Agreements and Enrollments

Select License, Open Value, and Enterprise Agreements comprise a set of legal documents signed by both Microsoft and the customer. (Open Business and Volume terms take effect when the customer breaks the seal on the software.) The legal structure of Select Licenses and Enterprise Agreements has several different levels.

The Microsoft Business Agreement (MBA) contains general language governing all of an organization’s dealings with Microsoft, including volume licensing, consulting services, and support services.

The MBA contains terms and definitions that appear in licensing contracts, support contracts, technology-sharing agreements, and other types of contracts. It defines standard legal terms, such as “you,” “we,” “product,” and “use.” It outlines restrictions, such as forbidding the rental of software, reverse engineering, and separating components of a product. It defines Microsoft’s warranties, copyrights, and the records that must be kept to prove compliance with the agreement.