Steam automatically collects detailed information about every game you play, including your progress, time played, and technical details about your computer or device.
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Game statistics and device identifiers are persistent data that build a detailed profile of your gaming behavior over time, and this data may be shared with third-party developers as described elsewhere in the policy.
Provision renamed from "Game Statistics and Content-Related Data Collection" to "Game Statistics and Device Data Collection" with no severity change.
View full change record →Valve collects granular gameplay data including playtime, progress, preferences, device settings, and unique device identifiers for every title you access through Steam. This data category is one of the most extensive collected and is shared with game publishers and developers.
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"In order to provide you with services, we need to collect, store and use various information about your activity in our Content and Services. "Content-Related Information" includes your Steam ID, as well as what is usually referred to as "game statistics". By game statistics we mean information about your games' preferences, progress in the games, playtime, as well as information about the device you are using, including what operating system you are using, device settings, unique device identifiers, and crash data.Excerpt from Steam's Privacy Policy
(1) REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: Collection of unique device identifiers and crash data engages GDPR considerations around device-level personal data.
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Game statistics and device identifiers are persistent data that build a detailed profile of your gaming behavior over time, and this data may be shared with third-party developers as described elsewhere in the policy.
Valve collects granular gameplay data including playtime, progress, preferences, device settings, and unique device identifiers for every title you access through Steam. This data category is one of the most extensive collected and is shared with game publishers and developers.
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