Roblox has added explicit language describing when and how it shares user information with law enforcement agencies and government authorities.
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The clause clarifies the operational framework under which Roblox processes and responds to lawful government demands for user data, establishing the institutional procedures that govern such disclosures and defining API compliance obligations.
Interpretive note: The change summary references added language but the full text of the law enforcement sharing provisions is not fully reproduced in the provided document; the precise scope of voluntary versus compelled disclosures and the legal bases cited cannot be fully assessed from the summary language alone.
The updated Terms of Use incorporate previously separate AI tool disclosures and advertising policies directly into the main user and creator agreement sections. The document now includes regional appendices addressing compliance requirements for the EU/EEA, UK, Australia, China, Japan, and Vietnam, which may apply different terms or restrictions based on your location. The restructuring removes the standalone change summary that previously explained these updates in plain language, relocating that information throughout the terms document itself.
View change record →Roblox may share user information, including that of minor users, with law enforcement and government authorities under circumstances described in the updated terms, which may include account data, activity logs, and communications.
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we may use, retain or share information with law enforcement or others in circumstances where a person's vital interests require protection, such as in the case of emergencies.
Protect us, our business, our users, and others, for example to enforce our terms of service, prevent spam or other unwanted communications, and investigate or protect against fraud
Any such de-identified genetic information and phenotypic information we share with third parties for research purposes is done in accordance with Part 46 (beginning with Section 46.101) of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
"We added language describing our practices for sharing information with authorities. We have updated language describing requirements for using our API's and for government and law enforcement requests.Excerpt from Roblox's Terms of Use
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Law enforcement information sharing provisions engage the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA), the Stored Communications Act, COPPA (for disclosures involving data of under-13 users), and applicable foreign law for non-U.S.
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The clause clarifies the operational framework under which Roblox processes and responds to lawful government demands for user data, establishing the institutional procedures that govern such disclosures and defining API compliance obligations.
Roblox may share user information, including that of minor users, with law enforcement and government authorities under circumstances described in the updated terms, which may include account data, activity logs, and communications.
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