Donations and Mojang rules

Selling ranks on a server is governed by the EULA and Mojang's commercial rules.

Main restrictions

1. You cannot sell the game itself or access to it as a product.
2. You cannot present yourself as an official Mojang product: the name and branding must not be misleading.
3. Sales of in-game advantage are limited: the rules do not explicitly approve of "pay to win".
4. Project names and branding must not use Minecraft trademarks as their own.

How this looks in practice

Most projects sell cosmetics, conveniences and moderate ranks — What to sell. This is both sensible under the rules and good for the server: the game balance stays intact.

Russian specifics

Besides Mojang's rules, there are legal requirements for accepting payments: an offer agreement, receipts, refunds, personal data processing. The payment side, documents and reporting are handled by the payment service — Auto-donate.

Practical tips

• Describe exactly what the player is buying and for how long.
• Do not promise things that depend on third parties (for example, "forever" when the server may shut down).
• Keep records of purchases: in a dispute they settle the matter in a minute.
• Do not sell items that you later take away with a wipe without warning about seasonality — World reset.