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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.
Any permissions currently granted under Minecraft's usage guidelines may be changed or withdrawn by Minecraft.
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Microsoft reserves the right to restrict the export of data that may compromise the security of the services or Microsoft's intellectual property.
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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.
"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
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This clause means that permissions granted to users under the usage guidelines are not permanent and can be altered or revoked by Minecraft.
Any permissions currently granted under Minecraft's usage guidelines may be changed or withdrawn by Minecraft.
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