Provision record
Minecraft · Minecraft End User License Agreement · View original document ↗

Mojang reserves right to change usage guidelines

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 263 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What does Minecraft reserve the right to change?
Minecraft reserves the right to change its usage guidelines or withdraw permissions.
What does Minecraft reserve the right to withdraw?
Minecraft reserves the right to change its usage guidelines or withdraw permissions.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause means that permissions granted to users under the usage guidelines are not permanent and can be altered or revoked by Minecraft.

Interpretive note: The excerpt references exploitation or abuse as a noted reason for exercising this right, recorded in omitted_material, but the right itself is stated without being conditioned on abuse alone.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1688 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Any permissions currently granted under Minecraft's usage guidelines may be changed or withdrawn by Minecraft.

How other platforms handle this

Microsoft Medium

Microsoft reserves the right to restrict the export of data that may compromise the security of the services or Microsoft's intellectual property.

ActiveCampaign Medium

We reserve the right to modify or terminate free trials at any time, without notice and in our sole discretion.

Tinder Medium

subject to applicable law, we reserve the right to change the availability of features in our subscription plans in any manner and at any time as we may determine at our sole discretion.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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we reserve the right to change them or withdraw permissions, especially if we see people exploiting or abusing these permissions.

Excerpt from Minecraft's End User License Agreement

Provision details

Document information
Document
Minecraft End User License Agreement
Entity
Minecraft
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 10, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-024794
Document ID
CA-D-00118
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
a131f414ffd4528cfb40fe67d7f77b310779f359cc462093bc9bb859c2d7d1c8
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 15:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Minecraft
Document: Minecraft End User License Agreement
Record ID: CA-P-024794
Captured: 2026-05-10 15:42:22 UTC
SHA-256: a131f414ffd4528c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/minecraft/minecraft-end-user-license-agreement/provision/CA-P-024794/mojang-reserves-right-to-change-usage-guidelines/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Minecraft's Mojang reserves right to change usage guidelines clause do?

This clause means that permissions granted to users under the usage guidelines are not permanent and can be altered or revoked by Minecraft.

How does this clause affect you?

Any permissions currently granted under Minecraft's usage guidelines may be changed or withdrawn by Minecraft.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 263 platforms. See the full comparison.

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