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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 [[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. | |||
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 [[Bans|suspended]] temporarily, or permanently. | |||
==List of Legal & Guidelines== | ==List of Legal & Guidelines== | ||
=== Core legal documents and guidelines === | |||
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal|Terms Of Service}} | |{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/cookie-policy|Cookie Policy}} | ||
|Legal | |||
|November 18, 2024 | |||
|- | |||
|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal/economy|Creator Economy Program Rules}} | |||
|Legal | |||
|August 15, 2025 | |||
|- | |||
|'''{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/privacy|Privacy Policy}}''' | |||
|Legal | |||
|November 18, 2024 | |||
|- | |||
|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal/sdk|SDK License}} | |||
|Legal | |||
|November 5, 2021 | |||
|- | |||
|'''{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal|Terms Of Service}}''' | |||
|Legal | |Legal | ||
|August 15, 2025 | |August 15, 2025 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/privacy|Privacy | |{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/state-privacy|U.S. State Data Privacy Laws Disclosure}} | ||
|Legal | |Legal | ||
|November 18, 2024 | |November 18, 2024 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/community-guidelines|Community Guidelines}} | |{{VRC link|https://vrch.at/brand-guidelines|Brand Guidelines}} | ||
|Guideline | |||
|Unknown | |||
|- | |||
|'''{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/community-guidelines|Community Guidelines}}''' | |||
|Guideline | |Guideline | ||
|September 24, 2025 | |September 24, 2025 | ||
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|Guideline | |Guideline | ||
|April 15, 2025 | |April 15, 2025 | ||
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|{{VRC link|https://creators.vrchat.com/economy/guidelines|Creator Economy Content Guidelines}} | |{{VRC link|https://creators.vrchat.com/economy/guidelines|Creator Economy Content Guidelines}} | ||
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|September 26, 2025 | |September 26, 2025 | ||
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|{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/legal/ | |{{VRC link|https://hello.vrchat.com/video-content-guidelines|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. | |||
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!Name | |||
!Type | |||
!Effective date / Last Updated | |||
|- | |||
|[https://unity.com/legal Unity - Legal Information] | |||
|Legal | |||
|August 13, 2025 | |||
|- | |||
|[https://www.thunes.com/tilia-terms-of-service/ Tilia, LLC - User Terms of Service] | |||
|Legal | |||
|July 29, 2024 | |||
|- | |||
|[https://canny.io/terms Canny - Terms of Service] | |||
|Legal | |Legal | ||
| | |August 21, 2025 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://canny.io/privacy Canny - Privacy Policy] | ||
| | |Legal | ||
| | |August 21, 2025 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[https://sproutsocial.com/privacy-policy/ Sprout Social - Privacy Policy] | ||
| | |Legal | ||
| | |April 10, 2025 | ||
|} | |} | ||
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* [[Bans]] | * [[Bans]] | ||
* [[Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)]] | * [[Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)]] | ||
* [[Resources]] | |||
* [[VRCWiki:Guidelines]] | * [[VRCWiki:Guidelines]] | ||
Revision as of 04:51, 4 October 2025
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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 | November 18, 2024 |
| Creator Economy Program Rules | Legal | August 15, 2025 |
| Privacy Policy | Legal | November 18, 2024 |
| SDK License | Legal | November 5, 2021 |
| Terms Of Service | Legal | August 15, 2025 |
| U.S. State Data Privacy Laws Disclosure | Legal | November 18, 2024 |
| Brand Guidelines | Guideline | Unknown |
| Community Guidelines | Guideline | September 24, 2025 |
| Creator Guidelines | Guideline | April 15, 2025 |
| Creator Economy Content Guidelines | Guideline | September 26, 2025 |
| 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 | August 13, 2025 |
| 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 |
| Sprout Social - Privacy Policy | Legal | April 10, 2025 |
