This is a test of Fine Print's accuracy, not a legal assessment of Microsoft's terms. Results show what the extension flagged, including any errors. Fine Print v1.0.0 accuracy report, scanned April 3, 2026.
11 clauses flagged across 9 categories
Section 2.b grants Microsoft "a worldwide and royalty-free intellectual property license to use Your Content" with no "non-exclusive," "limited," or "revocable" qualifier. The Xbox section (13.a.iii) doubles down with "a free and worldwide right to use, modify, reproduce, distribute, broadcast, share and display Your Content."
Source: Section 2.b + Xbox section 13.a.iii
Section 4.b.iv allows closing your account immediately, with "forfeiture of content licenses, associated content, memberships, and Microsoft account balances." Section 9.a adds that suspension for non-payment results in "loss of access to and use of your account and its content."
Source: Section 4.b.iv + Section 9.a
Xbox section 13.a.ii explicitly states that "information about your game play, activities and usage of games and Xbox Services will be tracked and shared with applicable third parties, including game developers and publishers."
Source: Xbox section 13.a.ii
Section 7.a: "We may change these Terms at any time, and we'll tell you when we do. Using the Services after the changes become effective means you agree to the new terms." Unlike Google (which offers advance notice + opportunity to review), Microsoft's version is accept-or-leave with no review period.
Source: Section 7.a
Section 10.d (Asia/South Pacific region) routes disputes to SIAC arbitration in Singapore with "final, binding, and incontestable" decisions. Note: Does not apply to Canadian users (Section 10.a routes to Ontario courts), but the scanner correctly flags what exists in the document regardless of reader location.
Source: Section 10.d
Section 11, entirely in ALL CAPS: services provided "AS IS," "WITH ALL FAULTS," and "AS AVAILABLE." Excludes all implied warranties including merchantability, fitness for purpose, and non-infringement. Section 12 caps damages at one month's service fee or USD $10.00 for free services.
Source: Section 11 + Section 12
Section 9.d: "When you purchase the Services on a subscription basis... you agree that you are authorizing recurring payments, and payments will be made to Microsoft... until the subscription for that Service is terminated."
Source: Section 9.d
Section 9.j: "We may change the price of the Services at any time" with 15 days notice via email.
Source: Section 9.j
Section 2.b references advertising personalization controls. Xbox section 13.a.ii explicitly describes game play tracking shared with third-party game developers and publishers.
Source: Section 2.b + Xbox section 13.a.ii
Ontario courts for Canadian users.
Source: Section 10.a
"Age of majority" language in the account creation section.
Source: Section 4.a.iii
Methodology: this scan tests what Fine Print v1.0.0 flagged against the actual Microsoft Services Agreement, including any errors the extension made. No false positives or false negatives were detected in this scan.