FINAL FANTASY® XIV
Materials Usage License
Effective August 6, 2024
Final Fantasy XIV ("FFXIV") is comprised of materials such as art, text and logos that are copyrighted and/or trademarked. Square Enix Co., Ltd., and Square Enix, Inc. (collectively "Square Enix") grants you permission to utilize certain materials as specified below (the "Materials") on a non-commercial basis, for the purpose of supporting and developing the Final Fantasy XIV community, in accordance to the following terms and conditions.
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.
Copyrighted and Trademarked Materials
This License applies to the following Materials:
- All art, text, logos, videos, screenshots, images, sounds, music and recordings from FFXIV;
- All art, text, logos, videos, screenshots, images, sounds, music and recordings from the official FFXIV website, official forums or any other official Square Enix channel;
- The Final Fantasy XIV Fankit.
- The following audio soundtracks: FINAL FANTASY XIV: Battle Tracks, FINAL FANTASY XIV: Field Tracks, FINAL FANTASY XIV: 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, and DAWNTRAIL 7-inch Vinyl Single, FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL – EP, FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP2, FINAL FANTASY XIV: DAWNTRAIL - EP3.
General Guidelines
These guidelines apply to any and all use of the Materials:
Guidelines for Videos
- The video must not require a paid membership for viewing;
- You may not split our videos (vocal, music, visual, etc.) or distribute components as separate assets;
- You may not 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);
- The video must not contain racist, sexist, homophobic or generally offensive content of any kind. This includes graphic violence or sexually explicit content.
Guidelines for Music and Sounds
- You may only use music as it is incorporated in FFXIV;
- When showing gameplay, you may not replace the FFXIV music with third party music;
- You may not play FFXIV music alone (i.e., without accompanying gameplay footage), or with third party materials;
- You may not stream or distribute the Materials where the primary purpose is to listen to FFXIV’s audio soundtracks. If such cases are discovered, you may be subject to monetization by Square Enix.
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 “Guidelines for Music and Sounds” 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.
Take-down Notices
Square Enix ("Company") has adopted the following general policy toward copyright infringement in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("http://lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/legislation/dmca.pdf"). The address of the Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement ("Designated Agent") is listed at the end of this policy.
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 the Designated Agent 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 Designated 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 Federal Court for the judicial district in which the user's address is located, or if the user's address is located outside the United States, 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 Designated Agent, 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: DMCA Agent, Legal Department, 999 N. Pacific Coast Highway, 3rd Floor, El Segundo, California 90245, United States of America.
Disclaimer and Other Legal Notes
The Materials are provided ‘as is.’ Square Enix does not make any representations or warranties regarding the Materials, whether express, implied (either in fact or by operation of law), or statutory. 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 License, including but not limited to lost profits or loss of business, even if Square Enix is apprised of the likelihood of such damages occurring.
This is the entire Agreement between Square Enix and you with respect to the subject matter hereof, and this agreement supersedes any prior written or verbal agreements. You agree to its terms by using any Materials (as identified above), and to any changes to this Agreement by using any Materials after such changes are posted. The laws of the State of California, but not the choice of law principles, shall govern this Agreement. You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts in Los Angeles County, California, in connection with any action arising out of or in connection with this agreement.