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At homePrivacy is at the center of how we shape the products and services that customers use every day. We provide privacy resources and controls, so you can manage your data and how it is used.

Visit the privacy dashboardAt work For enterprise and business customers, IT admins, or anyone using Microsoft products at work, visit the Microsoft Trust Center to get information about privacy and security practices in our products and services. 

Visit Microsoft Trust CenterOur commitment to privacyWe ground our privacy commitments in strong data governance practices, so you can trust that we’ll protect the privacy and confidentiality of your data and will only use it in a way that’s consistent with the reasons you provided it.

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We stand up for your rightsWe fight for stronger privacy laws and protections, and will protect your rights if a government request is made for data.

These principles form the foundation of the Microsoft approach to privacy and will continue to shape the way we build our products and services. 

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We regularly publish the Microsoft Privacy Report to keep you updated about our privacy work.We explain how customers can export or delete personal data in our Privacy FAQs.We offer in-depth privacy information about our products and services in the Microsoft Privacy Statement.We believe that the technology we create should benefit everyone on the planet, and the planet itself. Visit the Microsoft Corporate Social Responsibility for more information. Privacy dashboardMicrosoft Trust CenterMicrosoft Privacy ReportGovernment information requestsWhat's newCheck out the latest articles, blog posts, and news from Microsoft about protecting your privacy at home and at work. (Some content might only be available in English.)



From privacy vulnerability to privacy resilienceExplore why companies that empathize with the privacy concerns of customers and address those concerns build a stronger business, differentiate themselves from competitors, and transform workplace culture.

Read Microsoft human-centered privacy researchMicrosoft committed to important new milestone for data protectionThe European Commission and the U.S. government recently announced the new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework, an agreement designed to rebuild and strengthen the data protection bridge between the EU and the U.S. Microsoft applauds this important milestone.

Read Julie Brill’s blog post about the data agreementEU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud: A progress reportRead about the important milestone in our journey toward creating the EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud, and our ongoing commitment to provide customers with robust transparency about our practices and progress toward the implementation of the EU Data Boundary.

Read the EU Data Boundary progress reportProtecting our data infrastructure through some new approaches to privacyThe question civil society, business, academics and governments should be asking is not if we can use data but rather how we can enable responsible data use to create a better world and protect fundamental human rights. Read about how we’re exploring the development of new approaches where needed to enable the responsible use and sharing of data.

Read more about new approaches to privacyTo learn more about privacy at Microsoft, see Microsoft products and your data.

To learn about managing your privacy settings, see Where can I find privacy settings in Microsoft products?

If you are a resident of the state of California, please see our California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Notice for California Consumers.

We’re always working to improve, so if you notice something in our products and services that doesn’t work the way you’d expect when it comes to privacy, please let us know.

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