Azure Lab Services
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Service Specific Terms
Azure Lab Services
While Microsoft provides Azure Lab Services to Customer, as between Customer and Microsoft, Customer is the sole provider of related services to Customer’s end users and shall have sole and exclusive responsibility to end users, including any support obligations. Customer’s end users are not a party to any agreement with Microsoft regarding the services.
Notification; Liability; Bar on Actions Against Microsoft
Customer will notify Microsoft promptly of any incidents that could have an impact on Microsoft such as a data breach, password issues, end user complaint(s), loss of user data, or intellectual property or privacy claims.
Customer acknowledges and agrees that Microsoft has no obligation or liability to Customer or any end user for the end user’s usage of the service.
By using the service, an end user may not bring any action against Microsoft in relation to the services. If any end user does bring an action against Microsoft, the Indemnification provision in this section applies.
Indemnification
Customer agrees to hold harmless and indemnify Microsoft from and against any claim by an end user, third party, and/or regulatory authority in connection with the service provided to end users. Customer shall pay any resulting judgment, or settlement, and all costs, including reasonable attorney’s fees, and expenses related thereto.
End User Terms
In order to provide the services to end users, Customer and Customer’s end users must validly agree to a binding, written agreement that contain the substance of the following requirements:
- Statement of Relationship: Customer is the sole provider of the services. Customer is responsible for providing any support to end users. The services will be provided by Customer to Customer’s end users under your terms of use and privacy policy.
- Compliance; Acceptable Use: Customer is solely responsible for ensuring compliance with all applicable laws, including, but not limited GDPR, with respect to Customer’s provision and end users’ use of the service. In addition, for clarity and without limiting the Acceptable Use Policy, Customer and Customer’s end users may not use Azure Lab Services to facilitate or engage in cryptocurrency mining. Violation of this prohibition may result in suspension of the service, as set forth in the Acceptable Use Policy.
- Disclaimer of Warranties: Customer will disclaim any and all warranties in connection with the services, and Customer will disclaim the same with respect to Microsoft.
- Limitation of Liability and Exclusion of Damages: Customer will disclaim liability and exclude damages in a way that is consistent with the provisions of any applicable agreement(s) between Customer and Microsoft.
Updates
Customer is responsible for updating the virtual machines (VMs) in Customer’s portfolio. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Microsoft may, but is not obligated to, take any action it deems reasonable in its business judgment with respect to the VMs in your portfolio, including applying any updates or other changes generally applicable to the services.