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| 0 | Epic Games Privacy Policy - Epic Games EPIC GAMES PRIVACY POLICY Last Updated: November 28, 2025 Welcome to Epic! | 0 | Epic Games Privacy Policy - Epic Games EPIC GAMES PRIVACY POLICY Last Updated: April 22, 2026 Welcome to Epic! |
| 1 | If you are a child user, please see our Privacy Information for Young Players . | 1 | If you are a child, please see our Privacy Information for Young Players . |
| 2 | If you are the parent/guardian of a child user, please see Section 2 (How Do We Process Children’s Information?) . | 2 | If you are the parent/guardian of a child, please see Section 2 (How Do We Process Children’s Information?) . |
| 12 | We use the term “ Epic Services ” to describe any Epic products or services that directly link to this Policy, including: our games (e.g., Fortnite , Rocket League , Fall Guys , and Horizon Chase 2 ); our marketplaces (e.g., Epic Games Store and Fab ); our developer tools (e.g., Unreal En gine , MetaHuman , and Unreal Editor For Fortnite ); our applications (e.g., Postparty ); our websites and their respective subdomains (e.g., www.epicgames.com , www.fortnite.com , www.rocketleague.com , and www.fallguys.com ); and live events where this Policy is posted. | 12 | We use the term “ Epic Services ” to describe any Epic products or services that directly link to this Policy, including: our games (e.g., Fortnite , Rocket League , Fall Guys , and Horizon Chase 2 ); our marketplaces (e.g., Epic Games Store and Fab ); our developer tools (e.g., Unreal Engine , MetaHuman , and Unreal Editor For Fortnite ); our applications (e.g., Postparty ); our websites and their respective subdomains (e.g., www.epicgames.com , www.fortnite.com , www.rocketleague.com , and www.fallguys.com ); and live events where this Policy is posted. |
| 21 | Epic collects limited personal information from Cabined Accounts to operate them, in each case according to applicable youth privacy and protection laws: user’s date of birth and country to determine age and apply appropriate settings; user’s email address for sign-in (which is only stored in an unreadable hashed and salted form); persistent identifiers of the user like IP address, gaming platform account IDs, device IDs, and similar data collected with website tracking technologies to provide and maintain the Epic Services (including analytics to improve them), protect the security and integrity of users, comply with legal and regulatory requirements, and facilitate in-game personalization to maintain user driven preferences (e.g., game advancement and avatar choice); and parent/guardian’s email address to provide notice and seek their consent to additional features (which is deleted if the parent/guardian does not respond within 14 days). | 21 | Epic collects limited personal information from Cabined Accounts to operate them, in each case according to applicable youth privacy and protection laws: child’s date of birth and country to determine age and apply appropriate settings; child’s email address for sign-in (which is only stored in an unreadable hashed and salted form); parent/guardian’s email address to provide notice and seek their consent for additional features; and persistent identifiers of the child like IP address, Epic account ID, gaming platform account IDs, device IDs, and similar data collected with website tracking technologies to provide and maintain the Epic Services (including analytics to improve them), authenticate users, protect the security and integrity of users and the Epic Services, comply with legal and regulatory requirements, facilitate personalization, and maintain user driven preferences (e.g., game advancement and avatar choice). |
| 22 | If a user with a Cabined Account contacts us with a question or request, any personal information provided will be deleted after the inquiry is resolved. | 22 | We use technical and organizational means designed to ensure that those persistent identifiers of Cabined Accounts are not used for other purposes. |
| 23 | When we disclose personal information of our Cabined Accounts externally, it is to help us carry out these limited purposes (e.g., to consoles to help run the game or to our cloud storage providers). | 23 | When we disclose personal information of our Cabined Accounts externally, it is to help us carry out these limited purposes (e.g., to gaming consoles to help run the game or to our cloud storage providers). |
| 26 | Notice, Consent, and Parental Controls We collect a parent/guardian’s email address from a child user in order to send the parent/guardian an email notice that the child has created a Cabined Account. | 26 | Notice, Consent, and Parental Controls We collect a parent/guardian’s email address from a child to send the parent/guardian an email notice that their child has created a Cabined Account. |
| 28 | Please note that parents/guardians must complete our parent verification process in order to provide consent for a non-Cabined Account. | 28 | Please note that parents/guardians must complete our parent verification process to provide consent for a non-Cabined Account. |
| 37 | For example, depending on the parental control settings and the user’s age, users may access communication features (like voice and text chat) and interact with most of the Epic Services (including downloading other games or apps from the Epic Games Store). | 37 | For example, depending on the parental control settings and the child’s age, a child may access communication features (like voice and text chat) and interact with most of the Epic Services (including downloading other games or apps from the Epic Games Store). |
| 38 | When a user accesses a third-party game or app through the Epic Games Store, some account information is disclosed to the publisher and developer of that game or app to enable the transaction and product features. | 38 | For additional details, please see Sections 3 (What Information Do We Collect and How?) and 4 (Why Do We Process Information?). |
| 39 | The developer and publisher information can be found on the product listing or in our Index . | 39 | We disclose a child’s account information to third parties: (1) for purposes integral to the operation and protection of our Epic Services (e.g., to gaming consoles, publishers of games or apps acquired through Epic Games Store, professional advisors, and law enforcement), or (2) with a parent/guardian’s permission (e.g., for account linking and signing into third-party services). |
| 40 | For additional details about our privacy practices, please see Sections 3 (What Information Do We Collect and How?), 4 (Why Do We Process Information?), and 5 (Who Do We Disclose Information To?). | 40 | For additional details, please see Section 5 (Who Do We Disclose Information To?). |
| 41 | If you have any questions about Epic’s disclosure of personal information, please reach out to us using the contact information listed in Section 12 (How Can You Contact Us?). | 41 | If you have any questions, please reach out to us using the contact information listed in Section 12 (How Can You Contact Us?). |
| 43 | Child and Parent/Guardian Privacy Rights In addition to the parental controls that enable parents/guardians to change the choices they’ve made about their child’s use of specific features like voice and text chat, child users and their parents/guardians can exercise their individual privacy rights as described in Section 9 (What Choices and Controls Do You Have?). | 43 | Retention of Personal Information We generally retain personal information collected from a child only for as long as we reasonably need it for the purposes it was collected. |
| 44 | For example: If a child with a Cabined Account contacts us with a question or request, any personal information provided will be deleted after the inquiry is resolved. | ||
| 45 | If a child provides their parent/guardian’s email address to receive notice and provide consent for additional features, their email address will be deleted if the parent/guardian does not respond within 14 days. | ||
| 46 | Starting in April 2026, if a child’s account remains inactive for 18 months, personal information associated with the account will be deleted (as defined by Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule, 16 CFR 312.2). | ||
| 47 | For additional details, please see Section 7 (How Do We Handle Information?). | ||
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| 49 | Child and Parent/Guardian Privacy Rights In addition to the parental controls that enable parents/guardians to change the choices they’ve made about their child’s use of specific features like voice and text chat, children and their parents/guardians can exercise their individual privacy rights as described in Section 9 (What Choices and Controls Do You Have?). | ||
| 56 | For example: When you access the Epic Services, we may collect your date of birth to determine age and apply appropriate settings, and if you indicate you are a child user, we also collect your parent/guardian’s email address to provide notice and seek their consent to additional features. | 62 | For example: When you access the Epic Services, we may collect your date of birth to determine age and apply appropriate settings, and if you indicate you are a child, we also collect your parent/guardian’s email address to provide notice and seek their consent for additional features. |
| 64 | When you use AI-powered features (e.g., Epic Developer Assistant), we use your inputs (e.g., information you submit that may identify you) to generate outputs (e.g., responses). | 70 | For more information on our retention of your voice and text chat, please read our FAQs . |
| 65 | When you use MetaHuman to create in-game characters, we collect images of your face to generate a face mesh solely to provide the requested functionality, not to identify you. | 71 | When you use AI-powered features (e.g., Epic Developer Assistant), we use your inputs (e.g., information you submit that may identify you) to generate outputs (e.g., responses that may identify you). |
| 72 | When you use MetaHuman to create in-game characters, we collect images of you to generate a mesh solely to provide the requested functionality, not to identify you. | ||
| 67 | When you enter a contest or competitive event, or participate in our Support-A-Creator or Island Creator programs, we may collect your application information and other information you provide to us to confirm your eligibility and process payouts. | 74 | When you enter a contest or competitive event, or participate in our Support-A-Creator or Fortnite Developer programs, we may collect your application information and other information you provide to us to confirm your eligibility and process payouts. |
| 89 | If you are a parent/guardian of a child user, we may receive your email address directly from your child to contact you for verifiable parental consent. | 96 | If you are a parent/guardian of a child, we may receive your email address directly from your child to contact you for verifiable parental consent. |
| 103 | To personalize the Epic Services (legitimate interests): For example, we may use your information to present content, features, and recommendations tailored to you, or inferred from your activity, including by suggesting games in genres you frequently purchase, and surfacing Islands and game levels based on your play history, and to improve the machine learning technologies that help deliver these personalized recommendations. | 110 | To personalize the Epic Services (consent or legitimate interests): For example, we may use your information to present content, features, and recommendations tailored to you, or inferred from your activity, including by suggesting games, Islands, items, and game levels, and to improve the machine learning technologies that help deliver these personalized recommendations. |
| 111 | For more information on these recommendations, please read here . | ||
| 115 | Our service providers include: database hosting and storage providers; customer relationship management tools; email service providers; anti-cheat and fraud prevention technology providers; payment processors; large language model providers to enable AI-features; and marketing and advertising partners. | 123 | Our service providers include: database hosting and storage providers; customer relationship management tools; email service providers; anti-cheat and fraud prevention technology providers; payment processors; large language model providers to enable AI-powered features; and marketing and advertising partners. |
| 116 | Depending on the Epic Services you use and how you interact with them, third parties include: developers of games you buy or play through the Epic Games Store and creators who publish Islands in Fortnite (e.g., to help with login or support requests); gaming consoles (e.g., PlayStation®, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo Switch); social media platforms (e.g., Facebook) and gaming storefronts (e.g., Steam) if you link your Epic account to a third-party platform; other users (e.g., when you use social features like chat) or the public (e.g., when you play our games or use our developer tools, information like your display name, game statistics, and content created or shared may be publicly accessible); our lawyers, consultants, accountants, business advisors, and similar third parties who owe us duties of confidentiality; a buyer or other successor in the event of a sale, merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other transfer of some or all our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which information retained by us pertaining to users of the Epic Services is among the assets transferred; law enforcement, government authorities, or others as required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Epic, our users, or others (e.g., to investigate fraud or other illegal activities, enforce our terms and policies, or protect our users or others from death or serious harm); and others with your permission (e.g., if you use your Epic account to sign into third-party products or services, participate in cross-promotional events, or use certain payment methods). | 124 | Depending on the Epic Services you use and how you interact with them, third parties include: publishers of games you buy or play through the Epic Games Store to enable the transaction and product features (publisher information can be found on the product listing in the Epic Games Store, our Publisher Index , and your Library menu within the Epic Games Launcher); developers to authenticate you and enable features like friends lists and crossplay if you sign into their games or apps using your Epic account (developer information is available in our EAS Developer Index , and these connections can be viewed and managed in your Epic account settings under ‘Linked accounts’) or developers who publish Islands in Fortnite (e.g., to help with login or support requests); mobile platforms or gaming consoles to help run our games (e.g., PlayStation®, Microsoft Xbox, and Nintendo Switch); social media platforms (e.g., Facebook) and gaming storefronts (e.g., Steam) if you link your Epic account to a third-party platform (these links can be viewed and managed in your Epic account settings under ‘Linked accounts’); other users (e.g., when you use social features like chat) or the public (e.g., when you play our games or use our developer tools, information like your display name, game statistics, and content created or shared may be publicly accessible); our lawyers, consultants, accountants, business advisors, and similar third parties who owe us duties of confidentiality; a buyer or other successor in the event of a sale, merger, divestiture, restructuring, reorganization, dissolution, or other transfer of some or all our assets, whether as a going concern or as part of bankruptcy, liquidation, or similar proceeding, in which information retained by us pertaining to users of the Epic Services is among the assets transferred; law enforcement, government authorities, or others as required to comply with applicable laws, regulations, or legal processes, or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of Epic, our users, or others (e.g., to investigate fraud or other illegal activities, enforce our terms and policies, or protect our users or others from death or serious harm); and others with your permission (e.g., if you participate in cross-promotional events or use certain payment methods). |
| 167 | In the past 12 months, we’ve collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers (e.g., name, display name, account ID, device ID, IP address, phone number, or email address); commercial information (e.g., entitlements or purchase history); internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g., gameplay information or website usage); audio, electronic, visual, or similar information (e.g., voice chat or images of face); geolocation data (e.g., as may be derived from your IP address or included in your payment information); characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (e.g., age); personal information described in Section 1798.80(e) of the California Civil Code (e.g., name, signature, phone number, or credit or debit card information); in some cases, sensitive personal information (e.g., account log-in credentials and, if you list, sell, or trade creative content in one of our marketplaces, government ID); and inferences drawn from any of the above categories (e.g., the genres of games you may prefer to play based on your purchases or play history). | 175 | In the past 12 months, we’ve collected the following categories of personal information: identifiers (e.g., name, display name, account ID, device ID, IP address, phone number, or email address); commercial information (e.g., entitlements or purchase history); internet or other electronic network activity information (e.g., gameplay information or website usage); audio, electronic, visual, or similar information (e.g., voice chat or images of you); geolocation data (e.g., as may be derived from your IP address or included in your payment information); characteristics of protected classifications under California or federal law (e.g., age); personal information described in Section 1798.80(e) of the California Civil Code (e.g., name, signature, phone number, or credit or debit card information); in some cases, sensitive personal information (e.g., account log-in credentials and, if you list, sell, or trade creative content in one of our marketplaces, government ID); and inferences drawn from any of the above categories (e.g., the genres of games you may prefer to play based on your purchases or play history). |
| 179 | Shine the Light : We also do not disclose your personal information to third parties for their own direct marketing purposes unless you opt-in to that disclosure (as defined by California’s Shine the Light Law). | ||
| 173 | For Other US State Residents Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia have each enacted a comprehensive privacy law, requiring us to provide residents of those states with information regarding their personal data in a different format. | 182 | For Other US State Residents Certain US states, including Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Virginia have each enacted a comprehensive privacy law, which is in effect as of the date of this Policy. |
| 183 | Other states may enact comprehensive privacy laws in the future. | ||
| 184 | These laws require us to provide residents of those states with information regarding their personal data in a different format. | ||
| 175 | If you are a resident of those states, you have the right to: know whether we are processing your personal data; access and obtain a copy of your personal data; correct your personal data (except for residents of Utah and Iowa); and deletion of your personal data. | 186 | If you are a resident of those states, you have the right to: know whether we are processing your personal data; access and obtain a copy of your personal data; correct your personal data (except for residents of Iowa); and deletion of your personal data. |
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