Microsoft® Office Open Partner Subsidy Promotion Terms & Conditions

  • Purchase Qualification
    This offer is valid only for qualifying organizations purchasing a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of two hundred (200) Microsoft Office 2007 licenses (L) or licenses with Software Assurance (L&SA) through one of the following Microsoft Volume License programs: Open License Business or Open License Value ("qualifying organizations"). Nothing in these terms & conditions guarantees that an organization will meet the eligibility requirements for enrollment and/or renewal in the Microsoft Open License program. This offer is for partner subsidy dollars which can be applied only to services and products purchased by qualifying organizations from Microsoft technology partners.

    Provided that the minimum purchase requirements are met, qualifying Microsoft Office 2007 licenses for this offer include:

    • Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
    • Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
    • Microsoft Office Small Business 2007.
  • Redemption Requirements and Limits

    This offer is good for purchases made from October 1, 2007 through May 30, 2008, or when $700,000 of partner subsidy dollars has been distributed, whichever comes first. Please check http://www.microsoftincentives.ca/officepromo for offer availability before purchasing. Microsoft reserves the right to extend the time period or increase the amount of partner subsidiary dollars available for this offer in its sole discretion.

    Qualifying organizations are limited to commercial customers. Academic, government and charity customers are not eligible for this promotion.

    Each qualifying organization is eligible for a maximum of $40,000 in total partner subsidy dollars for all qualifying licenses purchased.

    Qualifying organizations must successfully register to receive the partner services subsidy based on their purchase at http://www.microsoftincentives.ca/officepromo by 5:00pm EST on June 27, 2008. A "redemption" is defined as completing a single registration on this Web site. There is a limit of one (1) redemption per customer.

    "Customer" means an entity receiving the redemption and all its affiliates." Affiliate" means any legal entity that owns, is owned by, or that is under common ownership with Customer (ownership means control of more than a 50% interest).

    Failure to register by 5:00pm PST on June 27, 2008 forfeits a qualifying organization's right to receive any partner services subsidy dollars from this promotion.

    Purchase Time Period: October 1, 2007 through May 30, 2008

    Redemption Time Period: On or before June 27, 2008

    Subject to the above-stated quantity and maximum subsidy limitations.

  • Qualifying Organizations Will Receive
    Qualifying organizations will receive partner subsidy dollars for each license purchased as outlined in the following schedule:

    Open Business
    		Open Business
    with Software Assurance (L&SA)     		Open License Value

    (L&SA)
    Office Enterprise 2007 $80 $165 $200
    Office Professional Plus 2007 $65 $135 $165
    Office Small Business 2007 $55 $105 $135
  • License Exclusions:
    Subsidy is not valid in conjunction with purchases of the following licenses:

    • Any Software Assurance ("SA") only purchase
    • Any purchase not executed through a Microsoft Open License Program
    • Not-For-Resale products
    • Microsoft software pre-installed or supplied by an Original Equipment Manufacturer
    • Academic Edition ("AE") products
    • Software acquired through charity pricing, TechNet or MSDN® Subscriptions
    • Upgrade licenses (if available)
  • Funds Utilization
    Funds received as part of this promotion must be used to pay for purchases of services or products provided by a partner who is a member of the Microsoft Partner Program and who is selected by the qualifying organization ("Selected Partner"). Partners can be selected at: http://www.microsoftincentives.ca/officepromo
  • Funds Utilization Exclusions
    Each partner services subsidy check will expire within ninety (90) days of its issue date. Partner subsidies are NOT to be given to a partner as a credit (i.e. on account) to pay for future services that begin after the ninety (90) day expiration date of the check; the partner must begin services before the ninety (90) day expiration date.

    Qualifying organizations may not receive a cash payout from the Selected Partner for any portion of the partner services subsidy amount.
  • Proof of Services
    Microsoft reserves the right to request proof of services (e.g. partner statement of work and/or invoice) or products purchased from qualifying organizations to verify completion of appropriate services or products sold by their Selected Partner. Microsoft also has the right to contact the Selected Partner to verify services or products sold information.
  • Partner Subsidy Payment Information
    A subsidy check will be delivered to the qualifying organization within eight weeks of the date of redemption. The partner subsidy check will be made out to the Selected Partner for delivery by the qualifying organization to the Selected Partner upon (1) completion of the Selected Partner services, or (2) purchase of products from the Selected Partner.

    The receipt of benefits is contingent upon successful verification that all of the criteria in these terms and conditions have been met.
  • Returns
    Qualifying organizations that redeem licenses for this promotion and return redeemed licenses will be subject to reimbursing Microsoft for partner subsidy paid based on the dollars per license paid out.
  • Country
    Offer good in Canada only. Offer void where prohibited, taxed, or restricted by law.
  • Limitation of Liability
    Qualifying organizations are responsible for contracting directly with their Selected Partner for these services and for submitting the subsidy check to their Selected Partner. The Selected Partner does not represent or act as an agent for Microsoft. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITY WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE SELECTED PARTNER UNDER THIS PROMOTION.

    DISCLAIMER FOR GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS

    IT IS MICROSOFT'S INTENT THAT THE PROMOTIONAL OFFER SET FORTH HEREIN (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRAINING, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER SERVICES RENDERED BY MICROSOFT PARTNERS) COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, PROVINCIAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT GIFT AND ETHICS RULES. YOU SHOULD CONSULT WITH YOUR AGENCY/INSTITUTION COUNSEL OR ETHICS OFFICER PRIOR TO ANY PARTICIPATION/USE/REDEMPTION OF THIS PROMOTIONAL OFFER, AND ADVISE US IN WRITING OF ANY RESTRICTIONS ON YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROMOTIONAL OFFERING.
  • Additional Information
    To experience the Microsoft Office System visit
    http://www.microsoft.com/office/testdrive/default.mspx

    If you are a Microsoft partner and would like to learn more about partner opportunities at Microsoft visit http://members.microsoft.com/partner/default.aspx

    For qualification and redemption questions please contact offerhlp@microsoft.com
Follow these steps.
1. Contact your partner.
2. Purchase a qualifying Open
license.
3. Return to this site to redeem.


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