Note: This is an unofficial English translation of the Hello Minecraft! Launcher User Agreement, provided for reference only and without any legal effect. In case of any discrepancy or conflict between this translation and the original Chinese version (/_eula/hmcl.md), the original Chinese version shall prevail.

Welcome to the Hello Minecraft! Launcher (hereinafter referred to as “this Software”) software and services provided by Huangyu (hereinafter referred to as the “Developer”). In order to protect the rights and interests of users (also referred to as “you”), this User Agreement (hereinafter referred to as “this Agreement”) is hereby formulated. Please read all the content of this Agreement carefully before using this Software. The Developer may update this Agreement at any time; once this Agreement changes, the Developer will announce the modifications on the relevant pages. Once the modified Agreement is published on the page, it shall immediately take effect and replace the original User Agreement.

Please read all of the following content carefully. When a user starts using this Software, the user shall be deemed to have carefully read and agreed to all the content of this Agreement and to abide by the provisions of this Agreement.

Article 1 Obligations of Users

  1. Users shall provide their own equipment required for Internet access.

  2. Users shall bear at their own expense the telephone, network usage and other fees related to this service that are required for Internet access.

  3. Users shall bear legal responsibility for the actions, events and results arising from their use of this Software.

  4. The user names, avatars and other information set within this Software may be set by users themselves; however, in order to maintain a harmonious online environment, names containing the following content (including but not limited to) are not allowed in this Software: content involving race/religion, national politics, state leaders, obscene/vulgar content, defamation/intimidation, religion or religious figures, staff members, offensive, insulting, potentially misleading or prohibited drugs, and similar content.

  5. Users shall comply with the relevant laws and regulations of the People’s Republic of China (if the user is a user outside the People’s Republic of China, the user shall also comply with the laws and regulations of the country or region to which they belong). Users shall bear the legal responsibility involved in the content of the information they publish on their own. In addition, users shall not publish any of the following content:

1) content opposing the basic principles established by the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China;

2) content endangering national security, leaking state secrets, subverting state power, or undermining national unity;

3) content harming national honor and interests;

4) content inciting ethnic hatred or ethnic discrimination, or undermining ethnic unity;

5) content undermining the state’s religious policies, or promoting cults and feudal superstition;

6) content spreading rumors, disturbing social order, or undermining social stability;

7) content spreading obscenity, pornography, gambling, violence, murder, terror, or inciting crime;

8) content insulting or defaming others, or infringing on the lawful rights and interests of others;

9) content containing other content prohibited by the laws and administrative regulations of the People’s Republic of China.

If you publish any of the above content, the Developer has the right, in view of the severity of the circumstances and in accordance with this Agreement and laws and regulations, to take measures against you including but not limited to terminating the service; in serious cases, the Developer will hand you over to the relevant administrative authorities for administrative penalties, or hold you criminally responsible.

Unless permitted by law or with the written permission of the Developer, users shall not engage in any of the following acts:

1) using this Software and services illegally or improperly;

2) taking any abnormal use behavior that may affect the network services of this Software (including but not limited to damaging or attacking servers or overloading servers);

3) using the name, trademark or other intellectual property of this Software;

4) deleting copyright information on this Software and its copies.

Article 2 Interruption, Suspension and Termination of Services

Suspension and termination of services to users

1) If a user publishes illegal information, seriously violates social morality, or commits other acts prohibited by law, the Developer shall terminate the provision of services to the user.

2) If a user engages in improper behavior while receiving services of this Software, the Developer has the right to terminate the provision of services to the user. The specific circumstances of such improper behavior shall be clearly stipulated in this Agreement or shall fall within the prohibited behaviors for which the Developer has clearly informed the user in advance that services will be terminated;

3) If a user uses a third-party modified version of this Software, the user shall bear the risks and legal responsibilities on their own.

Interruption, suspension and termination of this Software and services

1) When any of the following circumstances occurs, the Developer has the right to terminate or interrupt all or part of the services of this Software, and the Developer shall not bear any responsibility to users or third parties for the inconvenience and damage caused thereby:

(a) due to the needs of this Software and services themselves;

(b) due to damage to servers or their inability to work normally;

(c) due to sudden failures of software and hardware equipment and electronic communication equipment;

(d) due to line or other failures of the network provider;

(e) due to policy factors;

(f) third-party reasons or other force majeure circumstances;

2) The Developer reserves the right to terminate or partially terminate this Software and services when it deems necessary; the Developer may notify users by means of an announcement, but the Developer shall not bear any losses caused to users.

Article 3 Disclaimer

  1. Users understand and agree that, within the scope permitted by law, the Developer provides no warranty for this Software. All risks arising from the user’s use of this Software shall be borne by the user. Users understand and agree that the Developer does not guarantee that this Software and services will definitely meet the user’s needs, nor that the services will not be interrupted, and provides no warranty regarding the correctness, security and other aspects of this Software and services.

  2. Users understand and agree that third-party services existing in this Software, including but not limited to multiplayer online services, file download services and search services, are all provided by third parties, and the Developer is not responsible for the correctness, security, legality and other aspects of these third-party services. These third-party services have nothing to do with the Developer and this Software, and do not represent the positions of the Developer or this Software. Relevant disputes shall be borne by the third-party service providers.

  3. Users understand and agree that this Software provides no guarantee for the content of third-party services. If a user’s use of third-party services causes property damage, copyright or intellectual property infringement or other problems, the Developer is not responsible and will not and cannot bear any legal responsibility.

Article 4 Intellectual Property

  1. The copyright, patent rights and other intellectual property rights of this Software are all owned by the Developer or the designated copyright holders.

  2. The third-party services used by this Software are owned by the relevant copyright holders, including but not limited to:

1) The game download service provided by this Software is provided by the official website and third-party platforms, and the copyright is owned by Mojang AB. Users shall comply with the Minecraft End User License Agreement, shall not distribute downloaded games and other files without authorization, and shall not commit other acts prohibited by the Minecraft End User License Agreement.

2) The download service for game resources (mods, modpacks, etc.) provided by this Software is provided by third-party platforms such as CurseForge and Modrinth, and the copyright shall be handled in accordance with the regulations of the third-party platforms.

3) The copyright of other third-party services used by this Software belongs to the service providers.

  1. This Software is open-source software, and users shall comply with the open-source license of this Software.

  2. The Developer owns the ownership of any data information generated by users during their use of this Software (including but not limited to account information, application data and system-derived data, etc.). Users only have the right to use the above data in accordance with this Agreement, relevant laws and regulations and other software usage rules.

  3. Users understand and agree that all data on the servers provided by this Software belongs to the Developer. The Developer has the right to decide whether to retain all or part of the data on the servers.

Article 5 Changes to the Terms

The Developer has the right to modify this Agreement when necessary.

Once this Agreement changes, the Developer will display the modifications on important pages; please check them regularly.

If users do not agree with the revision or update of this Agreement, users may voluntarily stop using this Software and services.

If users continue to use this Software and services after this Agreement is revised, it means that users agree to all revisions or updates made to this Agreement.

If users suffer losses after this Agreement is revised due to their unfamiliarity with the changes, the Developer shall not bear any responsibility.

Article 6 Other Provisions

  1. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the People’s Republic of China, and the application of all conflict-of-laws rules is excluded;

  2. The Developer’s failure to exercise, or failure to exercise in a timely or full manner, the rights enjoyed under this Agreement or in accordance with the law shall not be deemed as a waiver of the exercise of such rights, nor shall it affect the Developer’s exercise of such rights in the future;

  3. Within the scope permitted by law, the Developer has the right to interpret the terms of this Agreement;

  4. Users may complain about and report various illegal and non-compliant acts by email; please send emails to: hmcl@huangyuhui.net.