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The clause establishes the operational framework for payment processing on the Steam platform, specifying that Valve functions as a conduit between users and third-party payment processors, handling payment credentials and receiving fraud-related data from payment service providers as part of standard transaction infrastructure.
Users who make transactions on Steam must provide payment information to Valve, which processes and shares that information with selected payment service providers. Users also accept receipt of transaction data from payment providers for anti-fraud purposes as part of the transactional process.
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"In order to make a transaction on Steam (e.g. to purchase Subscriptions for Content and Services or to fund your Steam Wallet), you may need to provide payment data to Valve to enable the transaction. If you pay by credit card, you need to provide typical credit card information (name, address, credit card number, expiration date and security code) to Valve, which Valve will process and transmit to the payment service provider of your choice to enable the transaction and perform anti-fraud checks. Likewise, Valve will receive data from your payment service provider for the same reasons.— Excerpt from Steam's Steam Privacy Policy
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The clause establishes the operational framework for payment processing on the Steam platform, specifying that Valve functions as a conduit between users and third-party payment processors, handling payment credentials and receiving fraud-related data from payment service providers as part of standard transaction infrastructure.
Users who make transactions on Steam must provide payment information to Valve, which processes and shares that information with selected payment service providers. Users also accept receipt of transaction data from payment providers for anti-fraud purposes as part of the transactional process.
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