For nonminors, the email address and profile picture used during setup will be visible on your profile. These account identifiers and other contact information from your Microsoft account may be visible to people you communicate with using Teams. By default, your phone number will not be visible to other people in Teams. You can always change this through the privacy setting. Learn more about managing what contact info others can view in Microsoft Teams (free).
You will receive Teams meeting invites at your visible email address. If you hide your email address from your profile, you will stop receiving meeting invites over email.
On reinstall, users need to onboard to Microsoft Teams (free) again. If you sign in with a different alias from the same Microsoft account, the information (phone number and/or email) will be added to your Microsoft Teams (free) profile.
If you communicate with users not on Teams like sending chat invitations, your profile picture may be visible.
If someone has your visible phone number or email saved in their contacts and you join Microsoft Teams (free), they'll receive a notification that you're on Teams.
Your Microsoft account is the same account you use to sign in to Microsoft Teams (free) and other Microsoft services, like Skype and Outlook. Learn more about your Microsoft account.
If someone has your phone number or email saved in their contacts and they join Microsoft Teams (free), they will see that you are on Teams.
If you are in a group chat, other members will be able to see you are in the group. They can request to start a new direct chat with you via the group.
When a child creates a Microsoft account, parental consent is required to authorize the account creation and the subsequent use of Microsoft products and services while signed in by that account.
An authorized minor who has joined Microsoft Teams (free) will be searchable by other users only if those users know the phone number and/or email address associated with the minor's Microsoft account.
By default, users cannot search for a minor by their phone number and/or email address. That information is only visible to a minor in their own profile. Minors can choose to make their email address visible on their profile and searchable to others through Settings. Until they make their email address visible, meeting invites will not be sent over email.
Communities in Microsoft Teams (free) are not accessible to minors, including creating and joining communities.
All interactions that happen within a Teams community are visible to all community Members, but of course community members, including minors, may choose to connect with other community members outside of the Teams community space or even outside of Microsoft Teams (free).
Microsoft Teams (free) offers features that parents can use to have greater transparency and control into how their children are sharing information with other users.
We believe that Microsoft Teams (free) is a place where minors can interact safely to build on friendships and meaningful community. We also know that keeping online experiences safe and positive involves more than building in permission settings and controls. We encourage parents to talk to their children about how they use Teams. Talk about what they’re seeing and sharing and who they are talking to and let them know behavior that is inappropriate in real life is just as inappropriate online.
Currently we don’t support deleting your Microsoft Teams (free) profile in the App. You can go to your account to delete any information around your profile and the same will reflect in the App instantly.
If you remove your email or phone number from your account, it will be deleted from your Microsoft Teams (free) profile immediately. As a result, users will not be able search for you through phone number or email.
Regardless of your email visibility, you might receive communication emails, emails sent on behalf of other users, and promotional emails from Teams. To stop receiving these emails, go to Settings > Notifications > Emails.
To learn more about your account on Microsoft Teams (free), select the OS platform you are using. Some options might vary depending on the OS platform you use to log in to your Microsoft Teams (free) account.
Discoverability on Microsoft Teams (free)
What information is visible to others you communicate with using Teams?
For nonminors, your first and last name and profile picture used during setup is visible on your profile. When you communicate with others, they will see your first and last name as well as your profile picture. By default, your phone number and contact information won't be visible to people in Teams. You can always change this through the privacy setting. Learn more about managing what contact info others can view in Microsoft Teams (free).
If you turn on your contact visibility settings, you'll receive Teams meeting invites at your visible email address. If you hide your email address from your profile, you'll stop receiving meeting invites over email.
On reinstall, users need to onboard to Microsoft Teams (free) again. If you sign in with a different alias from the same Microsoft account, the information (phone number and/or email) will be added to your Microsoft Teams (free) profile.
If you communicate with users not on Teams, such as sending chat invitations, your profile picture might be visible.
Your Microsoft account is the same account you use to sign in to Microsoft Teams (free) and other Microsoft services, like Skype and Outlook. Learn more about your Microsoft account.
How do others search for me and find me on Microsoft Teams (free)?
If you are in a group chat or community, other members will see that you are in the group or community. They can request to start a new direct chat with you via the group.
If you initiate a chat with another user on Teams, this user will be able to see you and find you on Teams.
Can minors use Microsoft Teams (free)?
When a child creates a Microsoft account, parental consent is required to authorize the account creation and the subsequent use of Microsoft products and services while signed in by that account.
An authorized minor who has joined Microsoft Teams (free) will be searchable by other users only if those users know the phone number and/or email address associated with the minor's Microsoft account.
By default, users cannot search for a minor by their phone number and/or email address. That information is visible only to the minor in their own profile. Minors can make their email address visible on their profile and searchable to others through Settings. The minor won't receive meeting invites until their email address is visible.
Communities in Microsoft Teams (free) is not accessible to minors, including creating and joining communities.
Microsoft Teams (free) offers features that parents can use for greater transparency and control over how their children share information with other users.
We believe that Microsoft Teams (free) is a place where minors can interact safely to build friendships and a meaningful community. We also know that keeping online experiences safe and positive involves more than permission settings and controls. We encourage parents to talk to their children about how they use Teams. Talk about what they’re seeing, sharing, and who they are talking to. Let them know that behavior that is inappropriate in real life is just as inappropriate online.
How do I delete my Microsoft Teams (free) profile or make myself discoverable to other users?
Currently, we don’t support deleting your Microsoft Teams (free) profile in the App.
To hide your details from other people in Teams, go to Settings > Privacy.
What happens if I remove my phone number or email from my Microsoft account?
If you remove your email or phone number from your Microsoft account, it will be deleted from your Microsoft Teams (free) profile immediately. As a result, users will not be able search for you through phone number or email.
Caution: Removing an email address or phone number from your Microsoft account will also prevent you from using that information as a way to sign in. Learn more.
What email communications can I expect?
Regardless of your email visibility, you might receive communication emails, emails sent on behalf of other users, and promotional emails from Teams. To stop receiving these emails, go to Settings > Notifications > Emails.
What information is visible to others you communicate with using Teams?
For nonminors, your first and last name and profile picture used during setup is visible on your profile. When you communicate with others, they will see your first and last name as well as your profile picture. By default, your phone number and contact information won't be visible to people in Teams. You can always change this through the privacy setting. Learn more about managing what contact info others can view in Microsoft Teams (free).
If you turn on your contact visibility settings, you'll receive Teams meeting invites at your visible email address. If you hide your email address from your profile, you'll stop receiving meeting invites over email.
On reinstall, users need to onboard to Microsoft Teams (free) again. If you sign in with a different alias from the same Microsoft account, the information (phone number and/or email) will be added to your Microsoft Teams (free) profile.
If you communicate with users not on Teams, such as sending chat invitations, your profile picture might be visible.
Your Microsoft account is the same account you use to sign in to Microsoft Teams (free) and other Microsoft services, like Skype and Outlook. Learn more about your Microsoft account.
How do others search for me and find me on Microsoft Teams (free)?
If you are in a group chat or community, other members will see that you are in the group or community. They can request to start a new direct chat with you via the group.
If you initiate a chat with another user on Teams, this user will be able to see you and find you on Teams.
Can minors use Microsoft Teams (free)?
When a child creates a Microsoft account, parental consent is required to authorize the account creation and the subsequent use of Microsoft products and services while signed in by that account.
An authorized minor who has joined Microsoft Teams (free) will be searchable by other users only if those users know the phone number and/or email address associated with the minor's Microsoft account.
By default, users cannot search for a minor by their phone number and/or email address. That information is visible only to the minor in their own profile. Minors can make their email address visible on their profile and searchable to others through Settings. The minor won't receive meeting invites until their email address is visible.
Communities in Microsoft Teams (free) is not accessible to minors, including creating and joining communities.
Microsoft Teams (free) offers features that parents can use for greater transparency and control over how their children share information with other users.
We believe that Microsoft Teams (free) is a place where minors can interact safely to build friendships and a meaningful community. We also know that keeping online experiences safe and positive involves more than permission settings and controls. We encourage parents to talk to their children about how they use Teams. Talk about what they’re seeing, sharing, and who they are talking to. Let them know behavior that is inappropriate in real life is just as inappropriate online.
How do I delete my Microsoft Teams (free) profile or make myself non-discoverable to other users?
Currently, we don’t support deleting your Microsoft Teams (free) profile in the App.
To hide your details from other people in Teams, go to Settings > Privacy.
What happens if I remove my phone number or email from my Microsoft account?
If you remove your email or phone number from your Microsoft account, it will be deleted from your Microsoft Teams (free) profile immediately. As a result, users will not be able search for you through phone number or email.
Caution: Removing an email address or phone number from your Microsoft account will also prevent you from using that information as a way to sign in. Learn more.
What email communications can I expect?
Regardless of your email visibility, you may receive communication emails, emails sent on behalf of other users, and promotional emails from Teams. To stop receiving these emails, go to Settings > Notifications > Emails.
What information is visible to others you communicate with using Teams?
For nonminors, your first and last name and profile picture used during setup is visible on your profile. When you communicate with others, they will see your first and last name as well as your profile picture. By default, your phone number and contact information won't be visible to people in Teams. You can always change this through the privacy setting. Learn more about managing what contact info others can view in Microsoft Teams (free).
If you turn on your contact visibility settings, you'll receive Teams meeting invites at your visible email address. If you hide your email address from your profile, you'll stop receiving meeting invites over email.
On reinstall, users need to onboard to Microsoft Teams (free) again. If you sign in with a different alias from the same Microsoft account, the information (phone number and/or email) will be added to your Microsoft Teams (free) profile.
If you communicate with users not on Teams, such as sending chat invitations, your profile picture might be visible.
Your Microsoft account is the same account you use to sign in to Microsoft Teams (free) and other Microsoft services, like Skype and Outlook. Learn more about your Microsoft account.
How do others search for me and find me on Microsoft Teams (free)?
If you are in a group chat or community, other members will see that you are in the group or community. They can request to start a new direct chat with you via the group.
If you initiate a chat with another user on Teams, this user will be able to see you and find you on Teams.
Can minors use Microsoft Teams (free)?
When a child creates a Microsoft account, parental consent is required to authorize the account creation and the subsequent use of Microsoft products and services while signed in by that account.
An authorized minor who has joined Microsoft Teams (free) will be searchable by other users only if those users know the phone number and/or email address associated with the minor's Microsoft account.
By default, users cannot search for a minor by their phone number and/or email address. That information is visible only to the minor in their own profile. Minors can make their email address visible on their profile and searchable to others through Settings. The minor won't receive meeting invites until their email address is visible.
Communities in Microsoft Teams (free) is not accessible to minors, including creating and joining communities.
Microsoft Teams (free) offers features that parents can use for greater transparency and control over how their children share information with other users.
We believe that Microsoft Teams (free) is a place where minors can interact safely to build friendships and a meaningful community. We also know that keeping online experiences safe and positive involves more than permission settings and controls. We encourage parents to talk to their children about how they use Teams. Talk about what they’re seeing, sharing, and who they are talking to. Let them know behavior that is inappropriate in real life is just as inappropriate online.
How do I delete my Microsoft Teams (free) profile or make myself non-discoverable to other users?
Currently, we don’t support deleting your Microsoft Teams (free) profile in the App.
To hide your details from other people in Teams, go to Settings > Privacy.
What happens if I remove my phone number or email from my Microsoft account?
If you remove your email or phone number from your Microsoft account, it will be deleted from your Microsoft Teams (free) profile immediately. As a result, users will not be able search for you through phone number or email.
Caution: Removing an email address or phone number from your Microsoft account will also prevent you from using that information as a way to sign in. Learn more.
What email communications can I expect?
Regardless of your email visibility, you may receive communication emails, emails sent on behalf of other users, and promotional emails from Teams. To stop receiving these emails, go to Settings > Notifications > Emails.
What information is visible to others you communicate with using Teams?
For nonminors, your first and last name and profile picture used during setup is visible on your profile. When you communicate with others, they will see your first and last name as well as your profile picture. By default, your phone number and contact information won't be visible to people in Teams. You can always change this through the privacy setting. Learn more about managing what contact info others can view in Microsoft Teams (free).
If you turn on your contact visibility settings, you'll receive Teams meeting invites at your visible email address. If you hide your email address from your profile, you'll stop receiving meeting invites over email.
On reinstall, users need to onboard to Microsoft Teams (free) again. If you sign in with a different alias from the same Microsoft account, the information (phone number and/or email) will be added to your Microsoft Teams (free) profile.
If you communicate with users not on Teams, such as sending chat invitations, your profile picture might be visible.
Your Microsoft account is the same account you use to sign in to Microsoft Teams (free) and other Microsoft services, like Skype and Outlook. Learn more about your Microsoft account.
How do others search for me and find me on Microsoft Teams (free)?
If you are in a group chat or community, other members will see that you are in the group or community. They can request to start a new direct chat with you via the group.
If you initiate a chat with another user on Teams, this user will be able to see you and find you on Teams.
Can minors use Microsoft Teams (free)?
When a child creates a Microsoft account, parental consent is required to authorize the account creation and the subsequent use of Microsoft products and services while signed in by that account.
An authorized minor who has joined Microsoft Teams (free) will be searchable by other users only if those users know the phone number and/or email address associated with the minor's Microsoft account.
By default, users cannot search for a minor by their phone number and/or email address. That information is visible only to the minor in their own profile. Minors can make their email address visible on their profile and searchable to others through Settings. The minor won't receive meeting invites until their email address is visible.
Communities in Microsoft Teams (free) is not accessible to minors, including creating and joining communities.
Microsoft Teams (free) offers features that parents can use for greater transparency and control over how their children share information with other users.
We believe that Microsoft Teams (free) is a place where minors can interact safely to build friendships and a meaningful community. We also know that keeping online experiences safe and positive involves more than permission settings and controls. We encourage parents to talk to their children about how they use Teams. Talk about what they’re seeing, sharing, and who they are talking to. Let them know behavior that is inappropriate in real life is just as inappropriate online.
How do I delete my Microsoft Teams (free) profile or make myself non-discoverable to other users?
Currently, we don’t support deleting your Microsoft Teams (free) profile in the App.
To hide your details from other people in Teams, go to Settings > Privacy.
What happens if I remove my phone number or email from my Microsoft account?
If you remove your email or phone number from your Microsoft account, it will be deleted from your Microsoft Teams (free) profile immediately. As a result, users will not be able search for you through phone number or email.
Caution: Removing an email address or phone number from your Microsoft account will also prevent you from using that information as a way to sign in. Learn more.
What email communications can I expect?
Regardless of your email visibility, you may receive communication emails, emails sent on behalf of other users, and promotional emails from Teams. To stop receiving these emails, go to Settings > Notifications > Emails.
