Disclaimer — Governance Consult Services Statement of Editorial Independence

Last Updated: September 1, 2026

1. An Independently Operated Editorial Publication

Governance Consult Services operates as a self-directed publication and retains full editorial independence. No referenced vendor affiliates, endorses, or sponsors us. The vendor, the cloud suite and Teams continue to be trademarks of their respective owners.

Governance Consult Services runs as an independent editorial operation. We hold no position as a vendor partner, vendor reseller, authorised support channel, or vendor-linked media outlet of any description.

Every editorial decision taken on this Site — the subjects we address, the recommendations we put forward, and the views we voice — belongs solely to our editorial team, and is reached without instruction from or sign-off by the respective vendor or any other vendor.

2. Notice on Trademarks

What this website publishes is independent educational content, guides, and commentary on Teams administration and governance. We are not the respective vendor, and no commercial tie of any kind connects us to the vendor.

Product names, logos, and brands referenced anywhere on this site remain the property of their respective owners. In particular:

the platform, the cloud suite, Teams, the compliance portal, the directory service, the identity service, together with the remaining vendor product and service names, are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
These names appear on this Site in an editorial and descriptive capacity only — to identify the subject matter we cover — and no affiliation, authorisation, or endorsement by the vendor may be inferred from their use.

3. Interface Imagery Is Not Official Vendor Material

Screenshots and interface illustrations appearing on this Site are illustrative recreations drawn up for educational purposes. They are not official vendor materials, they have not been reproduced from the vendor's products, and no claim is made that they mirror the vendor's current product interface precisely.

The vendor's official documentation is always the place to go for authoritative, current screenshots of Teams, the cloud suite Admin Center, the cloud suite, or any other vendor product.

4. Accuracy of Content and the Limits of Professional Advice

Everything published on Governance Consult Services is offered for information and education alone. We take every care to keep content accurate and in step with current vendor product behaviour, but the vendor's services shift often, and material can fall out of date.

Nothing published on this Site is legal advice, compliance advice, or professional IT advice. Choices about configuration for your organisation should be reached together with qualified professionals who are able to appraise your particular environment, licence level, regulatory context, and business requirements.

Governance Consult Services bears no liability for consequences of any kind that arise from reliance placed on content published on this Site, whether data loss, security incidents, compliance failures, or any other outcome.

5. No Payment-Based Endorsements

Governance Consult Services will not take payment in return for favourable editorial coverage. Sponsored articles, paid reviews, and affiliate-driven recommendations are not published here. Where we put forward a configuration approach or a tool, that reflects our own judgement and hands-on experience rather than any commercial arrangement.

Should this policy change at any point in the future, any commercial relationship will be disclosed prominently within the content concerned.

6. Contacting Us

Write to us if you have questions about this disclaimer, or if you consider that content on this Site infringes your rights: