Video Content Guidelines

We are passionate about allowing our users the freedom to express themselves whilst enjoying content in VRChat. To ensure that you do so fairly, and in line with intellectual property and specifically copyright rules, we have set out the following guidelines for the use of video and screenshots from content created in VRChat.

1. You may monetize videos that you create in VRChat and then upload and/or livestream such videos on online live streaming websites, but only using the authorized Monetization Methods (including advertising and partner programs of live streaming services and available to the public for free). Other forms of monetization of our intellectual property for commercial purposes are not permitted (including limiting access to our content for payment of any kind) or licensing our content to another company for a fee of any kind.

2. If you want to use the intellectual property of a third party, including in monetizing content that you create in VRChat, you are responsible for obtaining any relevant third-party permissions. Pursuant to our Copyright Policy, we cooperate with all requests to take down content that are used without permission from the rights-holder.

3. You are not permitted to imply or state that your content is officially affiliated with, sponsored, endorsed, or approved by VRChat.

4. In accordance with our Terms of Service, we reserve the right to remove any content that we believe is unlawful, infringing, inappropriate, or not in line with these Guidelines at any time.

We will update these Guidelines from time to time. Please refer to the latest version before sharing your content.

We hope that the above Guidelines are set out clearly. However, please understand that we will not be able to respond to individual inquiries regarding these Guidelines. If you still have questions, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions set out below:

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What content is acceptable under the Guidelines?

   We encourage you to use content created within VRChat in videos, live broadcasts, or other media that feature your own creative input and commentary.

2. Do the Guidelines cover video uploads or livestreams as well?

   These Guidelines cover both uploads and livestreams.

3. What exactly are the "Monetization Methods" as referred to in the Guidelines?

   Streamers can monetize their streams on services such as Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and other video sharing services that are in accordance with our Terms of Service. You may not monetize using content created within VRChat to create videos or other content that is illegal, racist, sexist, prejudicial to sexual orientation, sexually explicit, disparaging, promotes hate crimes, or is otherwise offensive. VRChat reserves the right to take down content that is found to be inappropriate or objectionable, at our discretion.

4. What about corporate entities, do the Guidelines apply to them?

   The Guidelines are only applicable to individual content creators.

5. Will there be cases where we will remove content from sharing services?

   Yes, we reserve the right to remove any content that we believe is unlawful, infringing, inappropriate, or not in line with these Guidelines. In some cases, we may take down content in line with our End User License Agreement and Terms of Service.

6. What do you mean by content that is "unlawful, infringing, or inappropriate"?

   Examples of unlawful, infringing, or inappropriate content includes some of the following, although these are given for guidance only and there may be others as set out in more detail in our ToS:

   a. Content that infringes any of our intellectual property rights, our developers or any other third-party intellectual property rights;

   b. Content that violates any applicable laws or regulations.