This document is the legal agreement you accept when you use any Riot Games product, like League of Legends or Valorant. It means Riot can change, suspend, or shut down your account or games at any time, and any virtual items or currency you purchase have no real-world value and cannot be refunded. Importantly, by agreeing, you give up your right to sue Riot in court as part of a group lawsuit and must instead resolve disputes through individual arbitration.
Technical Summary
Riot Games' Terms of Service is a comprehensive user agreement governing access to and use of all Riot Games products and services, including games, websites, and related software. The document establishes key obligations including a binding mandatory arbitration clause with class action waiver, age restrictions requiring parental consent for minors, and broad intellectual property retention by Riot Games over all game content and virtual items. Notable provisions include Riot's unilateral right to modify, suspend, or terminate accounts and services without notice, a limitation of liability capping damages at $100 or amounts paid in the prior six months, and explicit prohibition of chargebacks. The agreement is governed by California law with jurisdiction in Los Angeles County, and includes specific carve-outs for EU users under applicable consumer protection laws.
Institutional Analysis
This agreement engages CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) and COPPA compliance considerations given its explicit age restrictions and data collection practices for minors. The mandatory arbitrati…
This agreement engages CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) and COPPA compliance considerations given its explicit age restrictions and data collection practices for minors. The mandatory arbitration and class action waiver provisions create significant consumer protection exposure, particularly …
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Instead of going to court, you must resolve any legal dispute with Riot Games through binding individual arbitration, meaning a private arbitrator — not a judge or jury — decides the outcome.
Any virtual currency or items you purchase in Riot Games (like Riot Points or in-game skins) are not owned by you — Riot grants you a limited license to use them, and they have no real-world monetary value.
Riot Games can suspend or permanently ban your account at any time and for any reason, including for violations of their rules, without prior warning or obligation to refund any purchases.
The Terms of Service prohibit you from initiating a chargeback (reversing a credit card charge) for purchases made on Riot's platform, and doing so may result in account suspension.
Players under 18 must have parental or guardian consent to use Riot Games services, and players under 13 (or the applicable age in their country) are not permitted to use the services at all.
If you create and share any content using Riot Games platforms — such as fan art, videos, or game clips — you grant Riot a broad, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, and distribute that content.
Riot Games reserves the right to change these Terms of Service at any time, and continued use of their services after changes are made constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.
You agree to defend and pay for any legal costs Riot Games incurs as a result of your use of their services, your violation of the Terms, or your infringement of third-party rights.