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This section covers Trust and Safety requirements.

> [!IMPORTANT]
> **Important:** Translated requirements are provided for reference only. Refer to the [English versions of requirements](https://developers.google.com/youtube/gaming/playables/certification/requirements?hl=en) for definitive guidance.

## 1 Game content and audience

These requirements pertain to the safety and appropriateness of the content.

### 1.1 Community guidelines

- Playables content **MUST** follow the [YouTube Community Guidelines](https://www.youtube.com/howyoutubeworks/policies/community-guidelines/), and must not contain inappropriate content listed in the guidelines.

### 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"](https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/9528076?ref_topic=9689353).
- Playables content **MUST** be suitable for the general audience (Age 13+).

### 1.3 Misleading Metadata or Thumbnails

- Playables does not allow using the title, thumbnail, or description to trick the users into believing the Playables content is something it is not.

## 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 for the intellectual property rights and **MUST NOT** violate any trademark, copyright, or music rights.
- Playables uploaded **MUST** represent authorized, original, or properly licensed content.
- Playables **MUST NOT** be duplicate uploads or substantially identical to other Playables that already exist on the platform.

### 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.).

### 3 External sharing

- During Playables game certification, you will receive a development and staging release link to help test the game. This dev link and staging link **MUST NOT** be shared externally or outside of game certification testing purposes.