandvideocommunicationsthroughservicessuchasSkype.LearnmoreaboutKinectatXboxKinectandPrivacy.MicrosoftStoreMicrosoftStoremainwindowsstoremoduleSummaryMicrosoftStoreisanonlineservice,accessibleviaPC,theXboxConsoleandtheXboxApp,thatallowsyoutobrowse,download,purchase,rate,andreviewapplicationsandotherdigitalcontent.Itincludes:AppsandcontentforWindowsdevicessuchasphones,PCs,andtablets.Games,subscriptionsandotherappsforXboxconsolesandotherdevices.ProductsandappsforMicrosoft365,SharePoint,Exchange,Access,andProject(2013versionsorlater).WecollectdataabouthowyouaccessanduseMicrosoftStore;theproductsyou'veviewed,purchased,orinstalled;thepreferencesyousetforviewingappsinMicrosoftStore;andanyratings,reviews,orproblemreportsyousubmit.YourMicrosoftaccountisassociatedwithyourratingsandreviews;andifyouwriteareview,thenameandpicturefromyourMicrosoftaccountwillbepublishedwithyourreview.PermissionforMicrosoftStoreapps.ManyappsyouinstallfromtheMicrosoftStorearedesignedtotakeadvantageofspecifichardwareandsoftwarefeaturesofyourdevice.Anapp'suseofcertainhardwareandsoftwarefeaturesmaygivetheapporitsrelatedserviceaccesstoyourdata.Forexample,aphotoeditingappmightaccessyourdevice'scameratoletyoutakeanewphotooraccessphotosorvideosstoredonyourdeviceforediting,andarestaurantguidemightuseyourlocationtoprovidenearbyrecommendations.Informationaboutthefeaturesthatanappusesisprovidedontheapp'sproductdescriptionpageinMicrosoftStore.ManyofthefeaturesthatMicrosoftStoreappsusecanbeturnedonoroffthroughyourdevice’sprivacysettings.InWindows,inmanycases,youcanchoosewhichappscanuseaparticularfeature.GotoStart>Settings>PrivacyorPrivacy&Security,selectthefeature(forexample,Calendar),andthenselectwhichapppermissionsareonoroff.ThelistsofappsinWindowsprivacysettingsthatcanusehardwareandsoftwarefeatureswillnotinclude"ClassicWindows"applications,andtheseapplicationsarenotaffectedbythesesettings.Appupdates.UnlessyouhaveturnedoffautomaticappupdatesintherelevantMicrosoftStoresettingsorhaveacquiredanappprovidedandupdatedbytheappdeveloper,MicrosoftStorewillautomaticallycheckfor,download,andinstallappupdatestoverifythatyouhavethelatestversions.UpdatedappsmightusedifferentWindowshardwareandsoftwarefeaturesfromthepreviousversions,whichcouldgivethemaccesstodifferentdataonyourdevice.Youwillbepromptedforconsentifanupdatedappaccessescertainfeatures,suchaslocation.YoucanalsoreviewthehardwareandsoftwarefeaturesanappusesbyviewingitsproductdescriptionpageinMicrosoftStore.Eachapp'suseofyourdatacollectedthroughanyofthesefeaturesissubjecttotheappdeveloper'sprivacypolicies.IfanappavailablethroughMicrosoftStorecollectsandusesanyofyourpersonaldata,theappdeveloperisrequiredtoprovideaprivacypolicy,andalinktotheprivacypolicyisavailableontheapp'sproductdescriptionpageinMicrosoftStore.Sideloadedappsanddevelopermode.Developerfeaturessuchasthe"developermode"settingareintendedfordevelopmentuseonly.Ifyouenabledeveloperfeatures,yourdevicemaybecomeunreliableorunusable,andexposeyoutosecurityrisks.DownloadingorotherwiseacquiringappsfromsourcesotherthanMicrosoftStore,alsoknownas"sideloading"apps,maymakeyourdeviceandpersonaldatamorevulnerabletoattackorunexpectedusebyapps.Windowspolicies,notifications,permissions,andotherfeaturesintendedtohelpprotectyourprivacywhenappsaccessyourdatamaynotfunctionasdescribedinthisstatementforsideloadedappsorwhendeveloperfeaturesareenabled.MicrosoftStartMicrosoftStartmainmainmoduleSummaryMicrosoftStartisacontentservicethatincludesnews,weather,sports,andfinance.TheMicrosoftStartappisavailableonvariousplatforms,includingiOSandAndroid.TheMicrosoftStartserviceisalsoincludedwithinotherMicrosoftservices,includingtheMicrosoftEdgebrowserandwidgetsonWindows.WhenyouinstalltheMicrosoftStartapp,wecollectdatathattellsusiftheappwasinstalledproperly,theinstallationdate,theappversion,andotherdataaboutyourdevicesuchastheoperatingsystemandbrowser.ThisdataiscollectedonaregularbasistohelpusdeterminethenumberofMicrosoftStartappusersandidentifyperformanceissuesassociatedwithdifferentappversions,operatingsystems,andbrowsers.WealsocollectdataabouthowyouinteractwithMicrosoftStartcontent,suchasusagefrequencyandarticlesviewed,toprovideyouwithrelevantcontent.MicrosoftStartprovidesanenhancedexperiencewhenyousigninwithyourMicrosoftaccount,includingallowingyoutocustomizeyourinterestsandfavorites.YoucanmanagepersonalizationthroughMicrosoftStartandBingsettings,aswellasthroughsettingsinotherMicrosoftservicesthatincludeMicrosoftStartservices.Wealsousethedatawecollecttoprovideyouwithadvertisementsthatmaybeofinteresttoyou.Youcanoptoutofinterest-basedadvertisingthroughtheadvertisinglinkswithinMicrosoftStartservices,orbyvisitingtheMicrosoftopt-outpage.PreviousversionsofMSNMoneyallowyoutoaccesspersonalfinanceinformationfromthird-partyfinancialinstitutions.MSNMoneyonlydisplaysthisinformationanddoesnotstoreitonourservers.Yoursign-incredentialsusedtoaccessyourfinancialinformationfromthirdpartiesareencryptedonyourdeviceandarenotsenttoMicrosoft.Thesefinancialinstitutions,aswellasanyotherthird-partyservicesyouaccessthroughMSNservices,aresubjecttotheirowntermsandprivacypolicies.GrooveMusicandMovies&TVGrooveMusicandMovies&TVmaingroovemusicmoviestvmoduleSummaryGrooveMusicletsyoueasilyplayyourmusiccollectionandmakeplaylists.MicrosoftMovies&TVallowsyoutoplayyourvideocollectionandrentorbuymoviesandTVepisodes.TheseserviceswereformerlyofferedasXboxMusicandVideo.Tohelpyoudiscovercontentthatmayinterestyou,Microsoftwillcollectdataaboutwhatcontentyouplay,thelengthofplay,andtheratingyougiveit.Toenrichyourexperiencewhenplayingcontent,GrooveMusicandMovies&TVwilldisplayrelatedinformationaboutthecontentyouplayandthecontentinyourmusicandvideolibraries,suchasthealbumtitle,coverart,songorvideotitle,andotherinformation,whereavailable.Toprovidethisinformation,GrooveMusicandMovies&TVsendaninformationrequesttoMicrosoftcontainingstandarddevicedata,suchasyourdeviceIPaddress,devicesoftwareversion,yourregionalandlanguagesettings,andanidentifierforthecontent.IfyouuseMovies&TVtoaccesscontentthathasbeenprotectedwithMicrosoftDigitalRightsManagement(DRM),itmayautomaticallyrequestmediausagerightsfromanonlinerightsserveranddownloadandinstallDRMupdatesinordertoletyouplaythecontent.SeetheDRMinformationintheSilverlightsectionofthisprivacystatementformoreinformation.SilverlightSilverlightmainsilverlightmoduleSummaryMicrosoftSilverlighthelpsyoutoaccessandenjoyrichcontentontheWeb.Silverlightenableswebsitesandservicestostoredataonyourdevice.OtherSilverlightfeaturesinvolveconnectingtoMicrosofttoobtainupdates,ortoMicrosoftorthird-partyserverstoplayprotecteddigitalcontent.SilverlightConfigurationtool.YoucanmakechoicesaboutthesefeaturesintheSilverlightConfigurationtool.ToaccesstheSilverlightConfigurationtool,rightclickoncontentthatiscurrentlybeingdisplayedbySilverlightandselectSilverlight.YoucanalsoruntheSilverlightConfigurationtooldirectly.InWindows,forexample,youcanaccessthetoolbysearchingfor"MicrosoftSilverlight."Silverlightapplicationstorage.Silverlight-basedapplicationscanstoredatafileslocallyonyourcomputerforavarietyofpurposes,includingsavingyourcustomsettings,storinglargefilesforgraphicallyintensivefeatures(suchasgames,maps,andimages),andstoringcontentthatyoucreatewithincertainapplications.YoucanturnofforconfigureapplicationstorageintheSilverlightConfigurationtool.Silverlightupdates.SilverlightwillperiodicallycheckaMicrosoftserverforupdatestoprovideyouwiththelatestfeaturesandimprovements.AsmallfilecontaininginformationaboutthelatestSilverlightversionwillbedownloadedtoyourcomputerandcomparedtoyourcurrentlyinstalledversion.Ifanewerversionisavailable,itwillbedownloadedandinstalledonyourcomputer.YoucanturnofforconfigureupdatesintheSilverlightConfigurationtool.DigitalRightsManagement.SilverlightusesMicrosoftDigitalRightsManagement(DRM)technologytohelpprotecttherightsofcontentowners.IfyouaccessDRM-protectedcontent(suchasmusicorvideo)withSilverlight,itwillrequestmediausagerightsfromarightsserverontheInternet.Inordertoprovideaseamlessplaybackexperience,youwillnotbepromptedbeforeSilverlightsendstherequesttotherightsserver.Whenrequestingmediausagerights,SilverlightwillprovidetherightsserverwithanIDfortheDRM-protectedcontentfileandbasicdataaboutyourdevice,includingdataabouttheDRMcomponentsonyourdevicesuchastheirrevisionandsecuritylevels,andauniqueidentifierforyourdevice.DRMupdates.Insomecases,accessingDRM-protectedcontentwillrequireanupdatetoSilverlightortotheDRMcomponentsonyourdevice.WhenyouattempttoplaycontentthatrequiresaDRMupdate,SilverlightwillsendarequesttoaMicrosoftservercontainingbasicdataaboutyourdevice,includinginformationabouttheDRMcomponentsonyourcomputersuchastheirrevisionandsecuritylevels,troubleshootingdata,andauniqueidentifierforyourdevice.TheMicrosoftserverusesthisidentifiertoreturnauniqueDRMupdateforyourdevice,whichwillthenbeinstalledbySilverlight.YoucanturnofforconfigureDRMcomponentupdatesonthePlaybacktabintheSilverlightConfigurationtool.WindowsMixedRealityWindowsMixedRealitymainwindowsmixedrealitymoduleSummaryWindowsMixedRealityallowsyoutoenableavirtualrealityexperiencethatimmersesyouinappsandgames.MixedRealityusesacompatibleheadset’scamera,microphone,andinfraredsensorstoenablemotionsandvoicetobeusedtocontrolgameplayandtonavigateappsandgames.MicrosoftcollectsdiagnosticdatatosolveproblemsandtokeepMixedRealityrunningonWindowsuptodate,secure,andoperatingproperly.DiagnosticdataalsohelpsusimproveMixedRealityandrelatedMicrosoftproductsandservicesdependingonthediagnosticdatasettingsyou’vechosenforyourdevice.LearnmoreaboutWindowsdiagnosticdata.MixedRealityalsoprocessesandcollectsdataspecificallyrelatedtotheMixedRealityexperiences,suchas:MixedRealitymapsdistancesbetweenyourbody'sjointstocreateastickfigurerepresentationofyou.IfyouareconnectedtotheInternet,wecollectthosenumericvaluestoenableandimproveyourexperience.MixedRealitydetectsspecifichandgesturesintendedtoperformsimplesysteminteractions(suchasmenunavigation,pan/zoom,andscroll).ThisdataisprocessedonyourPCandisnotstored.Theheadset'smicrophonesenablevoicecommandstocontrolgames,apps,ortoentersearchterms.Learnmoreaboutvoicedatacollection.WindowsMixedRealitycanalsobeusedforaudioandvideocommunicationsthroughservicessuchasSkype. maineuropeanprivacymodule,mainsecurityofpersonaldatamodule,mainwherewestoreandprocessdatamodule,mainourretentionofpersonaldatamodule,maincaliforniaconsumerprivacyactmodule,mainadvertisingmodule,mainspeechrecognitionmodule,mainpreviewreleasesmodule,mainchangestothisprivacystatementmodule,mainhowtocontactusmodule mainenterpriseservicesmodule,mainenterprisedevsoftwareappsmodule mainofficeservicesmodule,mainteamsmodule,mainonedrivemodule,mainoutlookmodule,mainskypemodule,mainsurfaceduomodule,mainlinkedinmodule mainbingmodule,maincortanamodule,mainmsedgemodule,mainMicrosoftTranslatormodule,mainswiftkeymodule 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EU-U.S.andSwiss-U.S.PrivacyShield MicrosoftadherestotheprinciplesoftheEU-U.S.andSwiss-U.S.PrivacyShieldframeworks,althoughMicrosoftdoesnotrelyontheEU-U.S.PrivacyShieldFrameworkasalegalbasisfortransfersofpersonaldatainlightofthejudgmentoftheCourtofJusticeoftheEUinCaseC-311/18.Tolearnmore,visittheU.S.DepartmentofCommerce’sPrivacyShieldwebsite. Contactus Ifyouhaveaprivacyconcern,complaint,orquestionfortheMicrosoftChiefPrivacyOfficerorEUDataProtectionOfficer,pleasecontactusbyusingourwebform.FormoreinformationaboutcontactingMicrosoft,includingMicrosoftIrelandOperationsLimited,seetheHowtocontactussectionofthisprivacystatement.