Microsoft Customer Privacy Guidelines

Source Text: Microsoft Website

In response to requests from customers, partners, ISVs, educators, advocates, and regulators, we created a public set of privacy guidelines for developing software products and services.

These guidelines are based on our internal guidelines and our experience incorporating privacy into the development process. By documenting our principles, we hope to help anyone building products and services to meet customer expectations and deliver a more trustworthy experience.


Basic Concepts and Definitions

Guidelines:

Scenario 1: Transferring PII to and from the Customer’s System

Scenario 2: Storing PII on the Customer’s System

Scenario 3: Transferring Anonymous Data from the Customer’s System

Scenario 4: Installing Software on a Customer’s System

Scenario 5: Deploying a Website

Scenario 6: Storing and Processing User Data at the Company

Scenario 7: Transferring User Data Outside the Company

Scenario 8: Interacting with Children

Scenario 9: Server Deployment