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Microsoft's privacy statement indicates that users who link a work or school email to a personal Microsoft account may lose access to products/content if their organizational account is terminated. Additionally, if a work or school account is used to sign into Microsoft products, the organization gains control over the account and can access and process all associated data and content.
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Loss of Access to Microsoft Products if School/Work Email is Used for Personal Microsoft Account
If a work or school email address is used to create a personal Microsoft account, the organization may access the data associated with that Microsoft account. If you lose access to your work or school account (e.g., due to changing employers), you may also lose access to products or content purchased or accessed with that account.
Why it matters: Using a work or school email for a personal Microsoft account could result in your organization accessing your personal account data, and you may lose access to products or content if your organizational account is terminated.
If you lose access to your work or school account (for example, if you change employers), you may also lose access to products or content purchased or accessed with that account. If you use a work or school email address to create a Microsoft account, your organization may access your data associated with your Microsoft account.
Microsoft account, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong
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Employer/School Control Over Your Account and Data
If you use a work or school account to sign in to Microsoft products, your organization controls your account and can access and process your data, including your communications, files, and content. Your use of these products is subject to your organization’s policies.
Why it matters: Your employer or school could have full control over your account and access all your data and content if you use a work or school account to sign into Microsoft products.
Your organization controls your account and can access and process your data, including your communications, files, and content in products you use with your account. Your use of these products is subject to your organization’s policies.
Microsoft account, paragraph 5 · Citation strength: strong
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In-Product Data Collection Controls
You can use in-product controls, including those in your web browser or operating system, to limit or prevent certain types of data collection.
Why it helps: Users are provided with tools within the products themselves and their device settings to manage and restrict how their data is collected.
You can also use in-product controls, including those in your web browser or operating system to limit or prevent certain types of data collection.
Personal data we collect, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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Data Protection Rights Regardless of Location
Microsoft provides users with specific data protection rights, including the right to withdraw consent, be informed about data collection, request access, erasure, and updates, port data, and object to or restrict data use, regardless of their location.
Why it helps: Users are granted clear and comprehensive data protection rights that are not limited by their geographic location, enhancing their ability to control their personal data.
example, you can object at any time to our use of your personal data for direct marketing purposes or where we are performing a task in the public interest or pursuing our legitimate interests or those of a third party.
How to access and control your personal data, paragraph 6 · Citation strength: strong
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Ability to Opt Out of Promotional Communications
Users can choose whether to receive promotional communications from Microsoft by email, SMS, mail, or phone and can opt out by following directions in messages or managing preferences on their communication permissions page.
Why it helps: Users have control over receiving promotional messages, allowing them to reduce unwanted marketing communications.
You can choose whether to receive promotional communications from Microsoft by email, SMS, mail, or phone. To opt out of promotional emails or SMS, follow the directions in the message. For more options – including managing contact info, Microsoft-wide contact preferences, email subscriptions, and sharing info with partners – sign in to your personal Microsoft account, and visit your communication permissions page. If you don't have a Microsoft account, you can manage your Microsoft email contact preferences by using this web form . These choices do not apply to mandatory service communications or other informational messages with their own unsubscribe method.
How to access and control your personal data, paragraph 12 · Citation strength: strong
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Opt-Out for Personalized Advertising
Users can opt out of receiving personalized advertising from Microsoft, including Xandr, by visiting the Personalized ads and offers page. When logged in, the opt-out choice is associated with their account and applied across devices.
Why it helps: Users can prevent their data from being used for personalized advertising, giving them control over ad targeting.
To opt out of receiving personalized advertising from Microsoft (including Xandr) visit our Personalized ads and offers page . You can also see our third party ad partners and opt out of data sharing for personalized ads at our Third-party ad settings page . When you’re logged into your Microsoft account, your opt out choice will be associated with your account and applied across devices whenever you are signed in. If you are not signed in and choose to opt out, your preference is stored in a browser-specific cookie on your device, valid for five years; if you delete cookies, you must opt out again.
How to access and control your personal data, paragraph 14 · Citation strength: strong
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Browser-Based Cookie Controls
Users can control the data stored by cookies and withdraw consent to cookies using their internet browser controls.
Why it helps: Provides users with standard browser functionalities to manage and delete cookies, enhancing their control over online tracking.
Cookie controls . You can control the data stored by cookies and withdraw consent to cookies by using the browser-based cookie controls described in the Cookies section.
How to access and control your personal data, paragraph 20 · Citation strength: strong
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Tracking Protections in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge's Tracking Protection feature allows users to control what data third-party sites can collect by blocking third-party content, including cookies, from sites listed in a Tracking Protection List.
Why it helps: Users of Microsoft Edge have a built-in feature to prevent third-party tracking, improving their privacy while browsing.
Tracking protections . You can control the data third-party sites can collect about you using Tracking Protection in Microsoft Edge. This feature will block third-party content, including cookies, from any site that is listed in a Tracking Protection List you add.
How to access and control your personal data, paragraph 20 · Citation strength: strong
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Response to Global Privacy Control (GPC) Signal
Microsoft receives and responds to the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser opt-out signal in certain jurisdictions, turning off data sharing with third parties for personalized ads and disabling the 'Share my data with third parties for personalized ads' toggle when the signal is received.
Why it helps: Users can leverage their browser settings to automatically signal their preference not to share data for personalized ads, enhancing privacy through a universal opt-out mechanism.
Universal Opt-Outs . Microsoft receives and responds to the Global Privacy Control (GPC) browser opt-out signal in certain jurisdictions. Microsoft will turn off sharing your data with third parties for personalized ads and turn off the “Share my data with third parties for personalized ads” toggle if we receive a GPC signal from you when you visit our sites.
How to access and control your personal data, paragraph 20 · Citation strength: strong
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Consent Required for Optional Cookies
Microsoft obtains user consent before placing or using optional cookies that are not strictly necessary or for facilitating communication.
Why it helps: Ensures that users have control over non-essential cookie usage, promoting informed consent and greater privacy.
Where required, we obtain your consent prior to placing or using optional cookies that are not (i) strictly necessary to provide the website or service; or (ii) for the purpose of facilitating a communication. Where consent is required, you may withdraw consent to optional cookies by clicking “Manage cookies” in the footer of the website.
Cookies and similar technologies, paragraph 4 · Citation strength: strong
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Third-Party Analytics Providers Prohibited from Direct Identification
Microsoft prohibits third-party analytics providers from using web beacons on its sites to collect or access information that directly identifies users, such as their name or email address.
Why it helps: Provides a safeguard against third-party analytics providers collecting directly identifiable personal information from users on Microsoft's sites.
However, we prohibit these providers from using web beacons on our sites to collect or access information that directly identifies you, such as your name or email address.
How to control cookies, paragraph 7 · Citation strength: strong
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