Standardized contracts

The terms were developed in collaboration with the buyer and seller community. They are designed to be well-balanced and scalable, addressing the fundamental needs of buyers and sellers to speed up the time to contract. 

By leading with pre-vetted terms when contracting with new sellers, or for new products, organizations can avoid lengthy negotiations and accelerate transactions. 

The terms define obligations and address the fundamental requirements of the buyer and seller across key contractual clauses like usage rights, warranty, and indemnification. They are designed to cover a broad array of solutions, product types, deployment models, and applicable data and privacy requirements.

We engage the buyer and seller community periodically to ensure the terms remain current, relevant, and valuable. Notifications are sent to the AWS primary account holder when standardized contract templates are updated.

Buyers can find digital solutions enabled with the standardized contract terms available in AWS Marketplace by applying the Standard Contract filter under Contract Type in the product catalog. Buyers can also request the terms from sellers they are contracting with via Private Offer.

Many sellers extend the terms programmatically to support self-service product listings, and opportunistically to support Private Offers. Buyers can find self-service products enabled with SCMP using the AWS Marketplace site filter. Buyers can request the terms from any AWS Marketplace seller they are working with on a Private Offer.

Buyers can filter on solutions enabled with the terms and subscribe via self-service workflow in AWS Marketplace. Buyers can also request the terms be extended by the seller they are contracting with via Private Offer. 

Yes, the terms can be extended to a buyer that is transacting through an authorized reseller. Sellers can extend the terms for a Channel Partner Private Offer (CPPO) by making the appropriate selection, and uploading additional documents (i.e., order form, addendums). 

Yes, addendums can be applied to support specific transactional, industry or organizational requirements. There are two pre-drafted addendums available, the Enhanced Security Addendum (ESA) and the Business Associate Addendum (BAA). The SCMP and DSA Amendment Templates capture custom requirements for a specific transaction. Once a seller selects the standardized contract, they can apply the appropriate addendum by uploading additional documents when creating a Private Offer via the seller portal.

The terms applied to an active subscription will not change unless the subscription expires or is terminated. 

Yes, terms carry over if the subscription is extended while active. Once a subscription expires or is terminated, the terms will need to be applied to the renewal subscription.

No, the terms are not intended for use outside of AWS Marketplace.

The terms were developed in collaboration with the buyer and seller community. They are designed to be well-balanced and scalable, addressing the fundamental needs of buyers and sellers to speed up the time to contract. 

By leading with pre-vetted terms when contracting with new sellers, or for new products, organizations can avoid lengthy negotiations and accelerate transactions. 

The terms define common obligations and address fundamental requirements across key contractual clauses like usage rights, warranty, and indemnification. They are designed to cover a broad array of solutions, product types, deployment models, and applicable data and privacy concerns.

The terms cover contractual clauses that are common across a wide variety of digital solutions. Product specific terms are identified by individual sellers on the product listing page and become part of the subscription documentation.

We engage the buyer and seller community periodically to ensure the terms remain current, relevant, and valuable. Notifications are sent to the AWS primary account holder when standardized contract templates are updated.

The terms can be extended to any buyer you are contracting with to help alleviate friction and accelerate the sales cycles. For privacy reasons, we are unable to share the names of buyers that are currently using standardized contracts. 

Sellers can apply the terms to support self-service product listings by following the steps outlined in the Seller Guide. Once the terms are applied, buyers can find enabled digital solutions by applying the Standard Contract filter under Contract Type in the AWS Marketplace product catalog. The terms can also be extended when contracting via Private Offer. Sellers can select the standardized contract terms in the Private Offer portal, upload additional documents required (i.e., order form, addendums) and extend the offer to the buyer.

Yes, the terms can be extended to a buyer that is transacting through an authorized reseller. Sellers can extend the terms for a Channel Partner Private Offer (CPPO) by making the appropriate selection, and uploading additional documents (i.e., order form, addendums). 

Yes, addendums can be applied to support specific transactional, industry or organizational requirements. There are two pre-drafted addendums available, the Enhanced Security Addendum (ESA) and the Business Associate Addendum (BAA). The SCMP and DSA Amendment Templates capture custom requirements for a specific transaction. Once sellers select the standardized contract, they can apply an addendum when creating a Private Offer via the seller portal.

The terms applied to an active subscription will not change unless the subscription expires or is terminated. 

Yes, terms carry over if the subscription is extended while active. Once a subscription expires or is terminated, the terms will need to be applied to the renewal subscription.

No, the terms are not intended for use outside of AWS Marketplace.