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'''VRChat's legal policies, and guidelines''' are a series of legally binding, and acknowledged documents by the user, consisting of VRChat's rules, expectations, and conditions, which are agreed upon creating a user [[Special:MyLanguage/VRChat account|account]] with VRChat, or interacting with the platform. It is the responsibility of every VRChat user to read, interpret, follow, and stay up-to-date with all legal terms and guidelines.


VRChat's '''Legal''' terms '''& Guidelines''' are a legally binding agreement of rules, expectations, and conditions, which are agreed upon creating a user [[VRChat account|account]] with VRChat, or interacting with the platform in any way.  
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If a user creates an account, and skips over reading the ''Terms of Service'', ''Privacy Policy'', and ''Community Guidelines'', all documents are still acknowledged by the user, and remain legally-binding, as soon as it is accepted. Users who violate policies or guidelines, may result in having their account [[Special:MyLanguage/Bans|suspended]] temporarily, or permanently.


It is the responsibility of every VRChat user to read, interpret, and follow the legal terms & guidelines. If a user creates an account, and skips over reading the ''Terms of Service'', ''Privacy Policy'', and ''Community Guidelines'' documents, it remains legally-binding regardless as soon as it is accepted.
==List of Legal & Guidelines== <!--T:3-->


==List of Legal & Guidelines==
=== Core legal documents and guidelines === <!--T:4-->
 
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|<translate><!--T:14--> {{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/cookie-policy|Cookie Policy}}</translate>
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|<translate><!--T:17--> {{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal/economy|Creator Economy Program Rules}}</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/privacy|Privacy Policy}}
|<translate><!--T:23--> {{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal/sdk|SDK License}}</translate>
|Legal
|<translate><!--T:24--> Legal</translate>
|November 18, 2024
|<translate><!--T:25--> November 5, 2021</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/community-guidelines|Community Guidelines}}
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|September 24, 2025
|<translate><!--T:28--> October 23, 2026</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/creator-guidelines|Creator Guidelines}}
|<translate><!--T:29--> {{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/state-privacy|U.S. State Data Privacy Laws Disclosure}}</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal/economy|Creator Economy Program Rules}}
|<translate><!--T:32--> {{VRC link|https://vrch.at/brand-guidelines|Brand Guidelines}}</translate>
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|<translate><!--T:33--> Guideline</translate>
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|<translate><!--T:34--> Unknown</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://creators.vrchat.com/economy/guidelines|Creator Economy Content Guidelines}}
|<translate><!--T:35--> '''{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/community-guidelines|Community Guidelines}}'''</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal/sdk|SDK License}}
|<translate><!--T:38--> {{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/creator-guidelines|Creator Guidelines}}</translate>
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|<translate><!--T:39--> Guideline</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://vrch.at/brand-guidelines|Brand Guidelines}}
|<translate><!--T:41--> {{VRC link|https://creators.vrchat.com/economy/guidelines|Creator Economy Content Guidelines}}</translate>
|Guideline
|<translate><!--T:42--> Guideline</translate>
|Unknown
|<translate><!--T:43--> October 20, 2026</translate>
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/video-content-guidelines|Video Content Guidelines}}
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|July 5, 2021
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=== Third-party policies === <!--T:6-->
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In addition to VRChat's policies, VRChat partners with various third-party services which may have agreeing terms, requiring to be acknowledged by the user.
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|<translate><!--T:53--> [https://www.thunes.com/tilia-terms-of-service/ Tilia, LLC - User Terms of Service]</translate>
|<translate><!--T:54--> Legal</translate>
|<translate><!--T:55--> July 29, 2024</translate>
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|<translate><!--T:56--> [https://canny.io/terms Canny - Terms of Service]</translate>
|<translate><!--T:57--> Legal</translate>
|<translate><!--T:58--> August 21, 2025</translate>
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|<translate><!--T:59--> [https://canny.io/privacy Canny - Privacy Policy]</translate>
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==See also== <!--T:9-->


==See also==
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* [[Reporting]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Reporting|Reporting]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Trust Rank|Trust Rank]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Trust Rank|Trust Rank]]
* [[Bans]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Bans|Bans]]
* [[Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)|Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)]]
* [[VRCWiki:Guidelines]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/Resources|Resources]]
* [[Special:MyLanguage/VRCWiki:Guidelines|VRCWiki: Guidelines]]
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VRChat's legal policies, and guidelines are a series of legally binding, and acknowledged documents by the user, consisting of VRChat's rules, expectations, and conditions, which are agreed upon creating a user account with VRChat, or interacting with the platform. It is the responsibility of every VRChat user to read, interpret, follow, and stay up-to-date with all legal terms and guidelines.

If a user creates an account, and skips over reading the Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines, all documents are still acknowledged by the user, and remain legally-binding, as soon as it is accepted. Users who violate policies or guidelines, may result in having their account suspended temporarily, or permanently.

List of Legal & Guidelines

Core legal documents and guidelines

Name Type Effective date / Last Updated
Cookie Policy Legal August 20, 2024
Creator Economy Program Rules Legal August 15, 2025
Privacy Policy Legal October 23, 2026
SDK License Legal November 5, 2021
Terms Of Service Legal October 23, 2026
U.S. State Data Privacy Laws Disclosure Legal November 18, 2024
Brand Guidelines Guideline Unknown
Community Guidelines Guideline September 24, 2025
Creator Guidelines Guideline October 3, 2026
Creator Economy Content Guidelines Guideline October 20, 2026
Video Content Guidelines Guideline July 5, 2021

Third-party policies

In addition to VRChat's policies, VRChat partners with various third-party services which may have agreeing terms, requiring to be acknowledged by the user.

Name Type Effective date / Last Updated
Unity - Legal Information Legal June 30, 2026
Tilia, LLC - User Terms of Service Legal July 29, 2024
Canny - Terms of Service Legal August 21, 2025
Canny - Privacy Policy Legal August 21, 2025

See also

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