Provision record
Riot Games · Riot Games Privacy Notice · View original document ↗

Anti-Cheat Software May Run in Device Background

High confidence Common · 286 of 343 platforms

Key Facts · in the document’s own words

What may Riot Games use anti-cheat and fraud prevention technologies to do?
“we may use anti-cheat and fraud prevention technologies (such as anti-cheat software that may run in the background of your device) that may make automated decisions (such as temporary or permanent account suspensions...”
Version CA-V-002311, captured May 6, 2026 · live source ↗
Our reading, not the document’s words
Riot Games may use anti-cheat and fraud prevention technologies, including software that may run in the background of a user's device, that may make automated decisions such as temporary or permanent account suspensions.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Background software on a user's device can trigger automated account-level consequences, including permanent suspension, without direct human review at the point of decision.

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Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated and may list additional automated decision types beyond account suspensions. Only what is explicitly stated has been included.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

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Software running on your device in the background may make automated decisions that result in your account being temporarily or permanently suspended.

How other platforms handle this

Kling AI

When you use our Services, we may automatically collect your Data including IP address, operating system, browser you are using, your Account's preference settings, advertising identifiers, WiFi/WLAN Bluetooth, mobile network information...

Postman

We collect information about the device you use to access our Services, including the type of device, connection type, device settings, operating system, browser type, IP address, URLs of referring/exit pages, device identifiers, and crash data.

Ford

Depending on your device and app settings, we also collect location data from your devices. If your mobile device is connected to your vehicle via Bluetooth or tether, vehicle location may be derived from mobile...

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we may use anti-cheat and fraud prevention technologies (such as anti-cheat software that may run in the background of your device) that may make automated decisions (such as temporary or permanent account suspensions...

Excerpt from Riot Games's Privacy Notice

Provision details

Document information
Document
Riot Games Privacy Notice
Entity
Riot Games
Date stated by the document
April 28, 2026
As printed in Riot Games’s text (version CA-V-002311), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002311, captured May 6, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-037446
Document ID
CA-D-000310
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002311)
a3dab5e5ff1066e7a85f4941074fec37e5bc1a1aaaafb72beda52429accb7feb
Analysis generated
May 10, 2026 05:42 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-002311, captured May 6, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Riot Games
Document: Riot Games Privacy Notice
Record ID: CA-P-037446
Version: CA-V-002311
Captured: 2026-05-06 21:27:14 UTC
SHA-256: a3dab5e5ff1066e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/riot-games/riot-games-privacy-notice/provision/CA-P-037446/anti-cheat-software-may-run-in-device-background/
Accessed: Oct. 23, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Riot Games's Anti-Cheat Software May Run in Device Background clause do?

Background software on a user's device can trigger automated account-level consequences, including permanent suspension, without direct human review at the point of decision.

How does this clause affect you?

Software running on your device in the background may make automated decisions that result in your account being temporarily or permanently suspended.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 286 platforms. See the full comparison.

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