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The strict personal nature of Accounts and Subscriptions means users cannot monetize, gift, or transfer their Steam libraries or account access to third parties.
The updated agreement no longer explicitly discloses that Steam Wallet funds held by Japanese users will expire six months after being added, or that expiration dates can be reviewed in the Steam Wallet. The removal of this disclosure eliminates the transparency mechanism previously available to Japanese subscribers regarding fund expiration timelines and monitoring options. Japanese law may still impose expiration requirements on stored funds regardless of contractual disclosure, but the agreement no longer notifies users of this expiration mechanism.
View change record →You are prohibited from selling, transferring, or charging others for the right to use your Steam Account or any Subscriptions associated with it.
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"Your Account...is strictly personal. You may therefore not sell or charge others for the right to use your Account, or otherwise transfer your Account, nor may you sell, charge others for the right to use, or transfer any Subscriptions...Excerpt from Steam's Subscriber Agreement
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The strict personal nature of Accounts and Subscriptions means users cannot monetize, gift, or transfer their Steam libraries or account access to third parties.
You are prohibited from selling, transferring, or charging others for the right to use your Steam Account or any Subscriptions associated with it.
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