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Inactive Child Account Data Deleted After 18 Months

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This establishes an automatic data deletion trigger tied to inactivity for child accounts, with a specific future effective date, creating a time-bounded retention limit.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1652 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

If a child's account is inactive for 18 months on or after April 2026, Unreal Engine will delete the personal information associated with that account.

How other platforms handle this

Upwork Medium

if your Account is closed, you will no longer have access to information or material you kept on the Site and any content stored in your Account may be deleted, for which Upwork expressly disclaims liability.

Affirm Medium

Affirm will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy and any applicable state or federal law, rule or regulation.

Squarespace Medium

if you're a Customer, we may not immediately delete your information when your trial expires or you cancel all your paid Services. Instead, we keep your information for a reasonable period of time, so it will be there for you if you come back.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Starting in April 2026, if a child's account remains inactive for 18 months, personal information associated with the account will be deleted...

— Excerpt from Unreal Engine's Epic Games Privacy Policy

Applicable regulations

CCPA/CPRA
California, USA
GDPR
European Union
Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act
US-IN

Provision details

Document information
Document
Epic Games Privacy Policy
Entity
Unreal Engine
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023627
Document ID
CA-D-00086
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
b22617ab34d143e7d922d8d0b92f6d5c7adbaf55ccac41007e2e34db51968d49
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 06:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Unreal Engine
Document: Epic Games Privacy Policy
Record ID: CA-P-023627
Captured: 2026-05-21 06:38:16 UTC
SHA-256: b22617ab34d143e7…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/unreal-engine/epic-games-privacy-policy/provision/CA-P-023627/inactive-child-account-data-deleted-after-18-months/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Unreal Engine's Inactive Child Account Data Deleted After 18 Months clause do?

This establishes an automatic data deletion trigger tied to inactivity for child accounts, with a specific future effective date, creating a time-bounded retention limit.

How does this clause affect you?

If a child's account is inactive for 18 months on or after April 2026, Unreal Engine will delete the personal information associated with that account.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

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