![]() ![]() ![]() Ryan Morrison, an attorney who specializes in video game law, said even if a publisher or game service doesn’t spell out closure of an account due to inactivity, it’s still possible it can happen at any time on any service. ![]() Riot games doesn’t spell out how long until an account is wiped, though. ![]() However, if you did purchase any DLC or add-ons tied to an account, that would likely be lost. Riot’s Valorant, we should mention, is free to play so there isn’t much to lose. “If we plan to take measures against your account based on prolonged period of inactivity, we will let you know first (e.g., by email to the email address registered to your account) and give you ample opportunity to avoid such measures (e.g., deletion of your account).” “If you do not use your account for a prolonged period of time, we reserve the right to take measures against your account, including suspension or termination,” Riot’s terms of service say. Riot games, publisher of the popular Valorant game, also spells out termination for inactivity. You will be notified by email if we begin the process of closing your inactive account.” We may also close long-term inactive accounts to maintain our database. This is only if we have strong reasons to believe that the account in question will remain unused. “However, per our Terms of Use, in rare instances we can take action to comply with some local data protection legislation. On face value, it’s an unusually harsh policy, and if you take the time to uncover and read a particular Ubisoft support page, you’ll glean it’s all tied to Ubisoft’s interpretation of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): “Please be reassured that Ubisoft does not automatically close inactive accounts,” the support page says. The policy later states that in consequences of account termination or suspension, no credit will be given back. Looking through Ubisoft’s international terms of service agreement, it’s spelled out for all to see: “We may suspend or close your Account and your ability to use one or more Services or part of the Services, at any time, automatically and at our sole discretion where… upon notification, where your Account has been inactive for more than six months.” Surely, this can’t be a policy of the company can it? Unfortunately, it is. ![]()
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