EU Data Boundary documentation — Microsoft 365 Copilot

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• EU data boundary scope Report an error

  “The EU Data Boundary is a geographically defined boundary within which Microsoft has committed to store and process Customer Data and personal data for our Microsoft enterprise online services, including Azure, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365.”

• Last updated Report an error

  “Last updated: February 26, 2025.”

• Continuing transfers Report an error

  “These commitments are subject to limited circumstances where Customer Data, personal data, and Professional Services Data will continue to be transferred outside the EU Data Boundary.”

• Customer data definition Report an error

  “Customer Data means all data, including all text, sound, video, or image files, and software, that are provided to Microsoft by, or on behalf of, Customer through use of the Online Service. Customer Data doesn't include Professional Services Data.”

• Log pseudonymization required Report an error

  “Microsoft requires all personal data in system-generated logs to be pseudonymized.”

• Pseudonymization controls Report an error

  “Controls on data that could enable reidentification of individuals from pseudonymized logs are the same as controls applied to Customer Data.”

• Retention minimization Report an error

  “Data minimization via implementation of retention policies set at the minimum retention time required for each type of log.”

• Boundary countries Report an error

  “The EU Data Boundary consists of the countries in the European Union (EU) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).”

• Azure region configuration Report an error

  “For Azure, regional services that a customer deploys in an EU Data Boundary region will be in-scope for the EU Data Boundary.”

• Dynamics power platform configuration Report an error

  “To bring your environments in-scope for the EU Data Boundary, both of the following are required: (1) provision the tenant and all environments in the “European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA)” Macro Region Geography, and (2) maintain a billing address in an EU Data Boundary country.”

• Microsoft365 configuration Report an error

  “For Microsoft 365, customers with a sign-up location in a country or region in the EU or EFTA are in scope for the EU Data Boundary.”

• Microsoft365 multi geo exclusion Report an error

  “Customers who have purchased Multi-Geo Capabilities are not in scope for the EU Data Boundary even if their tenant is listed as being in a country or region in the EU or EFTA.”

• Professional services definition Report an error

  “Professional Services means the following services: (a) Microsoft’s consulting services, consisting of planning, advice, guidance, data migration, deployment and solution/software development services provided under a Microsoft Enterprise Services Work Order”

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