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The claim establishes that credit card data passes through Valve before reaching the payment service provider, meaning Valve processes the data rather than directing it exclusively to the provider.
Users paying by credit card must provide their credit card information to Valve, which then shares it with the payment service provider the user selects.
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The claim establishes that credit card data passes through Valve before reaching the payment service provider, meaning Valve processes the data rather than directing it exclusively to the provider.
Users paying by credit card must provide their credit card information to Valve, which then shares it with the payment service provider the user selects.
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