CA-C-001321
Unreal Engine — Epic Games Privacy Policy
Entity
Date detected
April 19, 2026
Effective date
April 19, 2026
Severity
Low
Direction
Neutral
Affected users
all users EU users UK users California residents global users
Taxonomy
Vendor disclosure shift
Changes
6 sentences modified
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Event Summary

Epic Games updated contact email addresses across its privacy policy, consolidating multiple department-specific addresses into centralized support emails. Previously, users had to email different addresses for privacy inquiries (privacy@epicgames.com), data protection officers (dpo@epicgames.com), or subsidiary-specific contacts. Now, most requests route through privacy@support.epicgames.com or dpo@support.epicgames.com, with some subsidiary contacts using domain-specific addresses like privacy@harmonixmusic.com. This simplifies how users exercise data rights and contact the company about privacy practices.

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Consumer Impact

This change simplifies how users contact Epic Games to exercise data subject rights, request privacy information, or speak with data protection officers. Instead of remembering different email addresses for different subsidiaries and departments, users now have consistent central contact points (privacy@support.epicgames.com and dpo@support.epicgames.com) for most requests. If you need to exercise your data rights or ask questions about privacy practices, use the new consolidated email addresses listed in the policy.

Governance Analysis

Users exercising GDPR and CCPA data subject rights depend on accurate contact information to reach data protection officers and privacy teams. Consolidating these addresses reduces confusion and ensures requests route to the correct department.

Available Actions

Update any saved contact information for Epic Games privacy inquiries to use the new centralized email addresses listed in the updated policy

If No Action Is Taken

Privacy requests sent to old email addresses may not reach the correct department or may be delayed during forwarding

Key Clauses Affected

Privacy contact email addresses

Consolidated from subsidiary-specific addresses to privacy@support.epicgames.com and dpo@support.epicgames.com

Data protection officer contact information

Shifted from subsidiary-specific DPO email addresses to centralized dpo@support.epicgames.com for most entities

EU/UK representative contact information

Updated to representative@mishcon.com for all entities using Mishcon de Reya as representative

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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
c11c0f0b2adaaa7548066522ea556ca4e30c63a962da097ab994166a5f815384
March 25, 2026 06:03 UTC
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Current Version
61b0b1cd41c5c1817ed04e6fdf9a07d2919cac9db606c6d2c4731b4d8108599e
April 19, 2026 06:06 UTC
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Change Detected
April 19, 2026 06:06 UTC
Analysis Methodology
Citation Record
Entity: Unreal Engine
Document: Epic Games Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-C-001321
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:06:15 UTC
URL: https://conductatlas.com/change/2026-04-19-unreal-engine-epic-games-privacy-policy-1321/
Accessed: May 13, 2026
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Institutional Analysis

Assessment

Epic Games updated contact information for data subject rights requests and DPO inquiries across its subsidiaries and service entities. The change consolidates multiple email addresses into fewer, centralized channels. No material change to privacy practices, obligations, or commitments occurred; this is administrative reorganization of contact routing. Compliance teams should update vendor management records, Data Processing Agreements, and privacy notice templates to reflect the new contact points.

Regulatory Exposure

GDPR, CCPA

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Document Context

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Document
Epic Games Privacy Policy
Entity
Unreal Engine
Captured
April 19, 2026
Source URL
https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/privacypolicy
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