Is Microsoft Copilot safe with your data?

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft

56/100

Partial disclosure · high confidence

Microsoft Copilot earns a C (56/100) because it discloses its data practices only in part.

#44

of 216 apps ranked

score · Assistant avg 46

+10

vs category average

Grade scaleA · 70–100B · 60–69C · 48–59D · 35–47F · 0–34

Microsoft's consumer Copilot policy discloses model training with an opt-out that applies only in some markets, grants Microsoft a broad licence over user content that it can pass to others, and states no retention period or breach-notification commitment.

What Microsoft Copilot's privacy policy and terms of service say about your data

Training opt-out is geographically limited

Conversation data can help train Microsoft's AI models unless the user opts out, but the policy limits that to "some markets" without saying which, so users elsewhere get no stated opt-out.

Broad content licence passed to third parties

By using Copilot, users grant Microsoft permission to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, edit, translate and reformat their content, and Microsoft can give those same rights to others working on its behalf.

No retention period and no breach notice

The policy keeps personal data "for as long as necessary" and warns that actual retention periods vary significantly, naming no number; it never commits to notifying users of a security breach.

Strong account-closure and rights tooling

Account deletion is final after a stated 60-day grace period, Copilot activity history can be viewed, exported and deleted from the privacy dashboard, and Microsoft honours the Global Privacy Control signal.

What the policy is silent or vague on

Not stated: your ownership of generated outputs
Not stated: shorter retention for AI conversation logs
Not stated: a sub-processor list or data processing agreement
Not stated: breach notification

Microsoft Copilot privacy rating

Training-data use0 of 4 disclosed

Keeps user inputs out of model training, or makes training opt-inPartial

Names a way to opt out of or into trainingPartial

Says whether training use differs by plan or tierPartial

Lets the user keep ownership of generated outputsSilent

Data-subject rights2 of 5 disclosed

Grants a right to access your dataDisclosed

Grants a right to delete your dataPartial

Offers data portability in a usable formatPartial

Grants a right to correct your dataPartial

Grants a way to object to or opt out of processingDisclosed

Retention and deletion1 of 4 disclosed

States a retention period for your dataPartial

States a deletion timeline after closure or requestDisclosed

Sets a shorter retention for AI conversation logsSilent

Commits to collecting only the data it needsPartial

Third-party sharing1 of 5 disclosed

Lists the categories of third parties it shares withPartial

References a sub-processor list or data processing agreementSilent

Does not sell or share data for advertising, or offers opt-outPartial

Names a safeguard for international data transfersDisclosed

States a standard for government and law-enforcement accessPartial

Transparency3 of 5 disclosed

Discloses that you are interacting with AIDisclosed

Marks AI-generated or synthetic outputPartial

Enumerates the categories of data it collectsDisclosed

Maps processing purposes to legal basesPartial

Is versioned and dated, with change noticeDisclosed

Sensitive data and children1 of 2 disclosed

Discloses automated decisions and a human-review pathNot applicable

Limits the use of special-category dataPartial

Governs biometric data specificallyNot applicable

States protections for children's dataDisclosed

Security and accountability1 of 3 disclosed

Describes its security safeguardsPartial

Commits to breach notificationSilent

Names a certification or a privacy contactDisclosed

DisclosedPartialSilentAdverseNot applicable

Details

Category: Assistant
Modalities: text, image
Processes biometrics: No
Policy last updated: 2026-07
Region scored: Global / US-default
Last assessed: 2026-10-13

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Each grade reflects our analysis of what an app states in its public privacy policy and terms as of the assessment date. It measures the transparency of those documents, not the company's actual data practices, security, or compliance. Grades are our opinion, offered for general information. Full disclaimer.