Updated Microsoft Partner Agreement takes effect December 1, 2026

Preview the updated Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA) in Partner Center.

Impacted audience

Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partners

Your updated Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA) is now available in Partner Center.

For all partners except Cloud Solution Prover (CSP) direct bill and distributor partners in France, the updated MPA automatically takes effect on December 1, 2026. No action, signature, or acknowledgment is required. Alternatively, you may accept the updated MPA in Partner Center before December 1, in which case it will take effect at the time of explicit acceptance.

For direct bill and distributor partners in France, your MPA has a fixed term that expires annually and your explicit acceptance of the updated terms is required. To avoid expiration of your agreement and/or interruption of your ability to transact, you must accept the updated MPA in Partner Center between December 1, 2026, and February 28, 2027.

An updated CSP Program Guide is also available. It's applicable to all direct bill and distributor partners and takes effect December 1, 2026. No action is required from you.

We have updated the terms and conditions of the MPA and CSP Program Guide to reflect current business practices and to support our commitment to privacy, security, compliance, and transparency.

Next steps

• Learn about the Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA) for CSP program partners.
• Review the updated MPA (direct bill and distributor partners).
• Review the updated MPA (indirect reseller).
• Review a summary of changes to the MPA.
• Read the CSP Program Guide.