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Dominic Wall
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Nov 30, 2016
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O365 Licensing T&C's - Sharing an account with multiple users?

Can someone please clarify or point me in the direction of the Office 365 licensing agreement, where I can confirm back to a client if sharing a single O365 account among multiple users is "legal" or...
  • TonyRedmond's avatar
    Nov 30, 2016

    From http://www.microsoftvolumelicensing.com/DocumentSearch.aspx?Mode=3&DocumentTypeId=31. Online Services Terms, Nov 1 2016:

     

    General Terms
    Customer may use the Online Services and related software as expressly permitted in Customer’s volume licensing agreement. Microsoft reserves all other rights. Customer must acquire and assign the appropriate subscription licenses required for its use of each Online Service. Each user that accesses the Online Service must be assigned a User SL or access the Online Service only through a device that has been assigned a Device SL, unless specified otherwise in the Online Service-specific Terms. Attachment 2 describes SL Suites that also fulfill requirements for User SLs. Customer has no right to use an Online Service after the SL for that Online Service ends.

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    Each user needs a license to access Office 365. That fact is absolutely clear.

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