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The disclosure requirement applies to any kind of consideration, including non-monetary rewards, meaning users cannot omit disclosure simply because they were not paid in cash.
Interpretive note: The excerpt contains an ellipsis after 'Steam services,' which may qualify which specific Steam services trigger the disclosure requirement. That omitted language is not captured in the canonical claim.
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 →If you use Steam services to promote or endorse a product, service, or event in exchange for any form of third-party consideration—including non-monetary rewards such as free games—you are required to clearly disclose the source of that consideration to your audience.
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"If you use Steam services...to promote or endorse a product, service or event in return for any kind of consideration from a third party (including non-monetary rewards such as free games), you must clearly indicate the source of such consideration to your audience.Excerpt from Steam's Subscriber Agreement
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The disclosure requirement applies to any kind of consideration, including non-monetary rewards, meaning users cannot omit disclosure simply because they were not paid in cash.
If you use Steam services to promote or endorse a product, service, or event in exchange for any form of third-party consideration—including non-monetary rewards such as free games—you are required to clearly disclose the source of that consideration to your audience.
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