Add usage guidelines and require consent before uploading Microsoft Stream (Classic) videos

Warning

Microsoft Stream (Classic) is being retired and replaced by Stream (on SharePoint) and Microsoft Teams live events. It is recommended to start using Stream (on SharePoint) by uploading videos to SharePoint, Teams, Viva Engage, or OneDrive, and to run your live events through Teams and Viva Engage.

Functionality in Stream (Classic) will be changed and removed leading up to the retirement date. Learn more about Stream (on SharePoint)...

As an organization, you can define the business conduct guidelines for using Stream (Classic) and require employees to read and acknowledge the guidelines before uploading content.

Note

You need to be a Stream (Classic) admin to change this setting.

These guidelines can be added in the footer. The footer now appears on every page and you can customize the footer with a link your specific company video policy.

  1. Select On to enter stream-admin.

  2. In Link to your company's video policy, specify a link to your organization's guidelines and policy.

    stream-company.

  3. View the company's video policy in the footer

    footer.

If you want to require people in your organization to accept these guidelines before uploading content, set Require company policy acceptance to On.

Require company policy.

Note

In order to require policy acceptance, you need to specify a company policy link. If you don't, you'll see the following error message:

Screenshot shows company policy and consent window.

Employee experience

Acknowledgment is one-time activity, which the user has to do before they upload their first video.

  1. When employees visit the upload video page from the Stream (Classic) home page or a group or channel, they are prompted to click Please read and accept our company policy.

    Screenshot again shows company policy and consent window.

  2. After they click the company policy link, the organization guidelines open in a new tab, and the upload screen gets refreshed to show where they can click Accept Policy before uploading content.

    Screenshot of company policy and consent window.

Administrators can also select to reset company policy acceptance. This action will require all users to accept the guidelines before uploading content regardless if they have already accepted prior to resetting.

Select the button marked Reset, and then select Confirm to complete the reset policy action.

stream company policy reset UI.

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