Toxic EULA beware

[Anmaril]

Basically that part of the EULA:

'13.5 For the purpose of detection system improvement and elimination of malfunctions and errors in the Game, as well as detecting the use of third-party software resources that affect the game process, the User permits and COMPANY has right to automatically collect, store, process, submit to third party for achieving such purpose areas of User Device RAM used by the User simultaneously with the launch and/or operation of the Game as well as the following data: (a) software information installed in personal computer of the User including operating system, drivers, dxdiag; (b) full- size screenshots showing the Game Client running, (c) the User’s device information, its basic characteristics and parameters and (d) dll list connected to the process of the Game functioning on User’s device, its versions and checksums. The collected information of the User indicated in subclauses (a)-(d) hereof shall be completely anonymized.

13.6 The information provided by the User is used by the COMPANY and/or its partners/affiliates in accordance with the MY.GAMES Privacy Policy available at https://documentation.my.games/terms/mygames_privacy.

13.7. The COMPANY may employ User authentication technologies, including using cookies, as well as employ these technologies for marketing purposes to study the Users’ preferences. With such authentication being anonymized and generalized, the COMPANY shall neither track the actions of, nor transfer information about individual Users. To the extent required for certain Games to operate properly and pursuant to applicable law, the privacy of correspondence shall be ensured with the User data kept confidential, unless otherwise provided by applicable law.'

I understand that this probably is done against cheating in multiplayer. But it's not acceptable. Especially when the data is also used for marketing.

You want to be a new C&C? Maybe not be as bland of a corpo as you can be first? I would never play this online, so I don't want to install kernel-level rootkits to have my RAM scanned and especially not my data sold to third parties.

[Faith]

Thanks for the warning, almost bought this game. Hopefully they'll change the practice in the future.

[Brother Roga]

EULAs are unenforceable as they do not apply over local laws. Selling your data to third parties without specifically making a point of asking you permission is something that is punishable by GDPR standards.

If you think they've sold your stuff without permission, ask them to provide you a copy of all the data and file a GDPR complaint - the developer is Danish and thus they're forced to comply with those standards.

[Anmaril]

Originally posted by Brother Roga:

EULAs are unenforceable as they do not apply over local laws. Selling your data to third parties without specifically making a point of asking you permission is something that is punishable by GDPR standards.

If you think they've sold your stuff without permission, ask them to provide you a copy of all the data and file a GDPR complaint - the developer is Danish and thus they're forced to comply with those standards.

Then it shouldn't be in there, simple as that. I do not trust devs who even try something like that.