Microsoft 365 / Teams / Exchange / SharePoint: getting your data out, and training AI on it
Microsoft Products and Services DPA (May 2026): "As between the parties, Customer retains all right, title and interest in and to Customer Data and Professional Services Data." "At all times during the term of Customer's subscription ... Customer will have the ability to access, extract and delete Customer Data stored in each Online Service". Data is retained "in a limited function account for 90 days after expiration or termination of Customer's subscription so that Customer may extract the data."
Dated 16 Oct 2026Source checked 16 Oct 2026Page out of reach at the last check, 16 Oct 2026Basis: stated
“As between the parties, Customer retains all right, title and interest in and to Customer Data and Professional Services Data.”
Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection Addendum (Word document, last updated May 22, 2026), checked 22 May 2026
Everything read from this source (1)Archived copy, 5 Oct 2026
Microsoft Product Terms: changes (Office and Microsoft 365 Applications), checked 1 May 2026
Microsoft Learn: Metered APIs and services in Microsoft Graph, checked 16 Oct 2026
- 180 days at mostMicrosoft 365: how long a cancelled account's data is kept
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