Last Updated: October 26, 2023
Welcome to the Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) documentation. These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of the MSDN documentation website, including any content, features, and services offered on or through this website (the "Documentation"). By accessing or using the Documentation, you agree to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Statement.
You acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you must not access or use the Documentation.
The MSDN Documentation is provided for informational purposes only. You may access, view, copy, and print the Documentation subject to the following conditions:
All intellectual property rights in the Documentation, including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets, are owned by Microsoft Corporation or its licensors. Nothing in these Terms shall be construed as conferring any right or license to any of Microsoft's intellectual property.
The Documentation may contain links to third-party websites and resources. These links are provided for your convenience only. Microsoft does not control, endorse, or make any representations about these third-party websites, including any information, software, or other products or services found there. Your access to and use of any third-party websites is at your own risk.
Code samples provided within the Documentation are typically made available under specific licenses. Please refer to the individual license provided with each code sample. A common example:
MIT License Copyright (c) [year] Microsoft Corporation Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions: The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.THE DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. MICROSOFT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE DOCUMENTATION WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR COMPLETELY SECURE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT, ITS AFFILIATES, OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM (a) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE DOCUMENTATION; (b) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE DOCUMENTATION; OR (c) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE, OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR CONTENT.
Microsoft reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time. We will post any changes to these Terms on this page and update the "Last Updated" date at the top of these Terms. Your continued use of the Documentation after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without regard to its conflict of law principles.
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at legal@microsoft.com.