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DMarket is an international online blockchain-based marketplace for trading and buying virtual assets from games located on [[Steam]] such as ''Counter-Strike 2'', ''Team Fortress 2'' and others. The company’s headquarters are located in America, and it has development roots in Ukraine.   

===DMarket bans users from Russia and Belarus (''27.02.2022'')===

DMarket has prohibited registration on the platform for users from Russia and Belarus. Accounts of previously registered users from these regions were frozen without prior notice and their balances remain inaccessible. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=DMarket cuts all relationships with Russia and Belarus |url=https://x.com/DMarket/status/1497952451726565383}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first= |date=2022-02-28 |title=NFT Platform DMarket Freezes User Accounts From Russia and Belarus |url=https://bitnewsbot.com/breaking-nft-platform-dmarket-freezes-user-accounts-from-russia-and-belarus/ |work=BitNewsBot Team}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Do DMarket restrict users from Russia and Belarus? |url=https://support.dmarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/25065318793361-Do-DMarket-restrict-users-from-Russia-and-Belarus}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dmarket goes political and bans accounts that have logged in from Russian IPs |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/csgomarketforum/comments/t2e4uu/d_dmarket_goes_political_and_bans_accounts_that/}}</ref>

[[File:Deletion "process" form screenshots..png|thumb|446x446px|[1] Shows the account deletion page on DMarket. [2] Shows the request submission form on DMarket. [3] Shows the "GDPR form" sent by DMarket support.]]

To delete a DMarket account regardless if or any transactions were made, a user must submit a request on the DMarket websites ''<small>[image-n1]</small>'' that includes proof of ownership with screenshots and a detailed explanation. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Account deletion |url=https://support.dmarket.com/hc/en-us/articles/25102594718993-Account-deletion}}</ref> After submission ''<small>[image-n2]</small>'', DMarket support sends a "[[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]] form" ''<small>[image-n3]</small>'' requiring full name, government ID, home address and other personal data. This applies to accounts that have not completed "[[KYC]]" (Know Your Customer) verification as well.  

This appears to violate [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]]´s minimization principle <ref>{{Cite web |title=Art. 5 GDPRPrinciples relating to processing of personal data |url=https://gdpr-info.eu/art-5-gdpr/}}</ref>, as the personal data required to delete an account exceeds what was necessary to create the account.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You will NEVER be able to delete your account and unlinking your steam is a massive hassle. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/csgomarketforum/comments/w8p4vi/psa_dmarket_is_sketchy_you_will_never_be_able_to/}}</ref> DMarket forces users to provide additional sensitive information than were not originally collected, which is disproportionate and potentially non-compliant with [[General Data Protection Regulation|GDPR]]. DMarket refuses to provide specific legal basis for why this information is needed, ''<small>[image-n4]</small>'' leaving users without justification. As a result, users are effectively prevented from exercising their Right to erasure <ref>{{Cite web |title=Art. 17 GDPRRight to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) |url=https://gdpr-info.eu/art-17-gdpr/}}</ref> unless they disclose unnecessary personal information, undermining the foundation and the requirements of the regulation. (Reddit post from a US user with screenshots.