A digital distribution platform that allows users to purchase, download, and play video games on personal computers and other devices. The service hosts thousands of games from various developers and publishers, manages user accounts, facilitates online multiplayer gaming, and processes digital transactions. Their policies govern how user data is collected and shared, content moderation practices, refund procedures, and the terms under which users can access their purchased game libraries.
High — provisions that significantly limit your legal rights, authorize broad data collection, or create material financial exposure. Medium — provisions worth knowing about but with partial protections or limited scope. Low — standard terms with minimal consumer impact.
Account termination means loss of access to all games, content, and wallet balance associated with that account, with no ability to transfer those assets to another person or account.
This provision significantly limits your ability to pursue legal action against Valve collectively with other affected users, which is often the only economically practical route for smaller individu…
This means your entire Steam game library could become inaccessible if Valve terminates your account, regardless of how much money you have spent.
The provision establishes the operational basis for Steam's data collection practices and defines the scope of information the service captures during normal operation. This authorization extends to …
The provision establishes Valve's operational compliance framework for child data protection under applicable regulations. It defines the age threshold at which the service terms become applicable an…
Steam's Privacy Policy establishes the categories of personal data Valve collects from platform users, including account identifiers, payment information, gameplay statistics, device data, and communication records. The policy authorizes Valve …
The Steam Subscriber Agreement establishes the terms governing access to Steam's platform, including purchase of games, software downloads, community participation, and marketplace transactions. The agreement provides that users obtain a …
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 …
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ConductAtlas tracks 2 Steam documents including terms of service, privacy policy, and other governance documents. Every document is captured daily with cryptographic verification.
Steam has made 6 policy changes in the past 12 months across the documents ConductAtlas tracks, including 1 classified as high severity.
ConductAtlas has classified 37 provisions across Steam's tracked documents. 11 are rated high severity, 23 medium, and 3 low.
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