Community Content & Marketing Policy

This Community Content & Marketing Policy ("Policy") explains how World Venture Projects may use player-created content from Normal Survival, NormalSMP, World Venture Projects—including builds, bases, spawn areas, screenshots, and in-game footage—for server operations and promotional marketing.

Effective date: 2026-08-14 · Legal bundle c3e9f1a2-8b47-4d15-9c6e-0a2f7d4b8e91 (v1.3.6)

This Policy supplements our Terms of Service and DMCA Policy. By using the Services, you agree to the license described here and in the Terms.

What counts as community content

"Community Content" includes anything you create or submit in connection with our Services, such as:

In-game builds, plots, spawn submissions, and world edits
Screenshots and recordings captured on our servers
Images or clips you post in official Discord channels, forums, or tagged social posts we request
Event or contest submissions where rules reference this Policy

This Policy does not replace separate Staff Agreement, paid builder contracts, Creator & Brand Use Guidelines, or giveaway/contest rules when those apply.

License you grant us

You retain ownership of your Community Content. By creating or submitting it on or through our Services, you grant World Venture Projects a worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sublicensable license to:

Host, reproduce, display, and moderate Community Content to operate the Services
Use Community Content as permanent or temporary server features (for example official spawn, hubs, warps, or showcase areas)
Modify, adapt, combine, or rebuild Community Content for gameplay, performance, theme updates, or integration with other world features
Use screenshots, video, and recordings of Community Content in promotional and marketing materials, including:
- Reddit posts and ads
- YouTube trailers, shorts, and channel content
- Discord announcements and embeds
- Store pages, forum banners, and website graphics
- Paid and organic social media (where permitted by platform rules)
Crop, color-grade, overlay text/logos, and edit media for marketing without changing your underlying ownership of the original build

The license lasts for as long as we reasonably need it to operate and promote the Services, unless you submit a valid removal request (see below) or we agree otherwise in writing.

Original work

You represent that Community Content you submit is your original work, or you have all rights needed for us to use it as described. Do not submit:

Purchased or downloaded schematics you are not licensed to redistribute or publicly feature
Builds copied from other servers, creators, or marketplaces without permission
Content that infringes copyright, trademark, or other third-party rights

We may remove content and take moderation action if we receive credible infringement reports. See our DMCA Policy: [email protected].

Credit

We may credit builders by in-game sign, patch notes, social post, or video description at our discretion. We are not obligated to credit every feature or every promotional use unless we agree in writing (for example a named commission).

If you want credit or wish to remain anonymous for a specific feature, contact [email protected].

No obligation to use

We may choose not to use any Community Content. Submission does not guarantee placement as spawn, hub, or marketing feature, or any payment or rank reward unless a separate promotion or contract says so.

Removal requests

We honor good-faith removal requests for Community Content used in marketing or promotional materials. To request removal or cessation of future promotional use, email [email protected] with the subject line Community Content Removal Request.

Required information

Include all of the following so we can process your request:

Your Minecraft username and reasonable proof of account ownership (for example login to the server while staff verifies, or reply from the email on your store account)
Description of the build or content (coordinates, world, plot ID, or warp name if applicable)
Where you saw it used (Reddit URL, YouTube link, Discord message, store banner, etc.) if known
Whether you want future marketing use stopped, credit/username removed, both, or in-game feature removal (if feasible)

Our response process

We commit to the following for valid requests:

| Step | Timeline | |------|----------| | Acknowledgment | Within 5 business days of receiving a complete request | | Resolution or status update | Within 14 business days where practicable |

What we will do when a request is valid and reasonably practicable:

Stop future promotional use of the specified content on channels we control (our Reddit, YouTube, Discord, store pages, and website)
Remove or replace posts, banners, thumbnails, and pinned media we published that prominently feature your content
Remove or anonymize credit featuring your username in our materials, if requested
Discuss in-game removal of a featured build if it is not critical world infrastructure; integrated spawn or hub areas may require replacement planning

What we cannot always guarantee:

Instant removal of third-party reposts, cached search results, or ads already served by external platforms
Removal of content in historical backups we must retain for legal or security reasons
Removal of your username from incidental background shots where blur/removal is not reasonably practicable

We handle each request in good faith and will explain our decision if we cannot fully comply. Escalations: [email protected].

Removing marketing use does not necessarily require removing a build from the live server if it is integrated into world infrastructure; we will work with you on alternatives where feasible.

Forum rules and legal links: Rules · Community Content Policy · /forum-rules-snippet

Player privacy in media

Promotional media may show in-game usernames, skins, and chat if visible during capture. We avoid intentionally highlighting private communications. Contact [email protected] for privacy-related concerns.

Paid builders and contests

Paid or contracted builders may be subject to the Staff Agreement or a separate written contract with stronger assignment terms.
Contests and giveaways are governed by posted contest rules and our Giveaway Terms where applicable.

Changes

We may update this Policy with a new effective date and bundle UUID. Continued use of the Services after the effective date constitutes acceptance where permitted.

Contact

Support: [email protected] · Removal requests: [email protected] · Legal: [email protected] · DMCA: [email protected]

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