diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/ExceptionSummary.cs b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/ExceptionSummary.cs
index fc3178248c6..f47a6a2c9d2 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/ExceptionSummary.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/ExceptionSummary.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization;
/// Metric tags typically support a limited number of distinct values, and as such they are not suitable
/// to represent values which are highly variable, such as the result of .
/// An exception summary represents a low-cardinality version of an exception's information, suitable for such
-/// cases. The summary never includes sensitive information.
+/// cases.
+///
+/// The property never include sensitive information.
+/// But the property might contain sensitive information and should thus not be used in telemetry.
///
public readonly struct ExceptionSummary : IEquatable
{
@@ -42,14 +45,18 @@ public ExceptionSummary(string exceptionType, string description, string additio
///
/// Gets the summary description of the exception.
///
+ ///
+ /// This is a low cardinality string suitable for use as a metric dimension, and it is guaranteed not to
+ /// contain privacy-sensitive information.
+ ///
public string Description { get; }
///
/// Gets the additional details of the exception.
///
///
- /// This string can have a relatively high cardinality and is therefore not suitable as a metric dimension. It
- /// is primarily intended for use in low-level diagnostics.
+ /// This string can have a relatively high cardinality and may contain privacy-sensitive information and is therefore not suitable
+ /// as a metric dimension. It is primarily intended for use in low-level diagnostics.
///
public string AdditionalDetails { get; }
@@ -66,6 +73,9 @@ public override int GetHashCode() => HashCode.Combine(
/// Gets a string representation of this object.
///
/// A string representing this object.
+ ///
+ /// The string returned by this call is not suitable to be used in telemetry as it may contain privacy-sensitive information.
+ ///
public override string ToString()
{
return AdditionalDetails.Length == 0
diff --git a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/IExceptionSummaryProvider.cs b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/IExceptionSummaryProvider.cs
index 7f75f7ac7d9..24cfd0d079e 100644
--- a/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/IExceptionSummaryProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Libraries/Microsoft.Extensions.Diagnostics.ExceptionSummarization/IExceptionSummaryProvider.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public interface IExceptionSummaryProvider
/// Provides the index of the description for the exception along with optional additional data.
///
/// The exception.
- /// The additional details of the given exception, if any.
+ /// The additional details of the given exception, if any. Ideally, this string should not contain any privacy-sensitive information.
/// The index of the description.
///
/// This method should only get invoked with an exception which is type compatible with a type