Trust and Safety requirements
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This section covers Trust and Safety requirements.
1 Game content and audience
These requirements pertain to the safety and appropriateness of the content.
1.2 Made for Kids
- Playables content MUST NOT specifically target kids, or be "made for
kids" or "just for kids". Refer to Determine if your content is "made for
kids".
- Playables content MUST be suitable for the general audience (Age 13+).
2 Rights and clearances
These requirements pertain to content ownership and rights.
2.1 YouTube Developer Terms of Service
- Playables MUST comply with the YouTube Developer Terms of Service which
govern the use of YouTube's APIs.
2.2 Intellectual property
- Playables uploaded by content owners MUST have fully cleared third-party
intellectual property rights.
- The content MUST be cleared with the intellectual property rights and
MUST NOT violate any trademark or music rights.
2.3 Third-party trademarks
- Playables MUST NOT infringe on any third-party trademark or trade dress
rights.
2.4 Music rights
- Playables MUST have all necessary music rights in place for
distribution.
2.5 Personality rights
- Playables MUST have all necessary personality rights secured for
distribution (name, likeness, etc.).
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Last updated 2025-08-20 UTC.
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