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Thirty Day Grace Period Before Deletion

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 274 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What is the grace period after a player requests deletion?
Minecraft provides a 30-day grace period after a player requests deletion, after which the Minecraft account will be deleted.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

It establishes both the delay before deletion takes effect and the finality of deletion once the grace period expires.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
4
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1629 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Players have 30 days after submitting a deletion request before their Minecraft account is permanently deleted.

How other platforms handle this

Grindr Medium

If you decide to delete your Profile, it will no longer be visible to other Grindr users and your personal information will generally be deleted within 28 days.

Palantir Medium

We keep the personal data we collect in line with our internal data retention policies for as long as you use our services or as long as is necessary to: (i) fulfil the purpose(s) for which we collected the personal data; (ii) provide and secure our products and services; (iii) resolve disputes...

Fireworks AI Medium

If you delete your account, we aim to delete your personal information from our servers within 30 days.

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After you request deletion, you will be given a 30-day grace period & then your Minecraft account will be deleted.

Excerpt from Minecraft's Privacy Statement

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Minecraft Privacy Statement
Entity
Minecraft
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-025212
Document ID
CA-D-00117
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f3a6a11f0ccd50b308fbc95e67849eb8bede132d08a551c53c58e1a360c9ae61
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 14:46 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Minecraft
Document: Minecraft Privacy Statement
Record ID: CA-P-025212
Captured: 2026-07-09 14:46:14 UTC
SHA-256: f3a6a11f0ccd50b3…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/minecraft/minecraft-privacy-statement/provision/CA-P-025212/thirty-day-grace-period-before-deletion/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Minecraft's Thirty Day Grace Period Before Deletion clause do?

It establishes both the delay before deletion takes effect and the finality of deletion once the grace period expires.

How does this clause affect you?

Players have 30 days after submitting a deletion request before their Minecraft account is permanently deleted.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 274 platforms. See the full comparison.

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