Steam removed two sentences from its Subscriber Agreement on April 18, 2026 that previously disclosed fund expiration rules for Japanese users. The removed language stated that any Steam Wallet funds unused for six months would expire as required by Japanese law, and that users could review expiration dates in their Steam Wallet. The agreement also updated its revision date from April 20, 2026 to September 18, 2025, which represents a temporal inconsistency in the document metadata.
Consumers: Japanese users are no longer notified in the agreement that their Steam funds will expire after six months or how to check expiration dates.
The updated agreement no longer explicitly discloses that Steam Wallet funds held by Japanese users will expire six months after being added, or that expiration dates can be reviewed in the Steam Wallet. The removal of this disclosure eliminates the transparency mechanism previously available to Japanese subscribers regarding fund expiration timelines and monitoring options. Japanese law may still impose expiration requirements on stored funds regardless of contractual disclosure, but the agreement no longer notifies users of this expiration mechanism.
→ Review your Steam Wallet balance and expiration dates through your Steam account settings to determine if any funds are approaching the six-month expiration deadline
→ Use or withdraw any Steam Wallet funds that may expire to avoid loss of value
Removed explicit notice that Steam Wallet funds expire after six months for Japanese users and that expiration dates are viewable in the Steam Wallet
Updated from April 20, 2026 to September 18, 2025, creating temporal inconsistency
This change record describes what was added, removed, or modified in the document. Analysis reflects what the updated agreement states or permits. It does not constitute a legal determination about enforceability. Applicability may vary by jurisdiction. Methodology
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