When you create or upload content to Roblox, you grant Roblox a broad, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, and display that content.
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The provision establishes Roblox's operational right to exploit user content across multiple commercial applications without compensation, including uses beyond the original service context such as model training. The perpetual and irrevocable nature of the grant means these rights persist independently of user account status or content removal, and the sublicensing authorization permits Roblox to extend these rights to third parties.
The updated Terms of Use, effective April 30, 2026, restructure how Roblox identifies itself and organizes its governing policies. The agreement now explicitly names Roblox subsidiaries operating in multiple jurisdictions (Japan, Canada, UK, India, Korea, Australia, Netherlands) throughout the terms. New sections addressing advertising integrations and content moderation have been added to the table of contents, suggesting expanded disclosure around ad policies and moderation procedures. According to the change summary, Roblox is providing additional clarity on who can see personalized versus non-personalized ads and clarifying API terms applicable to developers. The full operational implications of these changes require review of the complete updated policy document.
View change record →Roblox has restructured its Terms of Use into discrete sections covering user accounts, virtual currency (Robux), payments, intellectual property, online safety, third-party integrations, and dispute resolution. The updated document now explicitly organizes obligations by functional area, making specific rights and requirements easier to locate. The document introduces formal sections on arbitration agreements and class action waivers, meaning disputes will be governed by these procedures as stated in the updated terms.
View change record →The updated terms reorganize and clarify existing policies rather than imposing new restrictions. Roblox consolidated AI-related terms from supplemental documents into the main Terms of Use, added clarifying language about how creator content may be used in marketing and advertising, expanded disclosures about ad personalization and targeting practices, and provided additional detail on moderation procedures and group/community owner responsibilities. Practically, users and creators will find AI feature terms more prominently disclosed in the main agreement rather than in supplemental annexes, and the platform provides expanded transparency around advertiser eligibility and how ads are targeted based on personalization preferences.
View change record →Users and creators give up significant control over the content they create on Roblox, as Roblox receives extensive rights to exploit that content without further compensation to the creator.
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"you grant Roblox a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to host, use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, run, create derivative works of, distribute, communicate to the public, and publicly perform or display including on a through-to-the-audience basis, such UGC and any related interaction data on the Services, throughout the world in any media for any business purpose in connection with operating, providing, publicizing, or improving the Services, including without limitation in connection with the training of machine learning and related models— Excerpt from Roblox's Roblox Terms of Use
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The provision establishes Roblox's operational right to exploit user content across multiple commercial applications without compensation, including uses beyond the original service context such as model training. The perpetual and irrevocable nature of the grant means these rights persist independently of user account status or content removal, and the sublicensing authorization permits Roblox to extend these rights to third parties.
Users and creators give up significant control over the content they create on Roblox, as Roblox receives extensive rights to exploit that content without further compensation to the creator.
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