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Our Services may not be used in or for the benefit of, or exported or re-exported to (a) any U.S. embargoed country or territory or (b) any individual or entity with whom dealings are prohibited...
you represent and warrant that you will not transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, the software or technology to a foreign national or a foreign destination in violation of the law.
Neither party...is...a national or resident of, or a segment of the government of, any country or territory for which the United States has embargoed goods or imposed trade sanctions.
"You represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such prohibited country.Excerpt from Steam's Subscriber Agreement
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The clause states: “You represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such prohibited country.”
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