{"id":64004,"date":"2025-09-17T11:52:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/?p=64004"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:53:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T09:53:24","slug":"microsoft-updates-privacy-security-terms-microsoft-365-copilot-chat-and-eu-data-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/microsoft-updates-privacy-security-terms-microsoft-365-copilot-chat-and-eu-data-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft updates Privacy &#038; Security Terms: Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and EU Data Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Effective September 1, 2025, Microsoft updated its Product Terms to include Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat under Core Online Services and introduced terms for the EU Data Act.<\/strong>\u00a0These changes impact data residency commitments and compliance obligations for customers using Microsoft Online Services.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On\u00a0<strong>September 1, 2025<\/strong>, Microsoft:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Added\u00a0<strong>Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat<\/strong>\u00a0to the list of\u00a0<strong>Core Online Services<\/strong>\u00a0under the section\u00a0<em>Location of Customer Data at Rest<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Introduced\u00a0<strong>EU Data Act terms<\/strong>\u00a0to address data export, security, and transparency requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These updates apply to customers under Microsoft\u2019s Enterprise Agreement (EA), Enterprise Subscription Agreement (EAS), and related programs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-63729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-09-10-Graphics-Neutral-Microsoft-Wallpapers-42-800x369.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-09-10-Graphics-Neutral-Microsoft-Wallpapers-42-800x369.png 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-09-10-Graphics-Neutral-Microsoft-Wallpapers-42-500x231.png 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-09-10-Graphics-Neutral-Microsoft-Wallpapers-42-150x69.png 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-09-10-Graphics-Neutral-Microsoft-Wallpapers-42-768x355.png 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-09-10-Graphics-Neutral-Microsoft-Wallpapers-42-1536x709.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/09\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-09-10-Graphics-Neutral-Microsoft-Wallpapers-42-2048x946.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">What is Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat is an AI-powered chat feature integrated into Microsoft 365 services. It assists users by generating content, answering questions, and providing contextual support within Microsoft 365 applications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Key Features<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Core Online Service Status<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Copilot Chat is now classified as a Core Online Service.<\/li>\n<li>Customer Data at rest will be stored within the geographic region where the tenant is provisioned (e.g., EU, US, UK).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Data Residency Commitment<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Aligns with Microsoft\u2019s existing commitments for Office 365 and other Core Online Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>EU Data Act Compliance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>New terms cover:\n<ul>\n<li>Exporting Customer Data from Online Services.<\/li>\n<li>Security measures for protecting Customer Data.<\/li>\n<li>Transparency on government data access requests.<\/li>\n<li>ICT infrastructure requirements for EU Data Act Services.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Licensing<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The inclusion of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat as a Core Online Service does not change its licensing model but reinforces compliance and data residency obligations.<br \/>\nFor detailed licensing guidance and to ensure compliance with these updates,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\"><strong>consult SCHNEIDER IT MANAGEMENT for expert advice<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-56141\" src=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9449-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9449-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9449-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9449-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9449-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9449-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/media\/2025\/03\/SCHNEIDER-IT-MANAGEMENT-2025-03-11-Graphics-Office-People-9449-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">More Information<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Original source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/product\/PrivacyandSecurityTerms\">https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/licensing\/terms\/product\/PrivacyandSecurityTerms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Supporting Resources<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Data export guidance: <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/customerdataexport\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/customerdataexport<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Government access transparency: <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/governmentaccessrequests\">https:\/\/aka.ms\/governmentaccessrequests<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For our <strong>Microsoft page<\/strong>, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft\/\">https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/software\/microsoft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/contact\/\">contact us<\/a> for <strong>expert services<\/strong> on your specific Microsoft software and online services requirements and to <strong>request a quote today<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effective September 1, 2025, Microsoft updated its Product Terms to include Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat under Core Online Services and introduced terms for the EU Data Act.\u00a0These changes impact data residency commitments and compliance obligations for customers using Microsoft Online Services. On\u00a0September 1, 2025, Microsoft: Added\u00a0Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat\u00a0to the list of\u00a0Core Online Services\u00a0under the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":33016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[288,671],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-365","category-microsoft-copilot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64004"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64008,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64004\/revisions\/64008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.schneider.im\/lu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}