Likewise, where we need to collect personal data by law or to enter into or carry out a contract with you, and you do not provide the data, we will not be able to enter into the contract. or if this relates to an existing product you’re using, we may have to suspend or cancel it. We will notify you if this is the case at the time.  Service providers that help us determine your device’s location.  We also obtain data from third parties. How we use personal dataMicrosoft uses the data we collect to provide you with rich, interactive experiences. In particular, we use data to:  Provide our products, which includes updating, securing, and troubleshooting, as well as providing support. It also includes sharing data, when it is required to provide the service or carry out the transactions you request. Improve and develop our products. Personalize our products and make recommendations. Advertise and market to you, which includes sending promotional communications, targeting advertising, and presenting you with relevant offers. For example, we manually review short snippets of voice data that we have taken steps to de-identify to improve our speech recognition technologies. This manual review may be conducted by Microsoft employees or vendors who are working on Microsoft’s behalf.  We also use the data to operate our business, which includes analyzing our performance, meeting our legal obligations, developing our workforce, and doing research. Microsoft uses the data we collect to provide you rich, interactive experiences. In particular, we use data to:  Provide our products, which includes updating, securing, and troubleshooting, as well as providing support. It also includes sharing data, when it is required to provide the service or carry out the transactions you request. Improve and develop our products. Personalize our products and make recommendations. Advertise and market to you, which includes sending promotional communications, targeting advertising, and presenting you relevant offers.  We also use the data to operate our business, which includes analyzing our performance, meeting our legal obligations, developing our workforce, and doing research For these purposes, we combine data we collect from different contexts (for example, from your use of two Microsoft products). For example Cortana may use information from your calendar to suggest action items in a heads-up email, and Microsoft Store uses information about the apps and services you use to make personalized app recommendations.  Microsoft uses the data we collect to provide you rich, interactive experiences. In particular, we use data to:  Provide our products, which includes updating, securing, and troubleshooting, as well as providing support. It also includes sharing data, when it is required to provide the service or carry out the transactions you request. Improve and develop our products. Personalize our products and make recommendations. Advertise and market to you, which includes sending promotional communications, targeting advertising, and presenting you relevant offers.   For these purposes, we combine data we collect from different contexts (for example, from your use of two Microsoft products) This includes using data to protect the security and safety of our products and customers, detecting malware and malicious activities, troubleshooting performance and compatibility issues to help customers get the most out of their experiences, and notifying customers of updates to our products  We also share personal data with vendors or agents working on our behalf for the purposes described in this statement. For example, companies we've hired to provide customer service support or assist in protecting and securing our systems and services may need access to personal data to provide those functions. Access and clear some of your data through the Microsoft privacy dashboard.  Microsoft services do not currently respond to browser DNT signals  Microsoft apps use additional identifiers, such as the advertising ID in Windows described in the Advertising ID section of this privacy statement, for similar purposes. We also use “web beacons” to help deliver cookies and gather usage and performance data. Our websites may include web beacons, cookies, or similar technologies from third-party service providers. Some cookies are placed by third parties acting on our behalf. We use cookies and similar technologies to store and honor your preferences and settings, enable you to sign-in, provide interest-based advertising Some of our websites include social media cookies, including those that enable users who are signed in to the social media service to share content via that service. Analytics. We use first- and third-party cookies and other identifiers to gather usage and performance data. For example, we use cookies to count the number of unique visitors to a web page or service and to develop other statistics about the operations of our products. Personal data collected by Microsoft may be stored and processed in your region, in the United States, and in any other country where Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers operate facilities. Microsoft maintains major data centers in Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Typically, the primary storage location is in the customer’s region or in the United States, often with a backup to a data center in another region. The storage location(s) are chosen in order to operate efficiently, to improve performance, and to create redundancies in order to protect the data in the event of an outage or other problem. We take steps to ensure that the data we collect under this privacy statement is processed according to the provisions of this statement and the requirements of applicable law wherever the data is located.  We transfer personal data from the European Economic Area and Switzerland to other countries, some of which have not yet been determined by the European Commission to have an adequate level of data protection. For example, their laws may not guarantee you the same rights, or there may not be a privacy supervisory authority there that is capable of addressing your complaints. When we engage in such transfers, we use a variety of legal mechanisms, including contracts, to help ensure your rights and protections travel with your data. To learn more about the European Commission’s decisions on the adequacy of the protection of personal data in the countries where Microsoft processes personal data, see this article on the European Commission website. As further explained in the Privacy Shield Principles, binding arbitration is available to address residual complaints not resolved by other means. We transfer personal data from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland to other countries, some of which have not yet been determined by the European Commission to have an adequate level of data protection.  When your child uses an Xbox online game or any network-connected app on their Xbox console, PC, or mobile device, the publisher of that game or app has access to data about their usage to help the publisher deliver, support, and improve its product. These third parties may place cookies on your computer and collect data about your online activities across websites or online services. These companies currently include, but are not limited to: AppNexus, Facebook, Media.net, Outbrain, Taboola and Verizon Media.  multi-factor authentication  You may also choose to share your Microsoft Edge browsing activity to allow us to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping, and news. Microsoft Edge browsing activity includes your history, favorites, usage data, and other browsing data. For more information about our advertising privacy policies see the Advertising section of the privacy statement. In the Microsoft privacy dashboard you can control the use of your browsing activity for personalized ads in the See ads that interest you setting. If you disable this setting in the Microsoft privacy dashboard you will continue to receive personalized web experiences like search and news based on your browsing activity if you have Allow Microsoft to use your browsing activity including history, favorites, usage and other browsing data to personalize Microsoft Edge and Microsoft services like ads, search, shopping and news turned on in Microsoft Edge settings. You may disable this browser setting in Microsoft Edge at any time to stop receiving personalized web experiences based on your browsing activity. We may also share some aggregated, de-identified diagnostic data, such as general usage trends for Windows apps and features, with selected third parties. 

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The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason. This service may collect, use, and share location data. This service gathers information about you through third parties. Your personal data is used for advertising. Voice data is collected and shared with third-parties. Your personal data is aggregated into statistics. Many different types of personal data are collected. Your profile is combined across various products. This service may use your personal information for marketing purposes. Third-party cookies are used for statistics. The user is informed about security practices. This service gives your personal data to third parties involved in its operation. You can request access and deletion of personal data. Do Not Track (DNT) headers are ignored and you are tracked anyway even if you set this header.. You are tracked via web beacons, tracking pixels, browser fingerprinting and device fingerprinting. Third-party cookies are used for advertising.  You are being tracked via social media cookies/pixels. Third-party cookies are used for statistics. Your data may be stored anywhere in the world. Lawsuit and class action waiver. Arbitration for dispute resolution in the United States. Your data may be processed and stored anywhere in the world. Your personal data is used for limited purposes. Many third parties are involved in operating the service. The service provides two factor authentication for your account. Your personal data is used for advertising. Only aggregate data is given to third parties.