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Perpetual Irrevocable License Over User Content

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What it is

By posting any content to Nintendo.com or linked services, users grant Nintendo a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform, and display that content in any form or medium, including for promotional and marketing purposes. The license is explicitly stated to be irrevocable and perpetual.

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This provision establishes that Nintendo retains a broad, irrevocable, perpetual license over user-posted content, including the right to sublicense that content to third parties and incorporate it into other works in any media. The license persists regardless of whether the user deletes the content or terminates use of the Services.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
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Months Monitored
Jul 9, 2026
First Seen
Jul 9, 2026
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Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Under this clause, any content a user posts to Nintendo.com or linked interactive areas is subject to a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license that Nintendo may exercise for any purpose including commercial promotional use, and may sublicense to third parties. The agreement states the license is irrevocable, meaning it continues after account termination or content deletion.

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If you submit or post User Content to the Services, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Nintendo a worldwide, royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, and sublicenseable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform, and display such User Content in whole or in part and to incorporate such User Content in other works, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, including for promotional or marketing purposes.

Excerpt from Nintendo's Terms of Use

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: This clause engages privacy and data protection frameworks insofar as User Content may include personal information.

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  • Federal Trade Commission (ftc)
    Oversees unfair or deceptive business practices and can investigate companies that mislead consumers about data collection, sharing, or use.
    Who can file: Anyone affected by the company's practices (US or international)
    What you need: Your account details, a timeline of relevant events, and a description of the specific issue
    What to expect: Complaints inform FTC enforcement priorities and investigations but do not result in individual resolution or compensation
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Provision details

Document information
Document
Nintendo Terms of Use
Entity
Nintendo
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-014261
Document ID
CA-D-00187
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
417af3b8a2ea4de8c74cfdd5577c4379c77f483284bd3966f787928df75a6042
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 17:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Nintendo
Document: Nintendo Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-014261
Captured: 2026-05-07 17:30:11 UTC
SHA-256: 417af3b8a2ea4de8…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/nintendo/nintendo-terms-of-use/provision/CA-P-014261/perpetual-irrevocable-license-over-user-content/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Nintendo's Perpetual Irrevocable License Over User Content clause do?

This provision establishes that Nintendo retains a broad, irrevocable, perpetual license over user-posted content, including the right to sublicense that content to third parties and incorporate it into other works in any media. The license persists regardless of whether the user deletes the content or terminates use of the Services.

How does this clause affect you?

Under this clause, any content a user posts to Nintendo.com or linked interactive areas is subject to a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license that Nintendo may exercise for any purpose including commercial promotional use, and may sublicense to third parties. The agreement states the license is irrevocable, meaning it continues after account termination or content deletion.

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