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Seat Subscription Fee Requirement

High severity High confidence Explicit document language Common · 230 of 352 platforms

Key Facts

What must the user purchase for each developer who accesses the Licensed Technology for any use other than those qualifying for an exception?
Unreal Engine requires the user to purchase seat subscriptions for each developer who accesses the Licensed Technology for any use other than those qualifying for an exception.
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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This requirement ties per-developer access to a paid subscription, making the seat subscription a recurring financial obligation that scales with the size of a development team.

Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 2196 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Unless you qualify for an exception, you must purchase a seat subscription for every developer on your team who accesses the Licensed Technology.

How other platforms handle this

Tinder Medium

Tinder will retain all funds charged to your External Service Account until you cancel your subscription through your External Service Account.

ActiveCampaign Medium

Any renewal of your AC WhatsApp Service subscription or your WhatsApp Credit Subscription will be at the then current prices listed on, or otherwise accessible via, the ActiveCampaign Pricing page without applying any prior discount.

Leonardo AI Medium

Charge interest on any overdue payments at a rate equal to the Reserve Bank of Australia's cash rate, from time-to-time, plus 2% per annum, calculated daily and compounding monthly.

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For any other use of the Licensed Technology, you will need to purchase seat subscriptions (described in Section 6(a)) for each developer who accesses the Licensed Technology unless you qualify for an exception.

Excerpt from Unreal Engine's EULA

Provision details

Document information
Document
Unreal Engine EULA
Entity
Unreal Engine
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 8, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-059445
Document ID
CA-D-00751
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
2c28073bfe165d443fa38a6641837648ca3a0b47f6d869cb168805f5e7b2d8d7
Analysis generated
May 8, 2026 07:35 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Unreal Engine
Document: Unreal Engine EULA
Record ID: CA-P-059445
Captured: 2026-05-08 07:35:49 UTC
SHA-256: 2c28073bfe165d44…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/unreal-engine/unreal-engine-eula/provision/CA-P-059445/seat-subscription-fee-requirement/
Accessed: Aug. 18, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Unreal Engine's Seat Subscription Fee Requirement clause do?

This requirement ties per-developer access to a paid subscription, making the seat subscription a recurring financial obligation that scales with the size of a development team.

How does this clause affect you?

Unless you qualify for an exception, you must purchase a seat subscription for every developer on your team who accesses the Licensed Technology.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 230 platforms. See the full comparison.

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