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Use policy settings to manage privacy controls for Office on Android devices.

Use preferences to manage privacy controls for Office on iOS devices.

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Use preferences to manage privacy controls for Office for Mac.Use policy settings to manage privacy controls for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise.

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To see what diagnostic data is being sent to Microsoft, you can use the Diagnostic Data Viewer, which you can download and install for free from the Microsoft Store.įor more information, see the following articles: We don’t use this unique ID to identify a specific user.

When we receive diagnostic data showing that one of our apps crashed 100 times, this unique ID lets us determine if it was a single user who crashed 100 times or if it was 100 different users who each crashed once. Our system creates a unique ID that it associates with your user’s diagnostic data. This diagnostic data doesn’t include names of users, their email addresses, or the content of their Office files. Your users won’t be able to change the diagnostic data level for their devices if they are signed in to Office with their organizational credentials, which is sometimes referred to as a work or school account. Providing optional diagnostic data better enables the Office engineering team at Microsoft to detect, diagnose, and mitigate issues to reduce impacts to your organization. Optional diagnostic data will be sent to Microsoft unless you change the setting. For more information, see Required service data for Office.Īs an admin for your organization, you’ll be able to use a policy setting to choose which level of diagnostic data is sent to us. If you choose to send us optional diagnostic data, required diagnostic data is also included.Įven if you choose Neither, required service data will be sent from the user's device to Microsoft. Optional diagnostic data could include information about the time it takes to save a document, which could indicate an issue specific to saving to your device. Required diagnostic data could include, for example, information about the version of Office installed on the device or include information that indicates that Office applications are crashing when trying to open documents. This option, however, significantly limits our ability to detect, diagnose, and remediate problems your users may encounter using Office.

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Neither No diagnostic data about Office client software running on the user’s device is collected and sent to us. Optional Additional data that helps us make product improvements and provides enhanced information to help us detect, diagnose, and remediate issues.

Required The minimum data necessary to help keep Office secure, up-to-date, and performing as expected on the device it’s installed on. There are three levels of diagnostic data for Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise client software that you can choose from: This diagnostic data is collected and sent to Microsoft about Office client software running on the user's device in your organization. This data does not include a user’s name or email address, the content of the user’s files, or information about apps unrelated to Office. Diagnostic data sent from Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise to Microsoftĭiagnostic data is used to keep Office secure and up-to-date, detect, diagnose and remediate problems, and also make product improvements.

Connected experiences that use cloud-based functionality to provide enhanced Office features to you and your users.Īs part of these changes, there are new and updated user interface (UI) elements and policy settings.

Diagnostic data that is collected and sent to Microsoft about Office client software running on the user's device in your organization.Starting with Version 1904 of Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise, we are providing you with new, updated, and improved privacy controls for the following areas: Microsoft is committed to providing you with the information and controls you need to make choices about how your data is collected and used when you’re using Microsoft 365 Apps for enterprise (previously named Office 365 ProPlus). For a list of Office products covered by this privacy information, see Privacy controls available for Office products.

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