Rule & Policies

FINAL FANTASY® XIV
Materials Usage License
Effective March 27, 2024


Before we can permit you to utilize the Materials (as defined below) on commercial or non-commercial websites, we need you to agree to the following License. Your particular attention is drawn to our waiver and limitation of liability below.


Please read these terms and conditions carefully. The use or distribution of the Materials from Final Fantasy XIV and/or Final Fantasy XIV-related services, on your or third party homepages, blogs, social networking services, is conditional upon your acceptance of these terms and conditions.


This Materials Usage License ("Agreement") is a binding contract between you and Square Enix Limited a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales with registered number 01804186 and office at 240 Blackfriars Road, London, SE1 8NW, England ("Square Enix," "We" or "Us"). Our grant of a License is conditional upon you accepting these terms.


Trademarks and Copyrighted Material


Final Fantasy XIV ("FFXIV") is comprised of materials including art, text, logos, video, audio, screenshots, images, sounds, music, recordings and the official FFXIV Soundtracks entitled; 'Battle Tracks', 'Field Tracks', 'Frontiers', 'Before Meteor: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'A REALM REBORN: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'From Astral to Umbral - FINAL FANTASY XIV: BAND & PIANO Arrangement Album', 'Before the Fall: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: Heavensward -EP-', 'Heavensward: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: Duality ~Arrangement Album~', 'THE FAR EDGE OF FATE: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album', 'Untempered: FINAL FANTASY XIV Primal Battle Themes', 'Eorzean Symphony: FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Album', 'THE PRIMALS', 'STORMBLOOD: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'Time and Again FINAL FANTASY XIV Raid Dungeon Themes', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV - The Best', 'Piano Collections FINAL FANTASY XIV', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: STORMBLOOD -EP-', 'Journeys: FINAL FANTASY XIV Arrangement Album', 'SHADOWBRINGERS: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album Vol.2', 'Eorzean Symphony FINAL FANTASY XIV ORCHESTRAL ALBUM Vol.2', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS – EP', 'THE PRIMALS – Out of the Shadows', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS – EP2', 'Pulse: FINAL FANTASY XIV Remix Album', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: SHADOWBRINGERS – EP3', 'Scions & Sinners: FINAL FANTASY XIV ~ Arrangement Album ~', 'Untempered2: FINAL FANTASY XIV Primal Battle Themes', 'A REALM REBORN Vinyl LP', 'HEAVENSWARD Vinyl LP', 'STORMBLOOD Vinyl LP', 'SHADOWBRINGERS Vinyl LP', 'Death Unto Dawn: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'ENDWALKER 7-inch Vinyl Single', 'ENDWALKER: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'THE PRIMALS - Beyond the Shadow', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER - EP', 'THE PRIMALS Live in Japan - Beyond the Shadow', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER - EP2', 'Sanctuary's Heart: FINAL FANTASY XIV Chill Arrangement Album', 'ENDWALKER Vinyl LP', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album Vol.3', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER - EP3', 'Eorzean Symphony: FINAL FANTASY XIV ORCHESTRAL ALBUM Vol. 3', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER - EP4', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: ENDWALKER - EP5', 'Forge Ahead: FINAL FANTASY XIV ~Arrangement Album ~', 'A REALM REBORN Vinyl LP Vol. 2', 'HEAVENSWARD Vinyl LP Vol. 2', 'STORMBLOOD Vinyl LP Vol. 2', 'SHADOWBRINGERS Vinyl LP Vol. 2', 'ENDWALKER Vinyl LP Vol. 2', and 'GROWING LIGHT: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack' that are owned and/or controlled by Square Enix ("Materials"). You may use Materials from FFXIV, FFXIV Fankit, the official FFXIV website, official FFXIV forums or any other Square Enix channel subject to the terms and conditions of this License. Accordingly, in consideration of the rights granted under this Agreement the sufficiency of which is acknowledged, Square Enix hereby grants you a limited revocable License to use the Materials for the Permitted Purposes set out below and you will not receive any ownership or other rights to the Materials or any derivative works created from the Materials. For the avoidance of doubt, you may not use any materials owned and/or controlled by Square Enix other than the Materials. You agree to only use the Materials for personal use on your or third party blogs, homepages, and/or social networking services ("Permitted Purposes"). In relation to any functions within the game which allow you to perform virtual musical instruments ("performance actions"), you are strictly prohibited from performing the music of any third parties. You hereby warrant that your performance using the performance actions will not infringe the rights of any third parties and you shall indemnify us in respect of any breach of such warranty. You may record and share your performance of the FINAL FANTASY XIV original score or original songs and/or melodies using the performance actions in accordance with this Agreement. Furthermore, by using the performance actions, you acknowledge and consent to any third party recording and sharing of your performance online. You also hereby agree that we may block or otherwise restrict your access to FFXIV if you do not comply with the terms of the License contained herein.


Conditions and Exclusions


You agree:

  • not to use the Materials for any sales or commercial use, meaning you cannot receive license fees or advertising revenue, except as part of the partner programs operated by YouTube, Twitch or similar programs. If the operator of a partner program seeks to confirm our policy, please point them to this page as we do not have the resources to respond to all requests. As an exception, this restriction against commercial use will not be enforced against influencers for earning revenue or wages from corporate entities through the streaming of gameplay.
  • not to sell the Materials to third parties as original content;
  • not to use the Materials to promote other commercial products;
  • not to alter, remove, or conceal any trademark or copyright notices that may be included in the Materials;
  • to immediately comply with any request by Square Enix to remove any Materials, in Square Enix's sole discretion;
  • not to use any Materials in conjunction with any of the following: unapproved Square Enix assets; counterfeit merchandise, pornography, unlicensed Square Enix music available for streaming or download, or links to unlicensed Square Enix music available for streaming or download;
  • not to use any Materials for any other purpose that is illegal or is likely to bring the Square Enix name or the Materials into disrepute;
  • not to combine or synchronize the Materials with third party content (e.g., a mash-up), but you may include the Materials alongside third party content (e.g., before or after in the same video) as long as you also have permission from the original copyright owner);
  • that any video will not contain racist, sexist, homophobic, defamatory, or generally offensive content of any kind. This includes graphic violence or sexually explicit content;
  • only to use music as it is incorporated in FFXIV;
  • not to replace the FFXIV music with third party music when showing gameplay;
  • not to play FFXIV music alone (i.e., without accompanying gameplay footage) or with third party content;
  • not to stream or distribute the Materials where the primary purpose is to listen to FFXIV’s audio soundtracks.

Music Provided on TikTok

Square Enix has made certain music tracks available on the TikTok platform, and such tracks are registered under the official FINAL FANTASY XIV TikTok account (“FFXIV TikTok Music”).
Notwithstanding the “Conditions and Exclusions” above, you may use FFXIV TikTok Music only within the TikTok platform, up to one (1) minute maximum per TikTok video. FFXIV TikTok Music cannot be used anywhere beyond the TikTok platform.


Trademark and Copyright Notice

Square Enix is a company built on its intellectual property. Accordingly, we must take steps to protect our properties. We are permitting you to share our Materials, but we need you to understand that the Materials belong to Square Enix. Accordingly, if you share the Materials publicly (such as on a web site), you agree to include the legal lines provided by Square Enix with regard to the Materials once on every webpage. Such legal lines will be in the following format:

© SQUARE ENIX

You may either use © SQUARE ENIX or the copyright text as it is shown in-game. Ex. © SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All rights reserved.


Term and Termination

This Agreement will remain in effect for as long as you use the Materials. Square Enix reserves the express right to revoke this License at any time without notice. Upon termination, you agree to stop using the Materials.


Take-down Notices

Square Enix ("Company") has adopted the below general policy toward copyright infringement.


Procedure for Reporting Copyright Infringement:
If you believe that material or content residing on or accessible through Company's websites or services infringes a copyright, please send a notice of copyright infringement containing the following information to our Designated Copyright Agent and/or Customer Support Services listed below:

  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that has been allegedly infringed;
  • Identification of works or materials being infringed;
  • Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing including information regarding the location of the infringing materials that the copyright owner seeks to have removed, with sufficient detail so that Company is capable of finding and verifying its existence;
  • Contact information about the notifier including address, telephone number and, if available, e-mail address;
  • A statement that the notifier has a good faith belief that the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  • A statement made under penalty of perjury that the information provided is accurate and the notifying party is authorized to make the complaint on behalf of the copyright owner.

If we receive a takedown notice in accordance with the foregoing, we will remove the material cited in the notice and attempt to notify any user who uploaded the allegedly infringing material if we have their contact information. Any such user will have the opportunity to submit a “counter-notice” as set forth below. If we determine that any user has repeatedly infringed upon the intellectual property rights of others, we will disable any accounts that user has with us when appropriate.


Procedure to Deliver Counter-Notice:
If any user believes any material removed is either not infringing or that such user has the right to post and use such material from the copyright owner, the copyright owner’s agent, or pursuant to the law, the user must send a counter-notice containing the following information to the Customer Support agent listed below:

  • A physical or electronic signature of the user;
  • Identification of the material that has been removed and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed;
  • A statement that the user has a good faith belief that the material was removed as a result of mistake or a misidentification of the material; and
  • The user's name, address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address and a statement that such person or entity consents to the jurisdiction of the English Court for the judicial district in which the user's address is located, or if the user's address is located outside the United Kingdom, for any judicial district in which Company is located, and that such person or entity will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

If a counter-notice is received by the Customer Services, Company will forward a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that Company may restore the removed material following 10 days. The original complaining party will then have 10 days to notify us that he or she has filed legal action relating to the allegedly infringing material. If Company does not receive any such notification within 10 days, we may restore the material, at our discretion.
Please contact the Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement for Company at Attn: Copyright Infringement, Legal Department, 240 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 8NW, United Kingdom.


General Provisions

This is the entire Agreement between Square Enix and you with respect to the Materials, and this agreement supersedes any prior written or verbal agreements. You agree to its terms by using any Materials provided to you by Square Enix, and to any changes to this Agreement by using any Materials after such changes are posted. This Agreement and any related dispute or claim (contractual or non-contractual) shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and the parties submits for all purposes in connection with the Agreement (including any such dispute or claim) to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts, save that nothing contained in the Agreement shall limit the right of Square Enix to take any proceeding, suit, or action against any party in any other court of competent jurisdiction, nor shall the taking of such proceeding, suit, or action in one or more jurisdictions preclude the taking of any other such proceeding, suit, or action in any other jurisdiction, whether concurrently or not, to the extent permitted by the law of such other jurisdiction.

Any breach of this Agreement would result in irreparable harm to Square Enix. Accordingly, if you breach this Agreement, Square Enix will be entitled to appropriate equitable remedies without bond, security or proof of damages, in addition to any other remedies which may be available.

The Materials are provided "as is." SQUARE ENIX MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED (EITHER IN FACT OR BY OPERATION OF LAW), OR STATUTORY, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT, SQUARE ENIX WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, EVEN IF SQUARE ENIX IS APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.

You may not assign, transfer, license, charge, or deal with any of your rights under this Agreement.

A person or entity that is not party to the Contract has no rights to enforce any provision of the Contract whether under the basic principles of English contract law, Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 or otherwise.



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