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==== Privacy ==== | ==== Privacy ==== | ||
* {{HoverImportant}} Collects extensive personal data including email, location, payment details, and device information<ref name="privacy-policy">[https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/ "Privacy Policy Agreement."] ''Steam''. February 14, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | |||
* Collects extensive personal data including email, location, payment details, and device information<ref name="privacy-policy">[https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/ "Privacy Policy Agreement."] ''Steam''. February 14, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | * {{HoverImportant}} Records and stores all user communications through platform features<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | ||
* | * {{HoverImportant}} Keeps certain user data indefinitely for "gameplay consistency" even after account deletion<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | ||
* Tracks gaming behavior including preferences, progress, playtime, and device usage<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | |||
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* Shares user data with game developers and third-party service providers<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | * Shares user data with game developers and third-party service providers<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | ||
* Makes user profile data publicly available through Steamworks API<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | * Makes user profile data publicly available through Steamworks API<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | ||
* Uses cookies and similar technologies for tracking across websites<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | * Uses cookies and similar technologies for tracking across websites<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | ||
* Retains transaction data for up to 10 years after account closure<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | |||
==== Transparency ==== | ==== Transparency ==== | ||
* Provides clear refund policy for games (any game played less than 2 hours within 14 days)<ref name="subscriber-agreement">[https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement "Steam Subscriber Agreement."] ''Steam''. September 26, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | * Provides clear refund policy for games (any game played less than 2 hours within 14 days)<ref name="subscriber-agreement">[https://store.steampowered.com/subscriber_agreement "Steam Subscriber Agreement."] ''Steam''. September 26, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2025.</ref> | ||
* Maintains detailed system requirements information for all games<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | * Maintains detailed system requirements information for all games<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | ||
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==== Freedom ==== | ==== Freedom ==== | ||
* {{HoverImportant}} Users do not own purchased games, only receive limited licenses<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | |||
* Users do not own purchased games, only receive limited licenses<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | * {{HoverImportant}} Can terminate access to paid content at Valve's discretion<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | ||
* Can terminate access to paid content at Valve's discretion<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | |||
* No right to transfer or resell purchased games<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | * No right to transfer or resell purchased games<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | ||
* Imposes regional restrictions on game activation and playing<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | * Imposes regional restrictions on game activation and playing<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | ||
* Can unilaterally modify terms with 30-day notice<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | * Can unilaterally modify terms with 30-day notice<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | ||
* Mandatory client updates required to access library<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | |||
* Users must accept all changes to maintain access to purchased content<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | * Users must accept all changes to maintain access to purchased content<ref name="subscriber-agreement"/> | ||
* No option to opt out of core data collection while using service<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | * No option to opt out of core data collection while using service<ref name="privacy-policy"/> | ||