Change record
CA-C-001275
Riot Games Privacy Notice
Entity
Date detected
April 14, 2026
Effective date
April 14, 2026
Severity
Direction
Negative
Taxonomy
Vendor disclosure shift
Changes
+124 sentences added · −126 sentences removed · 123 sentences modified

Impact Summary

Medium Negative for users
Affected users
All users California residents

Riot Games reorganized and updated their privacy notice on April 14, 2026, consolidating sections and clarifying how personal information is collected and used. The main structural change combines collection and use information into one section and removes a separate section on purposes. The company also narrowed the scope of what third-party practices it disclaims responsibility for, changing from 'third parties we don't own or control' to 'third parties we don't control,' which could potentially broaden the types of entities Riot Games may have some operational relationship with while still disclaiming privacy responsibility.

1 protection removed

Consumers: Riot Games may now be claiming it is not responsible for practices by third parties it does not control, even if it owns them or has some other business relationship with them, whereas previously it disclaimed responsibility only for entities it neither owned nor controlled.

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What this means for you

Riot Games has restructured how it presents information about data collection and use in its privacy notice. The company narrowed its third-party disclaimer by removing the phrase 'we don't own or control,' replacing it with 'we don't control'—a distinction that may affect which entities the company is claiming it has no privacy responsibility for. For California residents, the notice now consolidates information about categories of personal information and their purposes into a single section rather than splitting them across the document. The practical implication depends on how Riot Games operationally interprets 'control' in relation to its business relationships and how California regulators view this language under CCPA notice requirements.

Key Clauses Affected

third-party disclaimer

Removed 'we don't own or control' and retained 'we don't control,' narrowing which entities Riot Games explicitly disclaims privacy responsibility for.

notice-at-collection structure

Consolidated collection and use information into a single section for California residents, moving away from separate purposes listing in Section III.

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This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology

Evidence Verification

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Previous Version
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April 14, 2026 06:07 UTC
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Source Document
https://www.riotgames.com/en/privacy-notice
Citation Record
Entity: Riot Games
Document: Riot Games Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-C-001275
Captured: 2026-04-14 06:07:03 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-14-riot-games-riot-games-privacy-notice-1275/
Accessed: Aug. 12, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Riot Games materially revised the structure and scope of its privacy notice on April 14, 2026. The company consolidated sections on data collection and use, which may affect how the notice satisfies California Consumer Privacy …

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Document
Riot Games Privacy Notice
Entity
Riot Games
Captured
April 14, 2026
Source URL
https://www.riotgames.com/en/privacy-notice
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