This analysis describes what Unreal Engine'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
The deletion right is subject to multiple exceptions grounded in operational and legal necessity, which may limit how broadly the right can be exercised in practice.
Interpretive note: The listed exceptions use 'including,' indicating they are illustrative rather than exhaustive. This means additional operational or legal reasons not listed could also justify retention, which is not captured in the canonical claim.
You may request deletion of your personal information, but Unreal Engine may retain it if retention is necessary for operational or legal reasons including the listed purposes.
How other platforms handle this
The right to notice. You have the right to be notified which categories of Personal Data are being collected and the purposes for which the Personal Data is being used.
California residents under the age of 18 who are registered users of online sites, services, or applications have a right under California Business and Professions Code Section 22581 to remove, or request and obtain removal of, content or information they have publicly posted.
If you choose to reveal any personal information about yourself to other users, you do so at your own risk. We strongly encourage you to use caution in disclosing any personal information online.
Monitoring
Unreal Engine has changed this document before.
Receive same-day alerts, structured change summaries, and monitoring for up to 25 platforms.
"We will delete your personal information, unless retention is necessary for operational or legal reasons, including to: provide the Epic Services you requested...ensure the security or integrity...exercise legal rights...— Excerpt from Unreal Engine's Epic Games Privacy Policy
Ad personalization controls removed. Contact scanning added. Advertiser data partnerships quietly dropped. A timeline of every change.
Compliance Governance Intelligence
Need to monitor specific governance provisions?
Compliance includes provision-level monitoring, governance timelines, regulatory mapping, and audit-ready analysis.
Built from archived source documents, structured governance mappings, and historical version tracking.
The deletion right is subject to multiple exceptions grounded in operational and legal necessity, which may limit how broadly the right can be exercised in practice.
You may request deletion of your personal information, but Unreal Engine may retain it if retention is necessary for operational or legal reasons including the listed purposes.
ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 290 platforms. See the full comparison.
No. ConductAtlas is an independent monitoring service. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Unreal Engine.