Azure pay-as-you-go terms & conditions

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• Pay-as-you-go

This offer is billed at the standard pay-as-you-go rates, except as otherwise specified herein.

You will be notified through email at least 30 days in advance of any changes to the pay-as-you-go rates. New services may be periodically added to the Azure platform. We will notify you in advance of these new services and any fees that might be charged for using them. You will only be charged if you elect to use the new services.

Any taxes which may result from receiving services at no charge are the sole responsibility of the recipient.

Free services

Whether you upgraded from an Azure free account offer or you signed up for pay as you go directly, you'll have access to monthly free amounts of popular services for 12 months from the date you created your Azure account. At the end of the 12-month period, your account will be billed at the standard pay-as-you-go rates. You'll also have access to monthly free amounts of services that remain free for as long as you have an Azure account. Microsoft reserves the right to change or discontinue any of the select free services at any time with or without notice. See all free services here.

The 12 months free services is available only to new customers who have not previously had an Azure account or received 12 months of free services. It is not currently available to customers who sign up directly for pay as you go in China and India.

Upgrading from Azure free account

If you upgraded from an Azure free account offer, any remaining credits will be automatically carried over, but will expire 30 days from the date you created your Azure free account.

Communication policy for Azure free account

Throughout the 12-month duration of your Azure free account, you may receive periodic email communications with best practices, training, tips and tricks, and offers related to Azure. You can stop receiving communications via the unsubscribe link in the emails. Read the Privacy Statement.

Payment options

All you need is a phone number, a credit card or a debit card (non-prepaid), and a Microsoft account or a GitHub account. Only credit cards are accepted in Hong Kong and Brazil.

More details on pricing and billing can be found on the Azure pricing page.

Temporary authorizations

We may place a temporary authorization on your credit or debit card before the billing date to secure a subsequent charge. This charge will be reversed after you're billed or the temporary authorization is no longer needed. Check with your financial institution if you have questions about the processing of the reversal authorization.

Cancellation policy

You may cancel at any time. Payment is required for any outstanding fees incurred.

Limits, quotas, and constraints

See the Azure limits, quotas, and constraints document. If you need to exceed these limits, contact customer service at any time so that we can adjust your limits appropriately.

Service-level agreements

Each Azure service has a set of robust service-level agreements (SLAs). See the SLAs for individual Azure services. SLAs are not provided for services during preview or for services that are offered free of charge.

Resource commitment

All increases in service usage are subject to the availability of these service resources. Examples of such increases include adding to the number of running compute instances or increasing the amount of storage in use. Any quota described in the limits, quotas, and constraints section is not a commitment that there will be sufficient resources available for you to reach the quota.

If an Azure free account is not incurring charges or is inactive for more than 90 days, we reserve the right to remove any compute resources including hosted service(s), virtual machines, and websites. We will provide notice prior to removing any compute resources. You can avoid becoming inactive by doing either of the following every 90 days:

Sign in to the Azure portal.

• Access your resources via our Azure APIs. Microsoft reserves the right to modify or discontinue any free services or Azure free account at any time with or without notice.

Offer availability

This offer is available to customers located in the following countries/regions and will be billed in the currency noted:

organization-wide support plan Country/Region Billing currency Afghanistan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Albania

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Algeria

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Angola

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Argentina

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Armenia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Australia

Australia – Dollar ($) AUD

Austria

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Azerbaijan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Bahamas

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Bahrain

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Bangladesh

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Barbados

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Belgium

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Belize

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Bermuda

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Bolivia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Bosnia and Herzegovina

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Botswana

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Brazil

Brazil – Real (R$) BRL

Brunei Darussalam

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Bulgaria

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Republic of Cabo Verde

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Cameroon

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Canada

Canada – Dollar ($) CAD

Cayman Islands

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Chile

United States – Dollar ($) USD

China

China – Yuan (CN¥) CNY

Colombia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Republic of the Congo

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Costa Rica

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Côte d'Ivoire

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Croatia

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Curaçao

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Cyprus

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Czech Republic

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Denmark

Denmark – Krone (kr) DKK

Dominican Republic

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Ecuador

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Egypt

United States – Dollar ($) USD

El Salvador

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Estonia

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Ethiopia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Faroe Islands

Denmark – Krone (kr) DKK

Fiji

Australia – Dollar ($) AUD

Finland

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

France

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Georgia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Germany

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Ghana

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Greece

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Guatemala

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Honduras

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Hong Kong

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Hungary

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Iceland

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

India

India – Rupee (₹) INR

Indonesia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Iraq

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Ireland

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Israel

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Italy

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Jamaica

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Japan

Japan – Yen (¥) JPY

Jordan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Kazakhstan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Kenya

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Korea

Korea – Won (₩) KRW

Kuwait

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Kyrgyzstan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

organization-wide support plan Country/Region Billing currency Latvia

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Lebanon

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Libya

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Liechtenstein

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Lithuania

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Luxembourg

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Macao

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Macedonia (FYRO)

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Malaysia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Malta

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Mauritius

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Mexico

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Moldova

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Monaco

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Mongolia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Montenegro

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Morocco

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Namibia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Nepal

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Netherlands

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

New Zealand

New Zealand – Dollar ($) NZD

Nicaragua

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Nigeria

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Norway

Norway – Krone (kr) NOK

Oman

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Pakistan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Palestinian Authority

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Panama

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Paraguay

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Peru

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Philippines

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Poland

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Portugal

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Puerto Rico

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Qatar

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Romania

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Rwanda

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Saint Kitts and Nevis

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Saudi Arabia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Senegal

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Serbia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Singapore

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Slovakia

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Slovenia

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

South Africa

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Spain

Euro Zone – Euro (€) EUR

Sri Lanka

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Sweden

Sweden – Krona (kr) SEK

Switzerland

Switzerland – Franc (chf) CHF

Taiwan

Taiwan – Dollar (NT$) TWD

Tajikistan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Tanzania

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Thailand

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Trinidad and Tobago

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Tunisia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Turkey

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Turkmenistan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Uganda

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Ukraine

United States – Dollar ($) USD

United Arab Emirates

United States – Dollar ($) USD

United Kingdom

United Kingdom – Pound (£) GBP

United States

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Uruguay

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Uzbekistan

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Venezuela

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Vietnam

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Virgin Islands of the United States

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Yemen

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Zambia

United States – Dollar ($) USD

Zimbabwe

United States – Dollar ($) USD