Content Guidelines

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The page below is only relevant to sellers with access to VRChat's Creator Economy.

Creators who sell content through VRChat's Creator Economy must adhere to the following rules and guidelines.

Please note that the Creator Economy is a growing and evolving system. These rules are subject to change as VRChat continues to explore new implementations and use cases.

Rules

General

1. You must follow VRChat's Terms of Service.
   1. This includes the Creator Economy Program Rules, Community Guidelines, and Creator Guidelines.
   2. You may only sell content that you fully own or have the legal right to distribute, including any third-party elements. Ensure you have the necessary licenses or permissions. (See section 8.4 of VRChat's Terms of Service)
2. Clearly define what the user is purchasing.
   1. Listings, subscriptions, and products should have clear names and sufficiently detailed descriptions.
   2. Content should avoid engaging in Dark Patterns (or Deceptive Design Patterns) such as misdirection, bait-and-switching, and others.
   3. Content must avoid false advertising and not misrepresent the content or prices of listings and subscriptions.
3. If feature parity exists, the Creator Economy should be used in addition to any off-platform monetization methods.
   1. For example, if perks or benefits for a VRChat world are sold through an off-platform subscription service, then those perks should also, when possible, be available for purchase in the Creator Economy.
   2. Don't price your external offering to drive VRChat users off-platform.
   3. If you cannot replicate the same external monetization offering inside VRChat, these rules may not apply to you. Feel free to explore the Creator Economy's current offerings. If VRChat does not currently support your monetization method, try your best, and make a feature request.
4. Don't use VRChat's Creator Economy systems as a marketing tool for your external monetization offerings.
   1. For example, don't prompt your customers to refund their purchase and use a different payment method instead.
5. You cannot use VRChat Credits as a method of fundraising.
   1. Fundraiser payment methods must be hosted outside of the VRChat platform.
   2. It is allowed to ask for donations for external fundraisers that are not funded through the Creator Economy.
   3. You are permitted to ask for donations through your supporters, though donations towards fundraisers and charity organizations are often taxed differently between countries, and should be managed only with fiat currencies.
6. Costs should always be displayed in "VRChat Credits", the VRChat Credit icon, or "\V".
   1. Many users are in different countries with different currencies. Use "VRChat Credits" to correctly convey the cost of your products to your buyers.

Worlds

1. Worlds cannot promote lotteries, raffles, or other "games of chance" involving real currency.

   1. Any systems integrating with real-world currency in methods of gambling, casino-style events, or with real-world benefits are strictly forbidden.
   2. "Arcade-like" or "Gacha" uses, where VRChat Credit payments are tied to (randomized) rewards in a VRChat world, are permitted.

2. You cannot give a user a strictly negative experience in your world without having made a purchase.

   1. For example, don't drop users into a hole if they haven't paid. All users should have a comfortable experience when entering your world.

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Enforcement

Breaches of these guidelines, depending on severity, may result in the following actions being taken against the offending seller's account:

• Groups and Creator Economy content being temporarily or permanently removed from your account.
• The ability to sell content via the Creator Economy being temporarily or permanently revoked from your account.
• User account being temporarily or permanently banned.