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At Microsoft, we value, protect, and defend privacy. We believe in transparency, so that people and organizations can control their data and have meaningful choices in how it is used. We empower and defend the privacy choices of every person who uses our products and services.

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.

You control your informationWe give you the ability to control your data, along with clear and meaningful choices over how your data is used.

Your data is protectedWe rigorously protect your data using encryption and other security best practices.

You can expect privacy by designWe design our products with a core commitment to uphold user privacy.

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. 

Get more information about how we put those principles into practice.

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 dashboard  Microsoft Trust Center  Microsoft Privacy Report  Government information requests What'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.)



EU 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 privacyIntroducing Privacy Management for Microsoft 365Privacy Management is a solution from Microsoft that helps companies safeguard personal data and build a privacy resilient workplace by proactively identifying and protecting against privacy risks, empowering information workers to make smart data handling decisions, and automating privacy operations and data requests.

Learn about Privacy ManagementPreserving privacy while fighting COVID-19As countries and companies focus on technologies such as tracking, tracing, and testing to fight the pandemic, it's critical that we also protect people's privacy. Here are seven principles to consider as we move into the next phases of helping to fight this pandemic.

Review our pandemic privacy principlesTo learn about managing your privacy settings, see Privacy in our products and services.

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, you can report a privacy concern.

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