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{{~~InfoboxCompany~~

{{CompanyCargo

| ~~Name~~ = ~~Humble Bundle~~, ~~Inc~~.

|Description=American digital store for video games sold in bundles, with proceeds going to charity.

~~| Type = Subsidiary~~

|Founded=2010

| Founded = 2010

|Industry=Video Games

| Industry = Video ~~games~~

|Logo=Humble Bundle logo.svg

| ~~Official~~ Website = https://humblebundle.com/

|ParentCompany=Ziff Davis

~~| Logo = Humble Bundle logo.svg~~

|Type=Subsidiary

|Website=https://humblebundle.com/

}}

'''{{Wplink|Humble Bundle, Inc.}}''' is a digital storefront for video games that launched in 2010, initially offering "Humble Bundles", collections of games sold under a pay-what-you-want model and with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Humble Bundle continues to offer these limited-time bundles, but has expanded to include a greater and more persistent storefront. In October 2017, Humble Bundle was acquired by IGN Entertainment.

~~'''~~{{~~Wplink~~|Humble Bundle~~, Inc.~~}}~~''' is a digital storefront for video games~~, ~~initially offering "~~Humble ~~Bundles"~~, ~~collections of games sold at~~ a ~~price determined by the purchaser and with a portion of said price going towards charity~~. ~~Humble Bundle continues~~ to ~~offer these limited~~-time ~~bundles, but have expanded to include a greater and more persistent storefront~~.

==Incidents==

===Alteration of terms of service (2024)===

In December 2024, Humble Bundle updated its Terms of Service, introducing a 3 year expiration date for all unclaimed game keys. They retroactively applied this policy to past purchases, removing non-redeemed keys bought 3 or more years prior from accounts. No form of reimbursement has been discussed at the time of writing.

== ~~Incidents~~ ==

===Forced arbitration in privacy policy===

===~~Alteration~~ of ~~terms or service~~ (~~2024~~)===

{{~~Main~~|~~Humble Bundle alters terms of sale}}~~

The Humble Bumble privacy policy<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humble Bundle |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://www.humblebundle.com/privacy |url-status=live |access-date=Mar 17, 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128202054/https://www.humblebundle.com/privacy |archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref> states that:<blockquote>Under certain conditions, a ''binding arbitration'' option may be available to you in order to address complaints not resolved by any other means.</blockquote>

~~In December 2024~~, Humble ~~Bundle updated its terms of~~ service, ~~establishing a 3 year expiration~~ date ~~for all unclaimed game keys~~. ~~They proceeded to retroactively apply this policy~~ to ~~past purchases, removing unredeemed keys bought 3 or more years prior from accounts. No form or reimbursment has been discussed at~~ the ~~time or writing~~.

===Closure of Mac and Linux support (2022)===

In mid-January 2022, Humble Bundle announced that they were switching launchers, and with it, an exclusive shift to Windows-exclusivity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Machkovech |first=Sam |date=Jan 14, 2022 |title=Humble subscription service is dumping Mac, Linux access in 18 days |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/01/humble-subscription-service-is-dumping-mac-linux-access-in-18-days/ |url-status=live |access-date=Mar 17, 2025 |work=Ars Technica |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024151618/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/01/humble-subscription-service-is-dumping-mac-linux-access-in-18-days/ |archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref> By February 1, 2022, both Linux and Mac users lost the capability to reinstall the software that they had paid for through ''Humble Trove'' and ''Humble Games Collection''.

== References ==

==References==

[[Category:~~Video game companies]]~~

[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]

~~[[Category:Video game publishers]]~~

~~[[Category:Video game retailers~~]]

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-{{InfoboxCompany
+{{CompanyCargo
-| Name = Humble Bundle, Inc.
+|Description=American digital store for video games sold in bundles, with proceeds going to charity.
-| Type = Subsidiary
+|Founded=2010
-| Founded = 2010
+|Industry=Video Games
-| Industry = Video games
+|Logo=Humble Bundle logo.svg
-| Official Website = https://humblebundle.com/
+|ParentCompany=Ziff Davis
-| Logo = Humble Bundle logo.svg
+|Type=Subsidiary
+|Website=https://humblebundle.com/
 }}
+'''{{Wplink|Humble Bundle, Inc.}}''' is a digital storefront for video games that launched in 2010, initially offering "Humble Bundles", collections of games sold under a pay-what-you-want model and with a portion of the proceeds going to charity. Humble Bundle continues to offer these limited-time bundles, but has expanded to include a greater and more persistent storefront. In October 2017, Humble Bundle was acquired by IGN Entertainment.
-'''{{Wplink|Humble Bundle, Inc.}}''' is a digital storefront for video games, initially offering "Humble Bundles", collections of games sold at a price determined by the purchaser and with a portion of said price going towards charity. Humble Bundle continues to offer these limited-time bundles, but have expanded to include a greater and more persistent storefront.
+==Incidents==
+===Alteration of terms of service (2024)===
+{{Main|Humble Bundle alters terms of sale}}
+In December 2024, Humble Bundle updated its Terms of Service, introducing a 3 year expiration date for all unclaimed game keys. They retroactively applied this policy to past purchases, removing non-redeemed keys bought 3 or more years prior from accounts. No form of reimbursement has been discussed at the time of writing.
-== Incidents ==
+===Forced arbitration in privacy policy===
-===Alteration of terms or service (2024)===
+{{Main|Forced arbitration}}
-{{Main|Humble Bundle alters terms of sale}}
+The Humble Bumble privacy policy<ref>{{Cite web |last=Humble Bundle |title=Privacy Policy |url=https://www.humblebundle.com/privacy |url-status=live |access-date=Mar 17, 2025 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260128202054/https://www.humblebundle.com/privacy |archive-date=28 Jan 2026}}</ref> states that:<!-- Anyone know the correct template to use? Using Main only as placeholder here. --><blockquote>Under certain conditions, a ''binding arbitration'' option may be available to you in order to address complaints not resolved by any other means.</blockquote>
-In December 2024, Humble Bundle updated its terms of service, establishing a 3 year expiration date for all unclaimed game keys. They proceeded to retroactively apply this policy to past purchases, removing unredeemed keys bought 3 or more years prior from accounts. No form or reimbursment has been discussed at the time or writing.
+===Closure of Mac and Linux support (2022)===
+In mid-January 2022, Humble Bundle announced that they were switching launchers, and with it, an exclusive shift to Windows-exclusivity.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Machkovech |first=Sam |date=Jan 14, 2022 |title=Humble subscription service is dumping Mac, Linux access in 18 days |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/01/humble-subscription-service-is-dumping-mac-linux-access-in-18-days/ |url-status=live |access-date=Mar 17, 2025 |work=Ars Technica |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251024151618/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/01/humble-subscription-service-is-dumping-mac-linux-access-in-18-days/ |archive-date=24 Oct 2025}}</ref> By February 1, 2022, both Linux and Mac users lost the capability to reinstall the software that they had paid for through ''Humble Trove'' and ''Humble Games Collection''.
-== References ==
+==References==
 <references />
-[[Category:Video game companies]]
+[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
-[[Category:Video game publishers]]
-[[Category:Video game retailers]]