Overview

The OEM CLA is the agreement that an OEM Customers must sign in order to license MS Products through the distribution channel. This is the primary agreement between Microsoft and the OEM Customer.

  • A CLA is valid for two (2) years
  • A CLA is the agreement that an OEM Customer must sign in order to license MS Products through the distribution channel
  • An active CLA must be in place prior to distributing an Embedded System with an Image installed that includes an MS Product
  • The OEM CLA includes the general terms and conditions that govern the licensing of MS Products
  • CLA is an umbrella agreement – no commitment to product, volume or price is required


How to sign the new digital CLA

The following process requies you to have a valid Microsoft Account (Windows Live ID). Your company might have one already for a MSDN subscription or your companies Microsoft Partner account.
If you do not have a Microsoft Account please register one with your companies email address (http://account.live.com)

  • Please send us your Microsoft Accounts email address
  • After we added you in the Microsoft CLA system you will receive an email from Microsoft - please click on the "Click here" link in the email
  • Login with your Microsoft Account
  • Check your companies data and fill in additional information if needed - then submit the form
  • After approval (can take a few days) of the data you will receive another email from DocuSign that contains your CLA that you need to digitally sign - please follow the steps described in the DocuSign website for this
  • After signing the CLA you will receive another email from Microsoft stating that the CLA has been counter signed (can take a few days)

 

Part 1 of the
Microsoft OEM Customer License Agreement for Embedded Systems

Signature and Information Form

Instruction: Company must (i) complete this Part 1 of the Agreement and (ii) print 1 copy, sign it and send it back to the MS Distributor. The MS Distributor will submit it to Microsoft Ireland Operations Limited (“MS”). The original copy countersigned by MS will be mailed to the Company thereafter. To reduce printing and shipping costs please print on both sides of the page, as opposed to single pages.


This signature form and all contract documents identified in the table below are entered into between the Company and MS as of the Start date identified in the below signature block.

Contract Document Number or Code
Part 1 of the of the Customer License Agreement for Embedded Systems Version 4.1
Part 2 of the of the Customer License Agreement for Embedded Systems Version 4.1

 
By signing the below signature block, Company and MS agree that both parties (1) have received, read and understand the above contract documents, including any websites or documents incorporated by reference and any amendments and (2) agree to be bound by the terms of all such documents.

Company certifies that it has not edited or changed this Signature form or the above contract documents in any respect and agrees that any edits to such contract documents are void.

The country that your company is based in.