Updated Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA) and Program Guid

Review the updated Microsoft Partner Agreement and program guide, effective December 1, 2026.

• Announcement date: May 28, 2026
• Workspace: General
• Impacted audience: Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) direct bill partners, distributor partners, and indirect resellers.

Details

Updated versions of the Microsoft Partner Agreement (MPA) and CSP program guide are now available for your review. For all partners except 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. However, you can also accept the updated MPA in Partner Center prior to that date (starting during June 2026), 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 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

• The terms of updated MPAs are available now for direct bill and distributor partners and for indirect resellers (sign-in required) and will be available in Partner Center during June 2026.
• Direct bill and distributor partners should review the updated Program Guide (sign-in required).
• Learn more about accepting the MPA.
• Review a summary of changes to the MPA (sign-in required).