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Steam collects a wide range of personal data including game statistics, playtime, device identifiers, chat messages, and payment information, and the policy authorizes sharing this data with Valve group companies, third-party developers, payment processors, and other service partners. The policy discloses that anonymized or aggregated data may be shared with third parties without restriction, and behavioral tracking is used for marketing and content personalization across Steam services. You can manage optional cookie settings at store.steampowered.com/account/cookiepreferences/ and limit content recommendations by adjusting the Interface settings in the Steam Client.
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We may collect information about your location, including precise geolocation information, when you use our Services. We use this information to provide location-based services, such as showing you products available in your area, and for other purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
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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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