Riot Games can close or suspend your account at any time, for any reason, without warning, and without paying you for any in-game items or currency you may have accumulated.
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If your account is suspended or terminated, you lose access to all associated virtual items and currency without any right to compensation or advance notice, regardless of how much you have spent.
Account termination or suspension without notice or compensation means that players who have made significant in-game purchases could lose access to all associated virtual goods permanently, with no contractual right to reimbursement or appeal under the agreement.
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If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data without parental consent, we remove such data and terminate the child's account (except where we are required to retain all or a portion of such data for compliance purposes).
we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others.
If we learn that we've collected the personal data of a child under the age of 13 or 16, as applicable, we'll take reasonable steps to delete the personal data. This may require us to delete the Skillshare account...
"Riot Games may terminate or suspend your account and your access to the Riot services at any time and for any reason, with or without notice to you. You may lose your username and persona as a result of account termination or suspension. Riot is not required to compensate you for any such losses. You acknowledge that Riot is not required to provide you with any notice before terminating or suspending your account.Excerpt from Riot Games's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Unilateral account termination provisions without notice or compensation may interact with consumer protection frameworks in the EU, particularly under the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act for larger platforms, and under UK …
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If your account is suspended or terminated, you lose access to all associated virtual items and currency without any right to compensation or advance notice, regardless of how much you have spent.
Account termination or suspension without notice or compensation means that players who have made significant in-game purchases could lose access to all associated virtual goods permanently, with no contractual right to reimbursement or appeal under the agreement.
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