Epic Games Content Guidelines

Fortnite · agreement dated September 12, 2024 · Official agreement

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Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception

Do not create content to steal account information or money by deception

Users must not create content to scam or deceive others out of their account information or money. Epic points readers to its account-security FAQ for protective steps and information about Epic’s current safety measures; the FAQ’s contents are not supplied here.

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Do not create content to scam or deceive users out of their account information or money.
You can find a full set of all the things you can do to better protect yourself and what we currently do to keep you safe in our
FAQ

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  • The linked FAQ’s specific advice and safeguards are outside this supplied document.

Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception

Do not bypass protections to gain unauthorized access

Epic says it maintains systems to keep users safe and their data secure. Users must not attempt to bypass those protections to obtain unauthorized access to Epic systems or data. This prohibits the attempt, not only successful access.

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Epic maintains many systems to keep our users safe and their data secure. Do not attempt to bypass these protections to gain unauthorized access to any Epic systems or data.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The prohibited bypass is for unauthorized access to Epic systems or data.
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Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception

Do not attempt to obtain sensitive information from users

The guidelines prohibit attempting to gain sensitive information from users. Unlike the separate scam rule, this sentence does not condition the prohibition on obtaining account information or money by deception.

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Do not attempt to gain sensitive information from users.

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Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception

Do not create or distribute malicious software through Epic

Users must not attempt to create or distribute malicious software via Epic systems or platforms. The rule reaches attempts as well as completed acts.

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Do not attempt to create or distribute malicious software via Epic systems or platforms.

Qualifications & exceptions

  • The rule applies to activity via Epic systems or platforms.
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