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This clause means that your data exposure when using Unreal Engine and other Epic Services may extend beyond what Epic itself collects, to include collection by embedded third-party software vendors whose practices Epic does not control and may not fully disclose.
Developers and end users of Unreal Engine and other Epic Services that include third-party software components should be aware that those third-party components may independently collect data about them under separate privacy policies that Epic is not responsible for.
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"When features of the Epic Services are provided by third parties, those third parties may also use automatic data collection technologies and collect information about your use of the Epic Services, their services, or others' websites over time. For example, when you use the Epic Services (e.g., Unreal Engine) that include third-party software, those third parties may collect your information through their technologies. Features provided by third parties are subject to their applicable privacy notices and policies.— Excerpt from Unreal Engine's Epic Games Privacy Policy
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Third-party data collection through embedded technologies in Epic Services implicates the ePrivacy Directive and national cookie laws in the EU, GDPR's accountability and data controller identification requirements, and CCPA's disclosure obligations for third parties that collect personal information from California residents on a business's platform. The FTC Act applies to the adequacy of disclosure. Where third-party collection involves cross-context behavioral advertising, CCPA opt-out requirements may apply independently of Epic's own practices. GOVERNANCE EXPOSURE: Medium. Deferring to third parties' privacy notices for data collection that occurs on Epic's own platform and through Epic's own products is a common but potentially insufficient approach under GDPR's accountability principle, which requires controllers to take responsibility for data processing that occurs in connection with their services. Compliance teams should assess whether this deferral is adequate for GDPR purposes or whether Epic assumes joint controller status for some third-party collection. JURISDICTION FLAGS: EU/EEA (GDPR accountability principle, ePrivacy Directive, potential joint controller analysis), United Kingdom (UK GDPR, PECR), California (CCPA/CPRA disclosure obligations for third-party data collection). Developers using Unreal Engine who embed Epic's SDK in their own products may also inherit data collection obligations under applicable law. CONTRACT AND VENDOR IMPLICATIONS: For enterprise and developer users of Unreal Engine, the presence of third-party data collection SDKs within the engine creates compliance obligations for those developers' own products, particularly if they deploy Unreal Engine-based applications to end users. Developers should conduct SDK audits to identify all third-party data collection within Unreal Engine deployments and assess their own disclosure and consent obligations. COMPLIANCE CONSIDERATIONS: Compliance teams should (1) maintain an inventory of all third-party technologies embedded in Epic Services that independently collect user data; (2) assess whether any such collection creates joint controller obligations under GDPR; (3) confirm that user-facing disclosures adequately identify the scope of third-party collection; and (4) advise developer users of Unreal Engine that they may have independent disclosure and consent obligations regarding third-party SDKs in their deployments.
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This clause means that your data exposure when using Unreal Engine and other Epic Services may extend beyond what Epic itself collects, to include collection by embedded third-party software vendors whose practices Epic does not control and may not fully disclose.
Developers and end users of Unreal Engine and other Epic Services that include third-party software components should be aware that those third-party components may independently collect data about them under separate privacy policies that Epic is not responsible for.
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