Privacy policy
Microsoft Privacy Statement
Risk score
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In short
What you accept
Everyday words for the material promises and rights you give up. Each line includes a quote from the document.
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This page does not list what you accept.
What it can cost you
Quoted clauses that can affect your privacy, money, or right to go to court — including terms that follow you to other products.
Highest-cost clauses first
“These third-party sources vary over time and include: - Data brokers from which we purchase demographic data and contact information to supplement the data we collect.”
What that means: Your activity and identifiers can be used by companies you did not choose.
The document describes selling or commercially sharing personal data with third parties.
“As further explained in the DPF Principles, binding arbitration is available to address residual complaints not resolved by other means.”
What that means: You may not be able to sue in court or join a class action if something goes wrong.
Disputes are steered into arbitration and collective lawsuits are waived.
“Location services give you control over which apps are allowed to access your precise location.”
What that means: Higher-risk details about you can be stored and shared under the same broad terms.
The company collects location or other sensitive categories of data.
“**Our retention of personal data** Microsoft retains personal data for as long as necessary to provide the products and services you use and to fulfill the transactions you request.”
What that means: Old account data can linger long after you expected it to be gone.
Retention is open-ended or justified with vague business interests.
“When a child is under 13-or a higher age if required in their region-the child will need consent from their parent or guardian to create a Microsoft account.”
What that means: A child’s account or device can still generate a data trail.
The document addresses children but may still collect or retain youth data.
The same company terms often apply on these apps or devices. This is a lookup aid, not a claim we caught this company.
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