If Apple School Manager or Apple Business asks you to approve new terms and conditions

Apple sometimes updates the macOS, iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, or tvOS Software License Agreement, often when releasing a new OS version. When a Software License Agreement is updated, an Apple School Manager Administrator or an Apple Business Organization Administrator must sign in to the program web portal to review and agree to the updated terms.

About Administrators

The person who completes the initial program enrollment also accepts the following Terms and Conditions on behalf of the enrolling organization:

  • Apple School Manager Agreement or Apple Business Terms of Service

  • macOS Software License Agreement

  • iOS and iPadOS Software License Agreement

  • visionOS Software License Agreement

  • tvOS Software License Agreement

  • Volume Content Terms

  • If applicable, AppleCare+ for Business

Apple School Manager Administrators

After completing enrollment in Apple School Manager, this person will have the role of Administrator and can designate up to four additional Administrators.

Apple Business Organization Administrators

After completing enrollment in Apple Business, this person will have the role of Organization Administrator and can designate up to nine additional Organization Administrators.

Accepting updated agreements

After Apple updates one of these agreements, an Apple School Manager Administrator or Apple Business Organization Administrator must sign in to the program website to accept any new agreements.

If you don’t accept the agreements

If you don't accept the agreements, devices assigned to a device management service in Apple School Manager or Apple Business won’t be affected. If you erase all content and settings on a device, the device is still assigned to the same device management service and the same settings are applied during setup.

However, these conditions apply until the new agreements are accepted:

  • Apple School Manager instructors and managers can reset user passwords and send or print login information, but other site functions will be disabled.

    • Managers of provisional organizations may choose "Create a downloadable PDF and CSV."

    • "Send as an email" is permitted only after an organization is verified.

  • Apple Business users with role permissions to reset Managed Apple Account passwords can send or print login information, but other site functions will be disabled.

  • In Apple School Manager and Apple Business, you can’t assign new devices to your device management service, even if you have selected the option to automatically assign new purchases to a specific device management service.

  • Your device management service might report an error message such as "403 T_C_NOT_SIGNED” when communicating with Apple’s device management servers.

  • Schoolwork users won't be able to create, update, or delete classes.

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