CA-C-001326
Minecraft — Minecraft Privacy Statement
Entity
Date detected
April 19, 2026
Effective date
April 19, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users
Changes
1 sentence modified
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Event Summary

Minecraft's Privacy Statement footer was updated on April 19, 2026 to add two new links: 'Consumer Health Privacy' and 'Your Privacy Choices'. These additions expand the privacy-related navigation options available in the document footer without modifying the substantive privacy policy language itself.

LOW

Consumer Impact

The updated Privacy Statement footer now includes links to 'Consumer Health Privacy' and 'Your Privacy Choices', providing additional navigation to privacy-related resources. These additions do not modify the substantive privacy protections or data collection practices described in the policy itself. The change is primarily a navigation and disclosure enhancement rather than a modification to privacy rights or data handling obligations.

Governance Analysis

The addition of 'Consumer Health Privacy' and 'Your Privacy Choices' navigation links suggests expanded disclosure of privacy-related resources and may indicate compliance with consumer choice frameworks such as CCPA. However, the change itself is administrative and does not modify substantive privacy rights, data collection, or processing practices stated in the policy.

Key Clauses Affected

footer navigation links

Added 'Consumer Health Privacy' and 'Your Privacy Choices' links to the Privacy Statement footer for expanded privacy resource access

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

✓ Verified
Previous Version
33a0173b366e2553f8c8fb42ffd19c4feef5799e5fbb3f0756297a9e33363759
April 18, 2026 07:50 UTC
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Current Version
33567dbae64c561ac21f9ef308f30d8dae057fa54eb6d88595a16aca776f11c5
April 19, 2026 06:08 UTC
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Change Detected
April 19, 2026 06:08 UTC
Analysis Methodology
✓ Verified
Source Document
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/privacy
Citation Record
Entity: Minecraft
Document: Minecraft Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-C-001326
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:08:32 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-19-minecraft-minecraft-privacy-statement-1326/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

This change is a footer navigation update with no substantive policy modification. No new data processing, consent, or retention obligations are established. The addition of 'Consumer Health Privacy' and 'Your Privacy Choices' links may reflect organizational structure or regulatory compliance readiness (such as CCPA rights disclosure), but the change itself is administrative. No immediate compliance action is required unless the linked pages contain material policy changes not yet reviewed.

Full compliance analysis

Obligation analysis, escalation trigger, board language, and recommended action.

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Document Context

Version history → Policy drift analysis → Document page →
Document
Minecraft Privacy Statement
Entity
Minecraft
Captured
April 19, 2026
Source URL
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/privacy
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