Summary of Changes
Below is a summary of changes and updates made to the terms over the past 12 months.
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July 1, 2025
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Added new language to the Responsible Use of Microsoft AI Services clarifying that Microsoft provides starter templates, instructions, and code samples to help build apps or AI agents with Microsoft AI Services. However, customers are responsible for any applications using Microsoft services and for ensuring any developed applications follow all relevant legal and regulatory rules. Additionally, third-party templates or code samples are covered by separate terms set by the third parties.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Services: Updated language for External Users to align with Glossary definition.
Microsoft Power Platform: Added new clause for Microsoft Copilot Studio when used with Grounding and Bing Search and Grounding and Bing Custom Search.
June 1, 2025
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Updated the Online Services Purchasing Rules section of the Universal Terms for Online Services to be clear about which “Add-ons” must be purchased under the same licensing agreement as their Qualifying License or base User SL by specifying it applies Cloud Add-ons to SA, and not every SL that has a pre-requisite.
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Microsoft Dragon Copilot to the Security Practices and Policies and Location of Customer Data at Rest clauses for Core Online Services. Dragon Copilot was also added to the EDUB commitments.
Microsoft Azure: Added Azure App Service Plan to MCA availability table. Added Microphone section in Service Specific Terms for Azure Communication Services that requires that developers notify their end users when a microphone is being accessed. Updated Microsoft Entra ID External User Allowance clause for clarity and added new clause for Microsoft Entra ID Governance to specify that Entra ID Governance for External Identities may be used only for External Users. Added terms for Azure AI Foundry service, which both replaces certain existing Azure AI services (including Azure AI Studio) and includes new features. Renamed Azure OpenAI Service to Azure AI Foundry Models and added terms for additional models that are available via Azure AI Foundry and designated as Azure Direct Models.
Microsoft Power Platform: Microsoft Copilot Studio has been added as a Covered Product to the Customer Copyright Commitment.
Glossary: Replaced Add-on with Cloud Add-on to SA, added Azure Direct Model, and updated Covered Product.
May 1, 2025
General: Added hidden offer products under MCA Availability tables for Microsoft 365, Microsoft 365 Applications, and Workplace Analytics.
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Updates to Microsoft Generative AI Services Use of Content for Training language for clarity. Also updated Customer Copyright Commitment to clarify when a Customer’s obligations to defend Microsoft against third-party intellectual property claims under a Customer’s volume license agreement will not apply.
Microsoft 365: Added Remote Network Bandwidth to Availability and Prerequisite Tables. Included a clause to specify the minimum purchase needed for additional bandwidth.
Microsoft Dragon Copilot: New product added to Microsoft Product Terms. Dragon Copilot was added to Availability and Prerequisite Tables. Added new clauses on Healthcare Intended Use, Healthcare Required Authorizations, Third-Party Electronic Health Record Applications, and Enterprise AI Services Code of Conduct. Added additional language to the "Exceptions to the DPA" table under the Privacy and Security Terms.
April 1, 2025
General: The Microsoft Enterprise AI Services Code of Conduct, effective February 26, 2025, applies to all Microsoft AI Services and unifies and replaces the previous codes for Microsoft Generative AI Services, Azure AI Vision Face API, and Azure AI Speech text to speech. All references to the previous Code of Conduct(s) have been updated.
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Frontline Worker Use Rights have moved to the Universal Terms for Online Services from product specific pages. Relevant products that apply to the Use Rights covered by the Universal Terms are indicated in the Product Condition table in product specific pages, and a new definition for “Frontline Worker License” has been introduced in the Glossary. Updated Government Customer terms language for clarity.
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Microsoft 365 Copilot for Sales to Core Online Services.
Windows Desktop Operating System: Launch Windows 10 ESU Cloud Managed SKUs.
Microsoft 365: Removed Microsoft Entra Permissions Management, Microsoft Viva Topics and Secure Access Essentials from Availability and Prerequisite tables. Added Frontline Worker Licenses to Product Conditions.
Microsoft Azure: Added Frontline Worker Licenses to Product Conditions.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Services: Removed Dynamics 365 Fraud Protection and Fraud Protection Additional Capacity from Availability tables and Restrictions of Use.
Audio Services: Updated link to Learn document for messaging policy.
Windows 365: Updated Windows 365 Frontline terms and grant Windows 365 access rights for Windows CPC OS. Added Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus Add-on to Availability Table.
Professional Services: Updated Professional Services terms.
Glossary: Added Frontline Worker License and Microsoft AI Service.
March 12, 2025
Microsoft 365: Updated Data Handling terms and query data terms for M365 Copilot and Copilot Chat. Added language to clarify that server OSEs need a separate Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Business, or Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management for server license(s).
March 5, 2025
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Dynamics 365 Contact Center to the list of Core Online Services.
Microsoft 365: Microsoft Business Premium 365 has been added as a prerequisite to Microsoft 365 E5 Security.
March 1, 2025
Universal License Terms for Online Services: Updated Acceptable Use Policy terms.
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to the list of EU Data Boundary Services.
Microsoft 365: Updated Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Data Handling headline to Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat Data Handling to enable data handling terms for both Copilot and Copilot Chat.
Microsoft Azure: Extend Azure Local to include smaller, more affordable devices than traditional servers. Added exception to commitment on location of data processing for optional model fine-tuning feature in Azure OpenAI Service.
February 1, 2025
Privacy & Security Terms: Added Azure Managed Applications, Azure Resource Manager, and Cloud PC to EU Data Boundary Services tables. Updated EU Data Boundary Services terms to include storage of Professional Services Data. Corresponding changes were also made in the Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection Addendum.
- Microsoft Defender for Business, added clause stating a customer can apply Defender for Business to five devices.
- Removed Microsoft 365 Information Protection and DLP – Student Use Benefit Add-on from Availability and Prerequisite Tables.
Microsoft Azure: Adding language to Azure Communication Services terms to require developers to collect explicit consent for recording if the tenant admin has enabled explicit recording.
Audio Services (renamed to PSTN Audio Services): Updated SMS functionality to include privacy language and messaging policy.
January 15, 2025
Privacy & Security Terms: Core Online Services table updated Microsoft Copilot to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat.
Microsoft 365: Rebranding Microsoft Copilot to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and moving Copilot terms under Microsoft 365 terms.
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.