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Preview Supplemental Terms apply to beta features

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Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What do the Preview Supplemental Terms include?
“The Preview Supplemental Terms include additional legal terms that apply to your use of Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.”
Version CA-V-001312, captured May 5, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Microsoft Azure states that the Preview Supplemental Terms include additional legal terms that apply to Azure features in beta, preview, or not yet released into general availability.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users of pre-release Azure features are subject to a separate layer of legal terms — the Preview Supplemental Terms — on top of their standard agreement.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If you use any Microsoft Azure feature that is in beta, preview, or not yet generally available, additional legal terms from the Preview Supplemental Terms apply to your use.

How other platforms handle this

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To the extent that any provisions in the Business Terms of Service conflict with these Terms, the Business Terms of Service shall govern to the extent of the conflict.

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Regardless of who terminates these Terms, both you and Snap continue to be bound by Sections 2, 3 (to the extent any additional terms and conditions would, by their terms, survive), and 6 - 25 of the Terms.

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The Preview Supplemental Terms include additional legal terms that apply to your use of Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.

Excerpt from Microsoft Azure's Azure Terms

Provision details

Document information
Document
Azure Terms
Entity
Microsoft Azure
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 5, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-001312, captured May 5, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-056217
Document ID
CA-D-000650
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-001312)
a70d7388c86d83e75059c5701716153e6d014330abe1c08e936d45420737cb72
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 07:54 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-001312 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Microsoft Azure
Document: Azure Terms
Record ID: CA-P-056217
Version: CA-V-001312
Captured: 2026-05-05 06:36:51 UTC
SHA-256: a70d7388c86d83e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/microsoft-azure/azure-terms/provision/CA-P-056217/preview-supplemental-terms-apply-to-beta-features/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Microsoft Azure's Preview Supplemental Terms apply to beta features clause do?

Users of pre-release Azure features are subject to a separate layer of legal terms — the Preview Supplemental Terms — on top of their standard agreement.

How does this clause affect you?

If you use any Microsoft Azure feature that is in beta, preview, or not yet generally available, additional legal terms from the Preview Supplemental Terms apply to your use.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 298 platforms. See the full comparison.

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