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Standard amendmends to the Microsoft Customer Agreement:

Microsoft provides the following standard addendums to the customers as part of the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA). These additional agreements, listed below, apply Customer’s use of Online Services without Microsoft's prior approval.

 

Financial Services Amendments.

The terms and conditions of this Financial Services Amendments to the MCA apply to Customers who are subject to oversight by a Financial Services Regulator and are subject to certain compliance and regulatory requirements. The Amendment incorporates certain additional benefits to Customer to meet those requirements.

 

Data Processing Amendments.

This Amendment is for an Affiliate of Customer (“Covered Affiliate”). Customer and Microsoft have entered into MCA as well as the Data Processing Agreement and Standard Contractual Clauses. Covered Affiliate is accepting these terms Affiliate Data Processing Amendment (“Amendment”) so that it is also a signatory to the Data Processing Agreement and Standard Contractual Clauses.

For the Online Services, all transfers of Customer Data processed by Microsoft and/or Microsoft’s agents out of Argentina will be governed by the Standard Contractual Clauses for Argentina (the “Argentina Standard Clauses”).

 

Data Protection Amendments.

This Amendment for Switzerland clarifies and amends specific terms of the Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection Addendum (“DPA”).

Professional Secrecy Amendments.

This amendments apply for customers who have to keep professional secrecy.

Microsoft is aware of Customer being subject to legal obligations with regards to allowing access to Customer’s clients’ information and that non-compliance with such obligations can entail criminal sanctions for the parties involved within the meaning of § 203 StGB (imprisonment or fines).

Customer or Enrolled Affiliate is subject to industry-specific secrecy obligations. Microsoft is aware that customer data may be subject to business, banking, or professional secrecy rules e.g. Article 321 StGB (Swiss Penal Code).

 

HIPAA Associate Amendment.

If Customer is a Covered Entity or a Business Associate (according to the definitions in 45 CFR § 160.103 of HIPAA). and includes Protected Health Information in Customer Data, FastTrack Data, or Professional Services Data, this HIPAA Business Associate Agreement (“BAA”) is incorporated. “HIPAA” collectively means the administrative simplification provision of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act enacted by the United States Congress.

 

DPA Amendments.

This Applicable DPA Amendment (“Amendment”) is entered into between Customer and the Microsoft Affiliate who are parties to the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA) and the parties agree that this Amendment supplements the MCA.

French Health Amendment.

Customer is processing health data that are subject to the French Health Data Hosting regulation requirements. In consideration of those requirements, the following Amendment apply.

 

Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA).

Here we still provide you the direct link to the current Microsoft Customer Agreement. 

 

Other important regulations.

Further regulations such as the standard contractual clauses of the European Union are available at the following URL.