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User-Submitted Content License

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This analysis describes what Nintendo's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The provision eliminates Nintendo's confidentiality duties regarding user submissions and transfers intellectual property rights in those submissions to Nintendo upon submission. This arrangement allows Nintendo to incorporate user ideas into products or services without contractual obligations to the submitting user.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users who submit ideas, suggestions, or proposals through Nintendo's designated channels grant Nintendo unrestricted rights to those submissions and waive any expectation of confidentiality or compensation. Users retain no ownership interest in submitted contributions once provided through these channels.

How other platforms handle this

Datadog Medium

By submitting content to Datadog through this website, you grant Datadog a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content in any media.

Hugging Face Medium

You hereby grant us a worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, display, publish, reproduce, distribute, and make derivative works of such Content to provide Services and as otherwise permitted under these Terms and our Privacy Policy.

Walmart Medium

By posting or submitting any content on or through the Services (including, without limitation, reviews, photographs, audio, video and other material), you grant Walmart a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully paid, unlimited, worldwide, sublicensable, transferable license to use, copy, perfor...

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By submitting ideas, suggestions, documents, and/or proposals ("Contributions") to Nintendo through its suggestion or feedback webpages, you acknowledge and agree that: (a) your Contributions do not contain confidential or proprietary information; (b) Nintendo is not under any obligation of confidentiality, express or implied, with respect to the Contributions; (c) Nintendo shall be entitled to use or disclose (or choose not to use or disclose) such Contributions for any purpose, in any way, in any media worldwide; (d) Nintendo may have something similar to the Contributions already under consideration or in development; (e) your Contributions automatically become the property of Nintendo without any obligation of Nintendo to you.

— Excerpt from Nintendo's Nintendo Terms of Use

Applicable regulations

DMCA
United States Federal

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
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-005229
Document ID
CA-D-00187
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
5a3d0f0f99f0567c9fee6cbeecaaaee4c8735009712c93d648f70bb5b138e144
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 17:30 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Nintendo
Document: Nintendo Terms of Use
Record ID: CA-P-005229
Captured: 2026-05-07 17:30:11 UTC
SHA-256: 5a3d0f0f99f0567c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/nintendo/nintendo-terms-of-use/user-submitted-content-license/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Nintendo's User-Submitted Content License clause do?

The provision eliminates Nintendo's confidentiality duties regarding user submissions and transfers intellectual property rights in those submissions to Nintendo upon submission. This arrangement allows Nintendo to incorporate user ideas into products or services without contractual obligations to the submitting user.

How does this clause affect you?

Users who submit ideas, suggestions, or proposals through Nintendo's designated channels grant Nintendo unrestricted rights to those submissions and waive any expectation of confidentiality or compensation. Users retain no ownership interest in submitted contributions once provided through these channels.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 1 platforms. See the full comparison.

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