If you wish to use content, materials and music from FINAL FANTASY XIV (“FFXIV”) and/or FFXIV-related services, on your websites, blogs and/ or social media, you must adhere to this Policy. Please read this Policy carefully.

This Policy is published by 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") and applies to FFXIV players with a Square Enix Account registered in Europe. For accounts registered in North America or Japan, please refer to the policies applicable to your region.

You hereby agree that we may block or otherwise restrict your access to FFXIV if you do not comply with the terms of 1) this Policy; and/ or 2) the FF XIV User Agreement located at: https://support.eu.square-enix.com/rule.php?id=5383&la=2&tag=users and any rules and policies referenced within it.

Trademarks and Copyrighted Material

FFXIV is comprised of materials including art, text, logos, video, audio, screenshots, images, sounds, music, recordings and the Official FFXIV Soundtracks (listed at the end of this Policy), all of which 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 Policy. Accordingly, in consideration of the rights granted under this Policy, 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 on your websites, blogs, and/or social media as expressly permitted in this Policy ("Permitted Purposes").

General Guidelines

You agree:

1)	not to use the Materials for any sales or commercial use, meaning you cannot receive license fees, advertising revenue, production costs, material costs, solicit donations, solicit crowdfunding support and/ or publish wish lists on commercial websites. Exceptions to this restriction include: revenue generated as part of the partner programs operated by YouTube, Twitch, Tik Tok, Instagram, Facebook, X or similar authorised 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; and this restriction against commercial use will not be enforced against influencers for earning revenue or wages from corporate entities through the streaming of gameplay;
2)	when using the Materials, you must comply with the FFXIV User Agreement and the terms incorporated within it, and must not engage in any activity prohibited under those agreements;
3)	not to sell the Materials to third parties as original content;
4)	not to use the Materials to promote other commercial products;
5)	not to alter, remove, or conceal any trademark or copyright notices that may be included in the Materials;
6)	to immediately comply with any request by Square Enix to remove any Materials, in Square Enix's sole discretion;
7)	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;
8)	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;
9)	not to combine or synchronise 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); and
10)	not use the Materials for the purpose of defaming, disparaging or harassing others and do not use the Materials with racist, sexist, homophobic, defamatory, or generally offensive content of any kind. This includes graphic violence or sexually explicit content;
11)	you must immediately comply with any request by Square Enix to remove any Materials; and
12)	you must clearly and prominently include the following copyright notice with every use of the Materials: © SQUARE ENIX.

FFXIV Music Guidelines

In addition to the General Guidelines above, for Materials that contain FFXIV music, including the Official FFXIV Soundtracks, you also agree:

1)	only to use music as it is incorporated in FFXIV;
2)	not to replace the FFXIV music with third-party music or audio when showing gameplay. However, you may include your own voice, the voices of other performers, and rights-cleared synthesised voices;
3)	not to play FFXIV music alone (i.e., without accompanying gameplay footage) or with third-party content;
4)	not to stream or distribute Materials where the primary purpose is to listen to FFXIV's audio soundtracks. If such cases are discovered, you may be subject to monetisation by Square Enix;
5)	if you wish to request permission to use FFXIV music at events such as weddings, you must contact the venue who will need to obtain licences. Square Enix cannot guarantee that we will be able to respond to such requests;
6)	if you wish to publish content in which you sing or perform FFXIV music, the content must consist solely of your own performance and you must not register it with copyright-protection services such as YouTube Content ID as these may conflict or interfere with Square Enix’s existing rights in the Materials;
7)	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 agree that your performance using the performance actions will not infringe the rights of any third parties. You may record and share your performance of FFXIV music using the performance actions in accordance with this Policy. Furthermore, by using the performance actions, you acknowledge and consent to any third-party recording and sharing of your performance online;
8)	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 these FFXIV Music Guidelines, you may use FFXIV TikTok Music within the TikTok platform, up to one (1) minute maximum per TikTok video. FFXIV TikTok Music cannot be used anywhere beyond the TikTok platform; and
9)	any and all use of FFXIV music requires permission from the Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers (JASRAC). You must only use FFXIV music with services that have entered into a licence agreement with JASRAC. To confirm which services have entered into licence agreements with JASRAC, please check the official JASRAC website found here: https://www.jasrac.or.jp/en/.

Physical Items

Notwithstanding the “General Guidelines” above, you may use the Materials to create physical derivative works for private use, provided that the following additional conditions are met:

1)	the item must be made by the user personally;
2)	instead of a copyright notice, the item must include either: a. the following URL: https://sqex.to/FFXIVMU; or b. a QR code;
3)	items may be given to others free of charge. Please ensure this does not fall under "commercial use” or to sell or promote other content or commercial products as defined in the “Guidelines” above;
4)	it is prohibited to commission a company or store to create the item, or to use paid printing or production services, however, the following exceptions are allowed: a. business cards created to introduce the user's character or the user's activities within the community: i. these business cards must include either the character name and Home World, or the user's activity name and a social media account that explains those activities; and b. stickers: i. users may use their own fan-made illustrations or screenshots that include their own character;
5)	creating items using a 3D printer is prohibited;
6)	creating items using AI-generated derivative works is prohibited;
7)	do not claim that the item is an official FFXIV product or imply that it is officially approved or sponsored;
8)	do not use crossover content or any content for which a third party owns some or all rights;
9)	creating physical items that imitate official FFXIV merchandise or promotional items, or creating items by molding official merchandise or promotional items, is prohibited; and
10)	FFXIV logos and Square Enix logos may not be used.

Term and Termination

It is your responsibility to check the latest version of the Policy before you starting using the Materials.

This Policy will remain in effect for as long as you use the Materials. Square Enix reserves the express right to immediately revoke this Policy and any licence granted in it at any time, using one or more of the following methods: 1) a notice on a FFXIV or Square Enix website; 2) an in-game notice within FFXIV 3) e-mail notice to all registered FFXIV players; 4) notice included in a FFXIV newsletter; and/ or 5) a post on the FFXIV Lodestone Forum.

Square Enix further reserves the right, at any time and in its sole discretion, to prohibit, restrict, modify, or remove any content (including physical and digital content) that incorporates the Materials, with or without notice.

Upon termination, you agree to stop using the Materials immediately.

Waiver and Limitation of Liability

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 POLICY, 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 POLICY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, EVEN IF SQUARE ENIX IS APPRISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING.

Law and Jurisdiction

This Policy is governed by the laws of England and Wales, however if you are resident in a country of the European Union or Australia there may be certain mandatory applicable laws of your country that apply for your benefit and protection in addition to or instead of certain provisions of the laws of England and Wales. You can bring legal proceedings in respect of the Policy in the courts of England and Wales, however if you are resident in a country of the European Union or Australia you can choose to bring legal proceedings either in your country or in England and Wales.

Official FFXIV Soundtracks:

The following 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', 'GROWING LIGHT: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'DAWNTRAIL 7-inch Vinyl Single', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP2', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP3', 'THE PRIMALS - Riding Home', 'DAWNTRAIL: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack', 'Pulse: FINAL FANTASY XIV Remix Album Vol. 2 (Session 1)', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP4', 'Pulse: FINAL FANTASY XIV Remix Album Vol. 2 (Session 2)', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP5', 'THE PRIMALS - Dark Decades', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP6', 'Pulse: FINAL FANTASY XIV Remix Album Vol. 2 (Deluxe Edition)', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Arrangement Album Vol. 4', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV Orchestral Arrangement Vinyl LP Box', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP7', 'FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP8', and 'TRAIL TO THE HEAVENS: FINAL FANTASY XIV Original Soundtrack'.