Garena Terms Scorecard

Grade D — Sign with caution (score 56/100)

Garena forces binding arbitration, claims a perpetual license to user content, and reserves the right to modify terms without notice.

Forced arbitration, perpetual content license, and unilateral term changes.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data
UNCLEAR
Forced arbitration
YES
Trains AI on your content
LIKELY
Collects biometric data
UNCLEAR
Shares data with government
YES
Easy to cancel
NO
Tells you before changes
NO
Deletes data on request
UNCLEAR

What the terms actually say

Section 20.1 — Governing Law and Arbitration

Any dispute... shall be referred to and finally resolved by arbitration in Singapore in accordance with the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre.

You cannot sue the company in court; all disputes must be settled through private arbitration in Singapore.

Section 12.2 — User Content License

You hereby grant Garena... an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free... license to use, reproduce, copy, distribute, publish... such UGC contribution.

Garena takes a permanent license to your content, allowing them to use it for any commercial purpose without compensating you.

Section 21.2 — Modifications

Garena may modify these Terms of Service at any time by posting the revised Terms of Service on the Site. Your continued access to or use of the Services after such changes have been posted shall constitute your acceptance of such revised Terms of Service.

The company can change the rules at any time without notifying you, and your continued use means you accept the new terms.

Section 10.3 — Limitation of Liability

ITS LIABILITY TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY IS LIMITED TO SGD 100 (ONE HUNDRED SINGAPORE DOLLARS).

If the company is found liable for damages, they have capped their total payout at approximately $75 USD.

Section 4.6 — Government Disclosure

You acknowledge, consent and agree that Garena may access, preserve and disclose your Account information and Content if required to do so by law or pursuant to an order of a court or by any governmental or regulatory authority.

Garena will hand over your data to government authorities whenever they deem it necessary or are legally compelled.

Section 7.10 — Refunds

Unless otherwise provided by applicable law... all purchases for Virtual Currency, Virtual Items or other Services are final and non-refundable.

You cannot get your money back for virtual items, even if you never use them.

Last reviewed 2026-08-02 under rubric v3.5.

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