Minecraft updated their Minecraft Privacy Statement on June 08, 2026. Change detected: 2 sentence(s) added, 2 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 100 sentences after update.
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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
This new provision likely provides more granular disclosure of specific personal data categories collected, replacing or supplementing the previous generic gameplay and device data collection statement.
This addition reflects enhanced transparency regarding jurisdiction-specific privacy rights, addressing GDPR, UK GDPR, and CCPA/CPRA compliance obligations that were previously handled only through the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
This new provision establishes explicit data retention and deletion policies, providing users with clearer mechanisms for understanding how long their data is kept and how to delete accounts.
The removal of this specific enumeration of collected data types may indicate consolidation into the new 'Personal Data Categories Collected' provision or relocation to the main Microsoft Privacy Statement.
The removal of this cross-reference provision suggests the current version may provide more standalone coverage of privacy topics rather than deferring readers to the parent Microsoft Privacy Statement.
This removal is replaced by the more comprehensive 'Regional Privacy Rights' provision, suggesting a shift toward jurisdiction-specific rights disclosure rather than generic access mechanisms.
The removal of explicit mention of advertising and analytics purposes may indicate either consolidation into a broader data use section or de-emphasis of these practices in the updated statement.
The current version provision has no excerpt text provided, indicating the content may have been removed, simplified, or relocated in the updated statement.
The current version provision has no excerpt text provided, suggesting the data sharing disclosure may have been restructured or removed from this section.
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