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Downloadable Microsoft® SQL Azure Labs Privacy Statement

Last updated: August 2011

Microsoft® SQL Azure Labs platform is a place where we test concept ideas and prototypes. The projects in labs are experiments with no current plans to be included in a product and are not production quality. Instead it is a place where we want to share our current thinking and ideas in specific areas and solicit your feedback so we can shape our future direction.

Scope
This notice applies to Microsoft SQL Azure LABS and any other services that display or link to this notice. These services are referred to in this statement collectively as the "Services" and individually as the "Service."

Collection, Use, and Sharing of Your Information

• We will collect and use personal information received through the Services to provide, operate, improve and maintain the Services.
• We may use data you’ve entered, statistical data, trends and usage information derived from your personal information and your use of the Services for the purpose of providing, operating, maintaining and/or improving the Services as well as any Microsoft products and services used to deliver the Services.
• We have contracts with other companies to provide services on our behalf. We will occasionally provide personal information to these companies in order to facilitate their ability to do so. These companies are required to maintain the confidentiality of personal information and are prohibited from using it for any other purpose than that for which they are engaged by Microsoft.
• Except as described in this statement, we will not disclose personal information or your usage of this outside of Microsoft or its controlled subsidiaries and affiliates without consent.
• If a customer specifically requests a feature or support services that are provided by a Microsoft partner, we may share personal information with those partners to respond to the customer's request, and in this case, we are not responsible for the privacy and information handling practices of partners.
• Except where otherwise specified in a Service, information that is collected by or sent to Microsoft may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which Microsoft or its affiliates, subsidiaries, or service providers maintain facilities. Microsoft abides by the Safe Harbor framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of data from the European Union, the European Economic Area, and Switzerland.
• We may access or disclose your personal information and usage of this service, including the content of your communications, in order to comply with the law, or as you may otherwise authorize.
• We may use cookies and other technologies to keep track of your interactions with the Services and to offer a personalized experience.

Acknowledgments and Consent by Customer.
If Customer collects, stores, or processes personal information when using these Labs Services, Customer agrees to comply with all privacy and data protection laws, taking into account the nature of the information to be processed, as well as the features and limitations of the Services as described in this Agreement or as otherwise provided to Customer.

Labs Service Features and Privacy Choice:
Customer acknowledges and understands that some privacy-impacting features of the Labs Services differ from those of Microsoft’s commercial versions of online services. Customer affirms that it has obtained or will obtain any required consents from data subjects who may participate in Customer’s use of the Labs Services. Customer must not allow personal data to be collected in jurisdictions or industries where the Labs Services attributes described herein would make such use contrary to applicable law.

Some Labs Services attributes may result in users on Customer’s account being able to view personal data of other users in Customer’s account without notice, permission, logging or reporting. These include, but are not limited to: (a) social collaboration features, such as social tagging, My Sites, or activity feeds that share personal information, or (b) customer experience improvement analytics data being collected by and sent from users’ web browsers.

Some privacy enhancing features present in Microsoft’s commercial versions of online services are automatically disabled for the Labs Services including, but not limited to: (x) logging of administrative access to personal data, such as entry by Customer’s administrators into user’s Exchange mailboxes, or (y) limitations on transfer of personal data across international borders.

The Labs Services may employ lesser or different security measures than those present in Microsoft’s existing commercial versions of online services or expected to be present in future commercial versions of the online services. Without limiting the foregoing, security disclosures or independent security certifications applicable to existing commercial versions of the online services do not apply to the Labs Services.

Communications.
The purpose of Labs Services offering is to obtain feedback regarding potential commercial versions of the services.
The administrative and/or billing contact information provided in connection with the Services may be used to contact Customer or its representatives about its subscription, its opinions about the Labs Services, or its interest in continuing the account after commercial release of the services.

Microsoft is committed to protecting the security of your information. We maintain technical and organizational measures designed to provide and enable security for the Service. This includes a variety of security technologies and procedures to help protect your information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. For example, we store the information you provide on computer systems with limited access, which are located in controlled facilities.

Mcrosoft SQL Azure Labs Technology Previews are Labs and undergoing customer trials. Some personal information may be particularly sensitive to you or your organization, and hence may require a level of security that we do not provide. You or your organization is responsible for determining whether our security meets your requirements.

For more information, please see this Security Overview.

How We Handle Marketing and Promotional Communication
Except as noted in the “Acknowledgments and Consent by Customer,” section, we will not be using your personal information or usage of this service for purposes beyond obtaining your evaluation. We will not use it to inform your organization of other products or services offered by Microsoft and its affiliates.

Changes to This Privacy Statement
We will occasionally update this privacy statement based on customer feedback and to reflect changes in our products and services. When we post changes, we will revise the "last updated" date at the top of this statement. If there are material changes to this statement or in how Microsoft will use your personal information, we will notify you either by posting a notice of such changes prior to implementing the change or by directly sending you a notification.

We encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed of how Microsoft is protecting your information.

Enforcement of This Privacy Statement
If you have questions regarding this privacy statement, you may contact us through Support or our Privacy web form. Our mailing address is:

Microsoft Privacy
Windows Azure Platform Privacy
Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, Washington 98052 USA

Further Important Information

The privacy practices applicable to information collected as part of the Services registration process are described in the Microsoft Online Customer Portal section of the Microsoft Online Services Privacy Statement.

The sign in credentials (username and password) used to sign in to most Services will be your Windows Live ID credentials. After you create your Windows Live ID, you can use the same credentials to sign in to many different Microsoft sites and services, as well as those of select Microsoft partners that display the Windows Live ID logo. By signing in to one Microsoft site or service, you may be automatically signed in when you visit other Microsoft sites and services. To learn more about how your credential information is used when you sign in to participating sites, please read the privacy statement for Windows Live ID.

Files

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