Fortnite Communities Guidelines

The Rules

When using Fortnite Communities, you agree to follow Epic Games Terms of Service. All behavior and content in Fortnite Communities must adhere to Epic Games Community Rules and Content Guidelines.

• Using Communities means agreeing to Epic’s Terms of Service Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
• Epic’s Community Rules and Content Guidelines apply Content & IP Rights

Paid Content

If you create paid branded or commercial content, which is content that you have been compensated for (i.e. received anything of value, including money, goods, and/or services) by others, you are responsible for complying with any applicable laws around disclosing your relationship with the sponsor.

• Sponsored-content creators must comply with applicable disclosure laws Legal Rights & Agreement Rules
• Paid content cannot promote real-world medical commerce Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote real-world weapons commerce Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote specified real-world regulated-goods commerce Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote deceptive or harmful real-world financial offerings Charges & Financial Obligations
• Paid content cannot promote real-world dating or hook-ups Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote or solicit for certain real-world causes and organizations Content & IP Rights

Paid content must follow all the rules above, and must not:

• Paid content cannot promote real-world medical commerce Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote real-world weapons commerce Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote specified real-world regulated-goods commerce Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote deceptive or harmful real-world financial offerings Charges & Financial Obligations
• Paid content cannot promote real-world dating or hook-ups Content & IP Rights
• Paid content cannot promote or solicit for certain real-world causes and organizations Content & IP Rights

• Promote the purchase, sale, or trade of any real-world medical, pharmaceutical, or supplemental product or service;
• • Paid content cannot promote real-world medical commerce Content & IP Rights
• Promote the purchase, sale, or trade of real-world explosives, firearms, or ammunition;
• • Paid content cannot promote real-world weapons commerce Content & IP Rights
• Promote the purchase, sale, or trade of real-world tobacco, alcohol, marijuana (regardless of legality), illegal drugs, and other illegal, contraband, or regulated goods;
• • Paid content cannot promote specified real-world regulated-goods commerce Content & IP Rights
• Promote deceptive or harmful real-world financial products and services;
• • Paid content cannot promote deceptive or harmful real-world financial offerings Charges & Financial Obligations
• Promote real-world dating, romantic introductions, or hook-ups;
• • Paid content cannot promote real-world dating or hook-ups Content & IP Rights
• Promote or solicit for a real-world religion, political candidate or organization, or military organization.
• • Paid content cannot promote or solicit for certain real-world causes and organizations Content & IP Rights

Announcements in Fortnite

Any content that you share as an announcement in Fortnite, in your Island Lobby or in Community Highlights, must also adhere to the Fortnite Developer Rules and be appropriate for a general audience. For example, URLs and calls to action outside of Fortnite are not allowed in your Island Lobby and Community Highlights. Do not post repetitive content that might disrupt another user’s experience. If you are sharing an Announcement on an island that is currently in Sponsored Row, you must also follow the Sponsored Row Content Rules.

• Announcements must follow Developer Rules and suit a general audience Content & IP Rights
• Island Lobby and Community Highlights cannot contain URLs or outside calls to action Content & IP Rights
• Do not post repetitive content that might disrupt another user Content & IP Rights
• Announcements on currently sponsored islands face additional rules Content & IP Rights

Intellectual Property

Participation in an IP Partner Licensing Program (LEGO, TMNT, etc.) does not grant permission to use a Partner's intellectual property in your Community name, icon, or art banner. Use of Partner IP in Announcements is limited to channels linked to IP Partner Licensing Program islands, and is subject to the Partner's Brand Rules for promotional material.

• IP-program participation does not authorize Partner IP in community branding Content & IP Rights
• Partner IP in Announcements is limited to linked program-island channels Content & IP Rights

Enforcement

Not following these rules may lead to escalating enforcement actions, from warning and disabled content up to a permanent account ban for severe or repeated offenses.

• Rule violations may lead to warnings, disabled content or an account ban Account & Service Control

Reporting

If you encounter content that violates the rules, please report it directly in Communities by clicking the three-dots menu next to any post or reply and selecting Report. Or, notify us via our Safety and Security Center.

• Report violating content in Communities or through the Safety and Security Center Account & Service Control

Community Moderation Tools

In addition to Epic's rules, Community owners can make their own rules for their community. If any content is created in their community that violates their community's rules, they can delete it.

• Community owners can add rules and delete content that violates them Content & IP Rights