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Users who create or display prohibited NFT content are in breach of the Terms, which may expose them to account action under OpenSea's account control provisions.
The updated terms establish new age-based access restrictions: users aged 13-18 (or 16-18 in the EEA) may now use OpenSea only with parental or guardian approval and oversight, while users under 13 (or 16 in the EEA) are prohibited entirely. The terms also introduce an embedded wallet feature through Privy, governed by separate Wallet & Onramp Terms of Use between the user and Sea Trove LLC, a subsidiary of OpenSea's parent company; OpenSea explicitly states it does not operate or control this wallet. Additionally, the updated terms expand prohibited user conduct to include name squatting, spam distribution, and impersonation, and require users to conduct their own research before transacting. Parents or guardians of teen users should review the new parental oversight requirements and the separate wallet terms if their child uses the embedded wallet feature.
View change record →Users are prohibited from creating or displaying any NFT that promotes hate, violence, self-harm, illegal activities, child sexual exploitation, or doxing.
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You may not use Third-Party Content displayed using our web-search feature to (i) copy, store, archive, cache, or create a database of the Outputs, (ii) redistribute, resell, or sublicense the Third-Party Content...
"Not to create or display NFTs that promote hate, violence, self-harm, or illegal activities, including child sexual exploitation or doxing.Excerpt from OpenSea's Terms of Service
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Users who create or display prohibited NFT content are in breach of the Terms, which may expose them to account action under OpenSea's account control provisions.
Users are prohibited from creating or displaying any NFT that promotes hate, violence, self-harm, illegal activities, child sexual exploitation, or doxing.
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