Partners should not use: (1) a personal email address not associated with the company domain, or (2) a tenant user sign-in not associated to email (for example, Limit access to this Microsoft account to the least number of users possible. The primary contact email address must be a work account that is monitored and can send/receive email. Email ownership verifies that the primary contact (primary email) address is valid.If you want to let multiple people access the company account by signing in with the Microsoft account that opened it (instead of as individual users added to the account), see the following guidelines: Each user can then access the developer account by signing in to Partner Center with their individual Azure AD credentials. To allow multiple users to access your developer account, we recommend using Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) to assign roles to individual users instead of sharing access to the Microsoft account. Additional guidelines for company accounts You can check your verification status on the Account settings page. This verification can take from a few days to a couple of weeks, and it often includes a phone call to your company. For company accounts, the process takes a little longer, as we also need to confirm that you’re authorized to set up the account for your company. For individual accounts, we check to make sure another user isn't already using your publisher display name. Your payment will be processed and we'll send a confirmation message to your email address.Īfter you've signed up, your account will go through verification. Select Finish to confirm your registration. Check the box to indicate you've read these terms and accept them. Then, read and accept the terms and conditions of the App Developer Agreement. Review your account info and confirm that everything is correct. When you're finished, select Next to move on to the Review screen. Note that prepaid credit cards can't be used for this purchase. Otherwise, provide your credit card info (or PayPal info in supported markets). If you have a promo code that covers the cost of registration, you can enter that here. Select Next to move on to the Payment section.Įnter your payment info for the one-time registration fee. If you're registering as a company, you'll also need to enter the name, email address, and phone number of the person who will approve your company's account. We may also send informational emails as described earlier, unless you opt out of receiving non-transactional emails. After that, we'll send messages when we pay you or if you need to fix something with your account. For example, you'll receive an email confirmation after you complete your registration. We'll use this info to contact you about account-related matters.
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