This is the legal agreement you accept when using Epic Games products like Fortnite, Fall Guys, and Rocket League. It means you're licensing the games — not owning them — and Epic can change, suspend, or shut down access at any time. Importantly, if you have a dispute with Epic, you generally must resolve it through private arbitration rather than suing in court, unless you opt out within 30 days.
Technical Summary
The Epic Games Terms of Service govern the relationship between Epic Games, Inc. and end users of its games (Fortnite, Fall Guys, Rocket League), platforms (UEFN, PostParty), and associated services. The agreement establishes a limited, revocable, non-transferable license to use Licensed Products and In-Game Content, which are expressly not sold to users. Key provisions include mandatory binding arbitration with a 30-day opt-out window, a class action waiver, parental liability for minors' accounts and purchases, broad account suspension and termination rights, anti-cheat enforcement mechanisms including device-level scanning, restrictions on AI training use of game content, and limitations on Epic's liability to the greater of amounts paid in the prior six months or $100. The document also addresses billing, virtual currency, refund eligibility, and region-specific carve-outs for non-U.S. residents under applicable consumer protection laws.
Institutional Analysis
This document engages with multiple regulatory frameworks including COPPA and GDPR (minor user protections and parental consent obligations), FTC consumer protection standards (unfair/deceptive pract…
This document engages with multiple regulatory frameworks including COPPA and GDPR (minor user protections and parental consent obligations), FTC consumer protection standards (unfair/deceptive practices relevant to virtual currency and refund limitations), and state consumer protection laws (with …
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If you have a legal dispute with Epic Games, you must resolve it through private arbitration rather than going to court. You can opt out within 30 days of first accepting these Terms by sending a written notice to Epic.
You agree to give up your right to participate in class action lawsuits or jury trials against Epic Games. This means you cannot join with other users to collectively sue Epic.
When you buy games or in-game items from Epic, you are not buying them — you are only getting a limited license to use them, which Epic can take away at any time.
If a parent or guardian sets up or accepts these Terms for a minor's Epic Games Account, they are personally responsible for all purchases and activity on that account, including those made by the minor.
Epic's anti-cheat tools can scan your device for unauthorized programs, collecting information about your account, gameplay, and software running on your device.
Epic can suspend or terminate your account at any time, including for suspected cheating or fraud, and may do so without prior notice and without necessarily giving you a reason.
Virtual currency (like V-Bucks) purchased in Epic Games has no real-world cash value, cannot be refunded under most circumstances, and can be lost if your account is suspended or terminated.
You are not allowed to use any code, images, audio, or other content from Epic Games products as training data for artificial intelligence or machine learning programs.
Epic can change these Terms at any time, and your continued use of their products after the changes take effect means you automatically agree to the new terms.