Microsoft Cloud Contracts: Working Around The Missing Signature

Numerous Swiss companies as well as public organizations rely on Microsoft's cloud services. In addition to the basic contract, the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA), the "Amendment for Switzerland regarding Microsoft Products and Services Data Protection Addendum" and, in the case of official or professional secrecy, the "Professional Secrecy and Official Secrecy - Industry-Specific Terms (Switzerland)" addendum must be agreed for the purposes of Swiss data protection. Depending on the case, further addenda may be added, such as for regulated financial institutions or the so-called In-Geo-Processing. For more information on the use of M365 in the area of professional secrecy, see here (in German only).