Minecraft removed two navigation links from the footer of its Privacy Statement on May 5, 2026: the 'Consumer Health Privacy' link and the 'Your Privacy Choices' link. Both links previously appeared in the footer navigation section. The removal means these pages are no longer directly accessible from the privacy statement footer, though the underlying policies and rights they referenced may remain available elsewhere on Minecraft or Microsoft's websites.
Two navigation links in the Privacy Statement footer were removed on May 5, 2026. The 'Consumer Health Privacy' link and 'Your Privacy Choices' link are no longer directly accessible from the privacy policy footer. If these pages contain policy disclosures or functional controls (such as opt-out mechanisms), users will need to locate them through other means, such as searching Minecraft or Microsoft websites directly.
The removal affects navigation and discoverability of privacy-related pages from the Privacy Statement footer. If the removed links provided access to functional privacy controls or required disclosures (such as opt-out mechanisms), their removal may affect how easily users can exercise privacy rights or access required privacy information.
→ Users previously relying on these footer links to navigate to privacy controls will need to locate them through alternative means or search functions.
→ If 'Your Privacy Choices' provided functional privacy controls, continued reliance on that footer link will not reach the destination.
Removed 'Consumer Health Privacy' and 'Your Privacy Choices' links from footer; links no longer directly accessible from privacy statement.
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This change is a navigation/footer update with minimal institutional impact. Two footer links were removed from a privacy policy document. If 'Your Privacy Choices' provided a functional mechanism for exercising privacy rights (such as opt-out or preference controls), the removal of the footer link could affect discoverability of those mechanisms. Organizations using Minecraft in their vendor stack should verify whether these removed links pointed to functional privacy controls or informational pages, and whether removal affects compliance with applicable privacy notice or disclosure requirements. No new substantive obligations are created by this change.
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