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Anti-cheat software may run in background

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In order to prevent cheating and hacking, we may require you to install anti-cheat software to play our games. This software may run in the background of your device.

Excerpt from Riot Games's Terms of Service

Provision details

Document information
Document
Riot Games Terms of Service
Entity
Riot Games
Date stated by the document
Dec. 1, 2024
As printed in Riot Games’s text (version CA-V-000805), not a ConductAtlas date.
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
March 19, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-000805, captured April 19, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-038596
Document ID
CA-D-000309
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
https://www.riotgames.com/en/terms-of-service
Wayback Machine
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Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-000805)
98ee652042a3389adce6ccb931e83315f728198782587a11d981377121c2ad11
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 05:09 UTC
Methodology
analyze_document-v2-grounded.3
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-000805, captured April 19, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: Riot Games
Document: Riot Games Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-038596
Version: CA-V-000805
Captured: 2026-04-19 06:28:28 UTC
SHA-256: 98ee652042a3389a…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/riot-games/riot-games-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-038596/anti-cheat-software-may-run-in-background/
Accessed: Nov. 4, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Categories
Data collection

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What does Riot Games's Anti-cheat software may run in background clause do?

The clause states: “In order to prevent cheating and hacking, we may require you to install anti-cheat software to play our games. This software may run in the background of your device.”

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