The page footer attributes copyright to Mojang AB and trademark to Microsoft Corporation, indicating a dual-entity governance structure for the Minecraft platform that may affect which entity acts as data controller under applicable privacy frameworks.
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The joint attribution of Mojang AB and Microsoft Corporation in the footer is relevant to determining controller identity under GDPR and equivalent frameworks, which affects which entity bears primary data protection obligations and which privacy documentation governs user data.
Interpretive note: The specific data controller and processor relationship between Mojang AB and Microsoft Corporation is not disclosed in the provided page text and requires review of the operative privacy documentation.
The explicit joint attribution clarifies the legal relationship and data controller responsibilities between Microsoft and Mojang AB in the current version.
View full change record →Under the structure indicated by the footer, the operative privacy terms governing Minecraft user data may be administered by Microsoft Corporation rather than or in addition to Mojang AB, and consumers would need to review Microsoft's privacy documentation to identify the applicable data controller and associated rights.
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(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: GDPR Article 4(7) defines the data controller as the entity that determines the purposes and means of processing personal data.
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The joint attribution of Mojang AB and Microsoft Corporation in the footer is relevant to determining controller identity under GDPR and equivalent frameworks, which affects which entity bears primary data protection obligations and which privacy documentation governs user data.
Under the structure indicated by the footer, the operative privacy terms governing Minecraft user data may be administered by Microsoft Corporation rather than or in addition to Mojang AB, and consumers would need to review Microsoft's privacy documentation to identify the applicable data controller and associated rights.
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