Privacy Policy change — September 9, 2026

Was Microsoft Privacy Statement Last Updated: July 2026 What's New?

Now Microsoft Privacy Statement Last Updated: September 2026 What's New?

Was Data about your device and product features you use, hardware and software details, product performance, and your settings.

Now Data about your device and product features you use, hardware and software details, product performance, your interactions with our websites and apps, and your settings.

Was If you are not signed in, you can view and clear stored search history associated with your device in your Bing settings.Microsoft Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot. If you are signed into Microsoft Copilot or Microsoft 365 Copilot with your Microsoft account, you can view, access, export and delete Copilot activity history from your privacy dashboard.

Now If you are not signed in, you can view and clear stored search history associated with your device in your Bing settings.Microsoft Copilot. If you are signed into Microsoft Copilot with your Microsoft account, you can view, access, export and delete Copilot activity history from your privacy dashboard.

Was When we receive parental consent or authorization, the child's account is treated much like any other account, and the child will be able to use Microsoft services such as Outlook, Bing, Copilot, and XBOX, and communicate or share data with other users.

Now When we receive parental consent or authorization, the child's account is treated much like any other account, and the child will be able to use Microsoft services such as Outlook, Bing, and XBOX, and communicate or share data with other users.

Was When you use Microsoft Copilot, it will use your prompts, location, language, and related settings to provide helpful responses and improve services (including to provide relevant advertising). For signed-in users in some markets, Microsoft Copilot can use your conversation history to personalize your experience. You can opt-out of personalization at any time.

Now When you use Microsoft Copilot, it will use your prompts, location, language, and related settings to provide helpful responses and improve services. For users in some markets, Microsoft Copilot can use your conversation history (including any memories you save) to personalize your experience. We may also offer you the ability to personalize your Microsoft Copilot experience using your interactions with our other pro…

Was For more information about these capabilities and your choices, see the Microsoft Copilot FAQ. We will also use your conversation data to monitor performance, troubleshoot and fix bugs and issues, prevent abuse, and to provide and improve Microsoft Copilot. In some markets, this data can help train our AI models in Microsoft Copilot unless you opt out. Learn more about your choices and data protection here. Please al…

Now For more information about these capabilities and your choices, see Microsoft Copilot for individuals: your privacy controls and choices. We also use your conversation data to monitor performance, troubleshoot and fix bugs and issues, prevent abuse, and to provide and improve Microsoft Copilot. Please review the Transparency Note for Microsoft Copilot for information on our safety practices and our efforts to ensure…

Was Microsoft 365 Copilot is a consumer Copilot offering available to Microsoft 365 Family and Microsoft 365 Personal subscribers. When integrated with Microsoft 365, Copilot handles data as described in the Productivity and Communications section of this privacy statement. For enterprise customers, Microsoft 365 Copilot offers enhanced data protection and customization.

Now For enterprise customers, Microsoft Copilot offers enhanced data protection and customization.

Was The Copilot features that appear in Microsoft 365 apps as part of a Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, or Microsoft 365 Premium subscription provide AI-powered productivity capabilities through real-time conversational experiences.

Now The Microsoft Copilot features that appear in Microsoft 365 apps as part of a Microsoft 365 Personal, Microsoft 365 Family, or Microsoft 365 Premium subscription provide AI-powered productivity capabilities through real-time conversational experiences.