PRIVACY POLICY
Key Sections of the Microsoft Privacy Statement:
What Data We Collect: This section details the types of data Microsoft collects from users, including personal data like your name, email address, and payment information, as well as data from your device and usage.
How We Use Data: Here, you can find information about how the collected data is utilized to provide and improve Microsoft services, personalize your experiences, and for communication purposes.
Reasons We Share Personal Data: This section explains the scenarios in which personal data might be shared with third parties, such as with service providers, to comply with legal obligations, or as part of a business transaction.
How to Access and Control Your Personal Data: Information on how you can access, update, and delete your personal data, and what choices you have regarding the data we collect.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: This covers how cookies and other tracking technologies are used on Microsoft websites and services to enhance user experience and analyze usage.
What Data We Collect: This section details the types of data Microsoft collects from users, including personal data like your name, email address, and payment information, as well as data from your device and usage.
How We Use Data: Here, you can find information about how the collected data is utilized to provide and improve Microsoft services, personalize your experiences, and for communication purposes.
Reasons We Share Personal Data: This section explains the scenarios in which personal data might be shared with third parties, such as with service providers, to comply with legal obligations, or as part of a business transaction.
How to Access and Control Your Personal Data: Information on how you can access, update, and delete your personal data, and what choices you have regarding the data we collect.
Cookies and Similar Technologies: This covers how cookies and other tracking technologies are used on Microsoft websites and services to enhance user experience and analyze usage.
Your Rights and How to Exercise Them
Access Your Data: You can request access to your personal data and receive a copy of it.
Correct Your Data: If you find any inaccuracies in your personal data, you can request corrections.
Delete Your Data: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Restrict Processing: You can ask to restrict the processing of your personal data in specific situations.
Data Portability: In some cases, you can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have it transferred to another data controller.
Data Security and Retention
Security Measures: Microsoft employs a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Data Retention: Personal data is retained for as long as necessary to provide the services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.
How We Share Your Data
With Affiliates and Subsidiaries: Microsoft may share your personal data with its controlled affiliates and subsidiaries.
With Vendors and Partners: Personal data may be shared with vendors and partners who work on Microsoft's behalf for various purposes, including providing customer support, processing transactions, and delivering advertising.
For Legal Reasons: Microsoft may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations or protect Microsoft's rights and property.
International Transfers of Personal Data
Global Operations: Microsoft operates globally, and your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers maintain facilities.
Data Protection Measures: When transferring personal data internationally, Microsoft ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to comply with applicable data protection laws.
Children’s Privacy
Protecting Children: Microsoft products and services are intended for general audiences and do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 years old without parental consent, in accordance with applicable law.
Updates to the Privacy Statement
Periodic Updates: Microsoft may update the Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in its practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Notice of significant changes will be provided as required by law.
Access Your Data: You can request access to your personal data and receive a copy of it.
Correct Your Data: If you find any inaccuracies in your personal data, you can request corrections.
Delete Your Data: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal data under certain circumstances.
Restrict Processing: You can ask to restrict the processing of your personal data in specific situations.
Data Portability: In some cases, you can request to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and have it transferred to another data controller.
Security Measures: Microsoft employs a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure.
Data Retention: Personal data is retained for as long as necessary to provide the services and fulfill the transactions you have requested, or for other essential purposes such as complying with legal obligations, resolving disputes, and enforcing agreements.
With Affiliates and Subsidiaries: Microsoft may share your personal data with its controlled affiliates and subsidiaries.
With Vendors and Partners: Personal data may be shared with vendors and partners who work on Microsoft's behalf for various purposes, including providing customer support, processing transactions, and delivering advertising.
For Legal Reasons: Microsoft may disclose personal data if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with legal obligations or protect Microsoft's rights and property.
Global Operations: Microsoft operates globally, and your personal data may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or any other country where Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers maintain facilities.
Data Protection Measures: When transferring personal data internationally, Microsoft ensures that appropriate safeguards are in place to comply with applicable data protection laws.
Protecting Children: Microsoft products and services are intended for general audiences and do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13 years old without parental consent, in accordance with applicable law.
Periodic Updates: Microsoft may update the Privacy Statement from time to time to reflect changes in its practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Notice of significant changes will be provided as required by law.