Summary of Changes
Below is a summary of changes and updates made to the terms over the past 12 months.
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January 1, 2025
Privacy & Security Terms: Moved certain Privacy & Security Terms, which were previously located in the individual Product Offerings pages for Software, to the Privacy & Security Terms section of the Product Terms site. Added a new Software Products table to the "Exceptions to the DPA" section. This update was made to categorize similar terms together and improve the customer experience and discoverability of Privacy & Security terms.
Microsoft 365: Added eligible A plans for Microsoft 365 Cross-tenant User Data Migration prerequisites.
Microsoft Defender Experts: Added MCA table and updated License Prerequisite Table.
Microsoft Azure: Added clarification to Text-To-Speech (TTS) Services.
December 5, 2024
Privacy & Security Terms and Microsoft Azure: Updated instances of "Azure Stack HCI" to "Azure Local."
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Added Defender for Endpoint F1 and F2 to MCA Availability table.
December 1, 2024
Microsoft 365: Updated prerequisites for Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management.
Microsoft Azure:
- Added language clarifying ACS is used for business purposes only.
- Added Workload Hub specific terms to the Microsoft Fabric terms.
- Updated pricing terms.
- Added Azure AI Speech custom text to speech avatar to Limited Access Services
November 19, 2024
Microsoft Azure: Added Service Specific Terms for Windows Server and SQL Server management capabilities enabled by Azure Arc.
November 1, 2024
System Center: Updates to support launch of System Center 2025.
Windows Desktop Operating System: Launch Windows 10 ESU.
Windows Server: Updates to support launch of Windows Server 2025.
Microsoft Azure: Updates to terms for Microsoft Fabric and Azure Maps. New terms for Azure IoT Operations and Windows Server pay-as-you-go enabled by Azure Arc.
October 1, 2024
Privacy & Security Terms: Updated Microsoft Purview in the Core Online Services table. Moved certain Privacy & Security Terms, which were previously located in the individual Product Offerings pages for Online Services, to the Privacy & Security Terms section of the Product Terms site. See the new "Exceptions to the DPA" section. This update was made to categorize similar terms together and improve the customer experience and discoverability of Privacy & Security terms.
SQL Server: Added Self-Hosting and Disaster Recovery clause for Customers with subscription licenses for Windows Server.
Office Desktop Applications (Windows): Updated Availability Table and corresponding references for Office LTSC 2024, and Office LTSC 2024 Applications.
Office for Mac: Updated Availability Table and corresponding references for Office LTSC for Mac 2024, and Office LTSC for Mac 2024 Applications.
Windows Desktop Operating System: Added Windows Enterprise LTSC 2024 to Availability Tables.
Windows Server Standard, Datacenter, and Essentials: Added Self-Hosting and Disaster Recovery clause for Customers with subscription licenses for Windows Server.
Project: Updated Availability Tables to reflect the updated Planner and Project Plan 3/5 naming.
Microsoft 365: Added Microsoft 365 A5 Security offerings for Students to Availability and Prerequisite Tables.
GitHub Offerings: Added GitHub Copilot Enterprise to Availability Tables. Also added a clause for GitHub Core Online Services, as well as Security Practices and Policies for GitHub Core Online Services.
Glossary: Updated “Covered Product” and “External Users” definitions. Added definition of GitHub Core Online Services.
September 16, 2024
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Microsoft Copilot to the Core Online Services and Security Practices and Policies tables. Updated instances of "Microsoft Copilot" to "Microsoft 365 Copilot" to support updated naming/branding.
Microsoft 365: Updated "Microsoft Copilot" to "Microsoft 365 Copilot," including updates to the License Prerequisites table, to support updated Copilot naming.
Microsoft Copilot: Added a new Product Specific section for Microsoft Copilot.
Glossary: Updated "Covered Product" definition to correspond with the "Microsoft 365 Copilot" naming updates.
September 1, 2024
Microsoft 365: Added 10-Year Audit Log Retention, Defender Vulnerability Management, Internet Access, Private Access, Python in Excel, and Secure Access Essentials Frontline Worker to Availability tables for EAEAS, MCA and License Prerequisites table.
Microsoft Azure: Added support section to Extended Security Updates (ESU) terms.
Software Assurance Benefits: Added support section to Extended Security Updates (ESU) terms.
Glossary: Updated definition of Reduction Eligible attribute to clarify that EAS customers may report reductions as described in the Enterprise Subscription Enrollment.
August 1, 2024
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Updated Microsoft Generative AI Services Use of Content for Training section.
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Microsoft Defender Experts to the Core Online Services table and Security Practices and Policies for Core Online Services.
Microsoft 365: Updated prerequisite eligibility for Copilot for Sales and Copilot for Service.
Microsoft Azure: Added Use of Content for Fine-Tuning to Azure OpenAI Services section. Moved Azure AI Content Safety under Azure AI Services section.
Microsoft Intune: Added Frontline Worker products to MCA availability table.
July 1, 2024
Privacy & Security Terms: Removed Cortana from Core Online Services and EU Data Boundary Services tables. Added Azure AI Content Safety to Core Online Services list.
Microsoft 365: Added Entra Suite, Private Access, Internet Access, and Secure Access Essentials to Availability Tables and Prerequisite Tables.
Microsoft Azure: Clarifying fixed pricing does not apply to promotions or previews.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Services: Added Additional Database Capacity to the Purchasing Minimums table. Added Contact Center to Availability and Prerequisites Tables.
Microsoft Power Platforms: Added Dataverse Database Capacity to the Purchasing Minimums table.
Windows 365: Launch of W365 Cross Region Disaster Recovery (DR) Add-on to the EES, EAEAS, MCA, and MOSA programs.
June 12, 2024
Microsoft 365: Updated the Prerequisite License(s) for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 in the License Prerequisites table.
June 5, 2024
Student Use Benefits and Academic Programs: Removed Microsoft Defender for Endpoint P2 for Student from Student Use Benefit Entitlements by Qualifying Program table.
June 1, 2024
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Updating Azure Generative AI services terms for clarity on Training content limitations.
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Microsoft Sentinel to the Core Online Services table, Security Practices and Policies Table and added new clause on data residency. Added Azure DDOS and Bastion to the Azure Core Online Services table.
Microsoft Azure: Added clause on automatic updates for Microsoft Defender for Identity; Updated Azure Maps terms to align with merger of Bing Maps functionality.
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint: Added product to Availability table, Added Prerequisite Table, and added to Student Use Benefit Entitlements by Qualifying Program.
May 1, 2024
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Azure Communication Services to the Core Online Services table. Added Viva Pulse to the EU Data Boundary Services table.
Microsoft 365: Added Copilots for Sales EDU, Copilots for Service EDU, Viva Pulse and Entra Governance Frontline Worker products to EA/EAS and MCA Availability tables and License Prerequisites table. Expand License Prerequisites for Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Azure: Added terms for Azure AI Studio; Added clause for Azure Databricks.
Microsoft Power Platform: Added Power Automate Process and Power Automate Hosted Process to Availability Tables. Removed Power Automate Hosted RPA Process add-on from Availability and Prerequisite Tables. Updated Microsoft Power BI to remove data use and access for abuse monitoring.
GitHub Offerings: Removed GitHub AE GHEM (User SL) and GitHub Insights (User SL) from EAEAS Availability table.
Azure Hardware Terms: Added use rights for Azure Operator Nexus to Azure Hardware section.
April 9, 2024
Microsoft Azure: Added SQL Server enabled Azure Arc and its Use Rights
April 1, 2024
Privacy & Security Terms: Microsoft Defender for Identity has been added as a Core Online Service, as well as added to the Security Practices and Policies Table and Location of Customer Data at Rest clause.
Microsoft 365: Added Microsoft 365 (no Teams) and Microsoft Teams Enterprise to the Availability tables, as well as terms regarding availability and applicable license terms.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Services: Added Supply Chain Management Premium product to Availability, Prerequisites, and Purchasing Minimums Tables. Added Supply Chain Management Premium as an applicable product under Service Specific Terms for External Users, Administration Portal, and Mixed Deployments clauses, and as an applicable product under Power Platform Extended Use Rights clause. From SA Policy Update for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Services and its standalone products.
Microsoft Intune: Added Frontline Worker products to availability and prerequisite tables.
Office 365: Added Office 365 (no Teams) and Microsoft Teams Enterprise to the Availability tables for Office 365 Suites and Teams entries, as well as terms regarding availability and applicable license terms.
March 1, 2024
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Previews updated adding clarity that additional preview terms may apply.
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365 under the Location of Customer Data at Rest for Core Online Services, Office 365 Services section. Added Azure VMware Solution to the Core Online Services.
Office Desktop Applications (Windows): Removed Graduation Benefit language for academic program customers, as this benefit has been retired.
Windows Desktop Operating System: Removed Graduation Benefit language for academic program customers, as this benefit has been retired.
Microsoft 365: Clarify Microsoft Bookings for Microsoft 365 F1 User Mailbox Use Rights
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Services: Updated minimum quantity for Finance Premium and reverted mix and match requirements between Finance and Finance Premium.
Audio Services: Added Microsoft Teams Phone Standard for Frontline Workers to EAEAS and MCA Availability Tables and Liscense Prerequisites table.
Microsoft Intune: Updated EA/EAS and MCA Availability Tables with Cloud PKI and Frontline Worker products. Added Cloud PKI to License Prerequisite table and added Service Specific eligibility requirements for Frontline Worker licenses.
GitHub Offerings: General cleanup and organization of GitHub page for readability and accuracy.
Glossary: Updated definition of Preview adding clarity that additional preview terms may apply.
February 2, 2024
Windows Desktop Operating System: Added Windows Autopilot to the list of Online Services components of Windows that are covered by the Universal License Terms for Online Services.
Microsoft 365: Updated the Extended Use Rights for Microsoft 365 E3/E5 for clarity.
February 1, 2024
From SA Policy Update for Microsoft 365 and its standalone products. This change will not impact the use and renewal of existing From SA licenses. For more information see the following blog post https://www.microsoft.com/licensing/news/from-sa-licenses-policy-update.
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Azure Container Instances to the Core Online Services table. Updated the list of Online Services excluded from the DPA for clarity.
Microsoft 365: Added Microsoft Copilot for Services to Availability Tables for EA/EAS and MCA. Added Copilot for Services to the License Prerequisite Tables. Created a new Service Specific Terms for Microsoft Copilot for Sales. Replaced Additional Product Attribute with Faculty Offering for Microsoft 365 A5 Security and Microsoft 365 A5 Compliance in the EES table.
Microsoft Azure: Updated “Cognitive Services & Applied AI Services” naming to “Azure AI Services” and general updates to terms reflective of naming update.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Services: Added Dynamics 365 Finance Premium to Service Specific Terms and Power Pages Extended Use Rights. Created a new clause for Microsoft Relationship Sales. Added terms for Dynamics 365 Business Central and Dynamics 365 Finance customers in Denmark, specific to bookkeeping laws and regulations for Danish customers.
Microsoft Intune: Added Intune Advanced Analytics and Intune Enterprise Application Management to Availability and Prerequisite Tables.
GitHub Offerings: Updated EAS and MCA Availability tables to reflect new license availability.