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User-Generated Content License Grant

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What it is

When you post, upload, or share anything on Riot Games' platforms (including game clips, forum posts, or screenshots), you give Riot Games permanent, royalty-free rights to use that content however they choose, in any medium, forever.

This analysis describes what Riot Games's agreement states, permits, or reserves. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Regulatory applicability and practical outcomes may vary by jurisdiction, enforcement context, and individual circumstances. Read our methodology

ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This broad license means that any content you create and share within Riot Games' ecosystem can be used by the company for commercial purposes without additional payment or permission, and you cannot revoke that permission once granted.

Interpretive note: The enforceability of perpetual, irrevocable IP licenses in consumer-facing agreements may vary by jurisdiction, particularly in EU member states with moral rights protections or unfair contract terms frameworks.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
5
Months Monitored
May 9, 2026
First Seen
May 22, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1689 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Players who upload gameplay footage, fan art, forum posts, or other user-generated content grant Riot Games a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, and commercialize that content, with no right of revocation or compensation.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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By submitting, uploading, or otherwise providing content to or through the Riot services (including without limitation comments, forum posts, screenshots, game replays, game play, and similar content), you grant Riot Games a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such content in any media now known or hereafter developed for any purpose.

Excerpt from Riot Games's Terms of Service

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Institutional analysis (regulatory & governance intelligence)

REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Broad perpetual intellectual property licenses in consumer-facing terms may interact with EU consumer protection frameworks, particularly the EU Digital Content Directive and unfair contract terms regulation, which may limit the enforceability of disproportionately …

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Provision details

Document information
Document
Riot Games Terms of Service
Entity
Riot Games
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
April 28, 2026
Last verified
May 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-007530
Document ID
CA-D-00309
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
ba143e1670535074e2da6783113a0c924d39d6933c7455e2a533fc3a253a4244
Analysis generated
April 28, 2026 05:09 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Riot Games
Document: Riot Games Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-007530
Captured: 2026-04-28 05:09:06 UTC
SHA-256: ba143e1670535074…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/riot-games/riot-games-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-007530/user-generated-content-license-grant/
Accessed: Sept. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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Medium
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Riot Games's User-Generated Content License Grant clause do?

This broad license means that any content you create and share within Riot Games' ecosystem can be used by the company for commercial purposes without additional payment or permission, and you cannot revoke that permission once granted.

How does this clause affect you?

Players who upload gameplay footage, fan art, forum posts, or other user-generated content grant Riot Games a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, modify, and commercialize that content, with no right of revocation or compensation.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 263 platforms. See the full comparison.

Is ConductAtlas affiliated with Riot Games?

No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Riot Games.