Riot Games: You Don't Own Your Skins, and You Can't Sue

Riot Games owns the terms here. You own nothing in their ecosystem. Here's what that means.

Riot Games makes League of Legends, Valorant, and other online games. They sell virtual cosmetics and battle passes. They also set the rules for disputes.

🔴 You can't sue them as a group. US players accept binding arbitration and waive the right to class action lawsuits. You settle disputes one-on-one, behind closed doors, or not at all.

🔴 Virtual skins and cosmetics aren't yours to keep or sell. Everything you buy—battle passes, character skins, emotes—stays Riot's property. You can't transfer them, trade them, or cash them out. They're a license to use, not an asset.

🔴 Your account can vanish permanently. Riot can terminate your account at their sole discretion for violating the rules. No appeal process mentioned. Years of purchases and progression disappear.

🟡 Refunds are off the table fast. Once you download or access the game content, refunds stop. The window is narrow.

🟢 Regional laws can override the Terms. If your country's laws give you stronger protections—say, on refunds or account ownership—those apply instead.

Grade C reflects high legal friction for players, offset slightly by regional safeguards that some jurisdictions enforce anyway.

This breakdown is based on Riot Games's publicly available Terms of Service and/or Privacy Policy. It may contain mistakes. Spot one? Let us know.