Minecraft Usage Guidelines

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The only change in this update is the removal of hyperlinks to the EULA, Microsoft Service Agreement, and Privacy Policy in the 'Important legal agreements' section. The document still refers to these agreements by name, but no longer links to them directly. No substantive rights, obligations, or terms were changed.

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The text still mentions the Minecraft EULA, Microsoft Service Agreement, and Privacy Policy by name, but the clickable links to these documents were removed. The wording and meaning of the paragraph is otherwise unchanged.
The [Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA)](https://www.minecraft.net/eula), [Microsoft Service Agreement](https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement), and [Privacy Policy](https://www.microsoft.com/privacy/privacystatement) ("policies")
The Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA), Microsoft Service Agreement, and Privacy Policy ("policies")

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13	13	### Target audience
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15	15	We want to make it clear that these guidelines are for the community of Minecraft players and fans. The allowances we give in these guidelines do not authorize commercial companies, corporate brands, advertising agencies, non-profits, politicians, political action committees, governments to use or exploit Minecraft for promoting products, services, or agendas unrelated to Minecraft.
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17	17	### Important legal agreements
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19		The [Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA)](https://www.minecraft.net/eula), [Microsoft Service Agreement](https://www.microsoft.com/servicesagreement), and [Privacy Policy](https://www.microsoft.com/privacy/privacystatement) ("policies") are legal agreements between you and us (Mojang AB and Microsoft). The policies relate to your use of the Minecraft products and govern your use of our website, your account, and how we settle disputes. It is your responsibility to understand and follow the policies.
	19	The Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA), Microsoft Service Agreement, and Privacy Policy ("policies") are legal agreements between you and us (Mojang AB and Microsoft). The policies relate to your use of the Minecraft products and govern your use of our website, your account, and how we settle disputes. It is your responsibility to understand and follow the policies.
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21	21	The guidelines presented here are to be followed along with the policies. They do not form part of the policies. Rather, they exist because we currently think it is a good idea to allow some leniency with respect to how you use Minecraft.
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23	23	### Subject to change
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25	25	These guidelines may change as time goes by. We reserve the right to change our mind at any time (such as if people start to take advantage of our good intentions) and to update these guidelines. So don't count on these guidelines always being here or in the specific form they are in right now. It's up to you to occasionally check back here to see if these guidelines have changed and ensure your use of Minecraft is in line with what we allow. Any changes made to these guidelines will be effective the next time you use our games, websites, or other services.