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STEAM® SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT
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Table of contents:
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1. Registration as a subscriber; application of terms to you; your
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account
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2. Licences
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3. Billing, payment and other subscriptions
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4. Online conduct, cheating and illegal behavior
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5. Third party content
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6. User generated content
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7. Disclaimers; limitation of liability; no guarantees; limited
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warranty
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8. Amendments to this agreement
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9. Term and termination
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10. Applicable law/jurisdiction
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11. Dispute resolution/binding arbitration/class action waiver
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12. Miscellaneous
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This Steam Subscriber Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal document that
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explains your rights and obligations as a subscriber of Steam from Valve
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Corporation (“Valve”). Please read it carefully.
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SECTION 11 CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION
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WAIVER. IT MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. PLEASE READ IT. IF YOU ARE A
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CUSTOMER WITH RESIDENCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, SECTION 11 DOES NOT APPLY
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TO YOU.
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1. REGISTRATION AS A SUBSCRIBER; APPLICATION OF TERMS TO YOU; YOUR ACCOUNT
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Steam is an online service offered by Valve.
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You become a subscriber of Steam ("Subscriber") by completing the
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registration of a Steam user account. This Agreement takes effect as soon
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as you indicate your acceptance of these terms. You may not become a
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subscriber if you are under the age of 13. Steam is not intended for
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children under 13 and Valve will not knowingly collect personal
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information from children under the age of 13.
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A. Contracting Party
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For any interaction with Steam your contractual relationship is with
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Valve. Except as otherwise indicated at the time of the transaction (such
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as in the case of purchases from another Subscriber in a Subscription
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Marketplace), any transactions for Subscriptions (as defined below) you
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make on Steam are being made from Valve.
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B. Subscriptions; Content and Services
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As a Subscriber you may obtain access to certain services, software and
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content available to Subscribers. The Steam client software and any other
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software, content, and updates you download or access via Steam, including
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but not limited to Valve or third-party video games and in-game content,
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and any virtual items you trade, sell or purchase in a Steam Subscription
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Marketplace are referred to in this Agreement as “Content and Services”;
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the rights to access and/or use any Contents and Services accessible
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through Steam are referred to in this Agreement as "Subscriptions."
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Each Subscription allows you to access particular Content and Services.
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Some Subscriptions may impose additional terms specific to that
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Subscription ("Subscription Terms") (for example, an end user license
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agreement specific to a particular game, or terms of use specific to a
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particular product or feature of Steam). Also, additional terms (for
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example, payment and billing procedures) may be posted on
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http://www.steampowered.com or within the Steam service ("Rules of
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Use"). Rules of Use include the Steam Online Conduct Rules
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http://steampowered.com/index.php?area=online_conduct and the Steam
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Refund Policy http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds. The
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Subscription Terms, the Rules of Use, the Valve video policy (see Section
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2.D below) and the Valve Privacy Policy (which can be found at
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http://www.valvesoftware.com/privacy.htm) are binding on you once you
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indicate your acceptance of them or of this Agreement, or otherwise become
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bound by them as described in Section 8 (Amendments to this Agreement).
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C. Your Account
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When you complete Steam’s registration process, you create a Steam account
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("Account"). Your Account may also include billing information you provide
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to Valve for the purchase of Subscriptions, Content and Services and any
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physical merchandise offered for purchase through Steam (“Hardware”). You
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may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or
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Account except as otherwise specifically authorized by Valve. You are
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responsible for the confidentiality of your login and password and for the
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security of your computer system. Valve is not responsible for the use of
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your password and Account or for all of the communication and activity on
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Steam that results from use of your login name and password by you, by any
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person to whom you may have intentionally or by negligence disclosed your
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login and/or password in violation of this confidentiality provision.
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Unless it results from Valve’s negligence or fault, Valve is not
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responsible for the use of your Account by a person who fraudulently used
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your login and password without your permission. If you believe that the
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confidentiality of your login and/or password may have been compromised,
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you must notify Valve via the support form
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(https://support.steampowered.com/newticket.php) without any delay.
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Your Account, including any information pertaining to it (e.g.: contact
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information, billing information, Account history and Subscriptions,
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etc.), is strictly personal. You may therefore not sell or charge others
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for the right to use your Account, or otherwise transfer your Account, nor
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may you sell, charge others for the right to use, or transfer any
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Subscriptions other than if and as expressly permitted by this Agreement
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(including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use) or as otherwise
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specifically permitted by Valve.
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D. Payment Processing
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Payment processing related to Content and Services and/or physical goods
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purchased on Steam is performed by either Valve Corporation directly or by
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Valve’s fully owned subsidiary Valve GmbH on behalf of Valve Corporation
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depending on the type of payment method used. If your card was issued
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outside the United States, your payment may be processed via a European
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acquirer by Valve GmbH on behalf of Valve Corporation. For any other type
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of purchases, payment will be collected by Valve Corporation directly. In
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any case, delivery of Content and Services as well as physical goods is
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performed by Valve Corporation.
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2. LICENSES
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A. General Content and Services License
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Steam and your Subscription(s) require the automatic download and
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installation of Content and Services onto your computer. Valve hereby
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grants, and you accept, a non-exclusive license and right, to use the
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Content and Services for your personal, non-commercial use (except where
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commercial use is expressly allowed herein or in the applicable
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Subscription Terms). This license ends upon termination of (a) this
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Agreement or (b) a Subscription that includes the license. The Content and
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Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or
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ownership in the Content and Services. To make use of the Content and
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Services, you must have a Steam Account and you may be required to be
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running the Steam client and maintaining a connection to the Internet.
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For reasons that include, without limitation, system security, stability,
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and multiplayer interoperability, Steam may need to automatically update,
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pre-load, create new versions of or otherwise enhance the Content and
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Services and accordingly, the system requirements to use the Content and
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Services may change over time. You consent to such automatic updating. You
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understand that this Agreement (including applicable Subscription Terms)
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does not entitle you to future updates, new versions or other enhancements
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of the Content and Services associated with a particular Subscription,
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although Valve may choose to provide such updates, etc. in its sole
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discretion.
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B. Beta Software License
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Valve may from time to time make software accessible to you via Steam
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prior to the general commercial release of such software ("Beta
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Software"). You are not required to use Beta Software, but if Valve offers
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it, you may elect to use it under the following terms. Beta Software will
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be deemed to consist of Content and Services, and each item of Beta
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Software provided will be deemed a Subscription for such Beta Software,
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with the following provisions specific to Beta Software:
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• Your right to use the Beta Software may be limited in time, and may be
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subject to additional Subscription Terms;
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• Valve or any Valve affiliate may request or require that you provide
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suggestions, feedback, or data regarding your use of the Beta
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Software, which will be deemed User Generated Content under Section 6
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(User Generated Content) below; and
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• In addition to the waivers and limitations of liability for all
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Software under Section 7 (Disclaimers; Limitations on Liability; No
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Guarantees; Limited Warranty) below as applicable, you specifically
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acknowledge that Beta Software is only released for testing and
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improvement purposes, in particular to provide Valve with feedback on
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the quality and usability of said Beta Software, and therefore
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contains errors, is not final and may create incompatibilities or
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damage to your computer, data, and/or software. If you decide to
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install and/or use Beta Software, you shall only use it in compliance
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with its purposes, i.e. for testing and improvement purposes and in
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any case not on a system or for purposes where the malfunction of the
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Beta Software can cause any kind of damage. In particular, maintain
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full backups of any system that you choose to install Beta Software
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on.
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C. License to Use Valve Developer Tools
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Your Subscription(s) may include access to various Valve tools that can be
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used to create content ("Developer Tools"). Some examples include: the
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Valve software development kit (the "SDK") for a version of the computer
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game engine known as "Source" (the "Source Engine") and the associated
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Valve Hammer editor, The Source® Filmmaker Software, or in-game tools
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through which you can edit or create derivative works of a Valve game.
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Particular Developer Tools (for example, The Source® Filmmaker Software)
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may be distributed with separate Subscription Terms that are different
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from the rules set forth in this Section. Otherwise, you may use the
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Developer Tools, and you may use, reproduce, publish, perform, display and
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distribute any content you create using the Developer Tools, however you
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wish, but solely on a non-commercial basis.
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If you would like to use the Source Engine SDK or other Valve Developer
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Tools for commercial use, please contact Valve at
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sourceengine@valvesoftware.com.
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D. License to Use Valve Game Content in Fan Art.
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Valve appreciates the community of Subscribers that creates fan art, fan
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fiction, and audio-visual works that reference Valve games ("Fan Art").
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You may incorporate content from Valve games into your Fan Art. Except as
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otherwise set forth in this Section or in any Subscription Terms, you may
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use, reproduce, publish, perform, display and distribute Fan Art that
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incorporates content from Valve games however you wish, but solely on a
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non-commercial basis.
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If you incorporate any third-party content in any Fan Art, you must be
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sure to obtain all necessary rights from the owner of that content.
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Commercial use of some Valve game content is permitted via features such
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as Steam Workshop or a Steam Subscription Marketplace. Terms applicable to
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that use are set forth in Section 3.D. and 6.B. below and in any
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Subscription Terms provided for those features.
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To view the Valve video policy containing additional terms covering the
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use of audio-visual works incorporating Valve intellectual property or
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created with The Source® Filmmaker Software, please click here:
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http://www.valvesoftware.com/videopolicy.html
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E. License to Use Valve Dedicated Server Software
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Your Subscription(s) may contain access to the Valve Dedicated Server
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Software. If so, you may use the Valve Dedicated Server Software on an
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unlimited number of computers for the purpose of hosting online
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multiplayer games of Valve products. If you wish to operate the Valve
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Dedicated Server Software, you will be solely responsible for procuring
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any Internet access, bandwidth, or hardware for such activities and will
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bear all costs associated therewith.
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F. Ownership of Content and Services
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All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the
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Content and Services and any and all copies thereof, are owned by Valve
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and/or its or its affiliates’ licensors. All rights are reserved, except
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as expressly stated herein. The Content and Services is protected by
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copyright laws, international copyright treaties and conventions and other
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laws. The Content and Services contains certain licensed materials and
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Valve’s and its affiliates’ licensors may protect their rights in the
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event of any violation of this Agreement.
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G. Restrictions on Use of Content and Services
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You may not use the Content and Services for any purpose other than the
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permitted access to Steam and your Subscriptions, and to make personal,
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non-commercial use of your Subscriptions, except as otherwise permitted by
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this Agreement or applicable Subscription Terms. Except as otherwise
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permitted under this Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or Rules
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of Use), or under applicable law notwithstanding these restrictions, you
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may not, in whole or in part, copy, photocopy, reproduce, publish,
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distribute, translate, reverse engineer, derive source code from, modify,
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disassemble, decompile, create derivative works based on, or remove any
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proprietary notices or labels from the Content and Services or any
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software accessed via Steam without the prior consent, in writing, of
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Valve.
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You are entitled to use the Content and Services for your own personal
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use, but you are not entitled to: (i) sell, grant a security interest in
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or transfer reproductions of the Content and Services to other parties in
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any way, nor to rent, lease or license the Content and Services to others
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without the prior written consent of Valve, except to the extent expressly
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permitted elsewhere in this Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or
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Rules of Use); (ii) host or provide matchmaking services for the Content
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and Services or emulate or redirect the communication protocols used by
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Valve in any network feature of the Content and Services, through protocol
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emulation, tunneling, modifying or adding components to the Content and
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Services, use of a utility program or any other techniques now known or
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hereafter developed, for any purpose including, but not limited to network
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play over the Internet, network play utilizing commercial or
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non-commercial gaming networks or as part of content aggregation networks,
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websites or services, without the prior written consent of Valve; or (iii)
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exploit the Content and Services or any of its parts for any commercial
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purpose, except as expressly permitted elsewhere in this Agreement
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(including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use).
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3. BILLING, PAYMENT AND OTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS
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All charges incurred on Steam, and all purchases made with the Steam
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Wallet, are payable in advance and final, except as described in Section 7
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below and in the Steam Refund Policy
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http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds.
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A. Payment Authorization
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When you provide payment information to Valve or to one of its payment
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processors, you represent to Valve that you are the authorized user of the
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card, PIN, key or account associated with that payment, and you authorize
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Valve to charge your credit card or to process your payment with the
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chosen third-party payment processor for any Subscription, Steam Wallet
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funds, Hardware or other fees incurred by you. Valve may require you to
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provide your address or other information in order to meet their
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obligations under applicable tax law.
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For Subscriptions purchased based on an agreed usage period, where
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recurring payments are made in exchange for continued use (“Recurring
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Payment Subscriptions”), by continuing to use the Recurring Payment
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Subscription you agree and reaffirm that Valve is authorized to charge
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your credit card (or your Steam Wallet, if funded), or to process your
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payment with any other applicable third-party payment processor, for any
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applicable recurring payment amounts. If you have purchased any Recurring
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Payment Subscriptions, you agree to notify Valve promptly of any changes
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to your credit card account number, its expiration date and/or your
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billing address, or your PayPal or other payment account number, and you
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agree to notify Valve promptly if your credit card or PayPal or other
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payment account expires or is cancelled for any reason.
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If your use of Steam is subject to any type of use or sales tax, then
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Valve may also charge you for those taxes, in addition to the Subscription
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or other fees published in the Rules of Use. The European Union VAT
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(“VAT”) tax amounts collected by Valve reflect VAT due on the value of any
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Content and Services, Hardware or Subscription.
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You agree that you will not use IP proxying or other methods to disguise
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the place of your residence, whether to circumvent geographical
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restrictions on game content, to purchase at pricing not applicable to
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your geography, or for any other purpose. If you do this, Valve may
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terminate your access to your Account.
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B. Responsibility for Charges Associated With Your Account
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As the Account holder, you are responsible for all charges incurred,
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including applicable taxes, and all purchases made by you or anyone that
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uses your Account, including your family or friends. If you cancel your
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Account, Valve reserves the right to collect fees, surcharges or costs
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incurred before cancellation. Any delinquent or unpaid Accounts must be
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settled before Valve will allow you to register again.
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C. Steam Wallet
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Steam may make available an account balance associated with your Account
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(the “Steam Wallet”). The Steam Wallet is neither a bank account nor any
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kind of payment instrument. It functions as a prepaid balance to purchase
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Content and Services. You may place funds in your Steam Wallet up to a
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maximum amount determined by Valve, by credit card, prepaid card,
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promotional code, or any other payment method accepted by Steam. Within
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any twenty-four (24) hour period, the total amount stored in your Steam
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Wallet plus the total amount spent out of your Steam Wallet, in the
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aggregate, may not exceed US$2,000 or its equivalent in your applicable
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local currency -- attempted deposits into your Steam Wallet that exceed
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this threshold may not be credited to your Steam Wallet until your
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activity falls below this threshold. Valve may change or impose different
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Steam Wallet balance and usage limits from time to time.
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You will be notified by e-mail of any change to the Steam Wallet balance
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and usage limits within sixty (60) days before the entry into force of the
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said change. Your continued use of your Steam Account more than thirty
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(30) days after the entry into force of the changes, will constitute your
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acceptance of the changes. If you don’t agree to the changes, your only
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remedy is to terminate your Steam Account or to cease use of your Steam
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Wallet. Valve shall not have any obligation to refund any credits
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remaining on your Steam Wallet in this case.
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You may use Steam Wallet funds to purchase Subscriptions, including by
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making in-game purchases where Steam Wallet transactions are enabled, and
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Hardware. Funds added to the Steam Wallet are non-refundable and
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non-transferable. Steam Wallet funds do not constitute a personal property
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right, have no value outside Steam and can only be used to purchase
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Subscriptions and related content via Steam (including but not limited to
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games and other applications offered through the Steam Store, or in a
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Steam Subscription Marketplace) and Hardware. Steam Wallet funds have no
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cash value and are not exchangeable for cash. Steam Wallet funds that are
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deemed unclaimed property may be turned over to the applicable authority.
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D. Trading and Sales of Subscriptions Between Subscribers
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Steam may include one or more features or sites that allow Subscribers to
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trade, sell or purchase certain types of Subscriptions (for example,
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license rights to virtual items) with, to or from other Subscribers
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(“Subscription Marketplaces”). An example of a Subscription Marketplace is
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the Steam Community Market. By using or participating in Subscription
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Marketplaces, you authorize Valve, on its own behalf or as an agent or
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licensee of any third-party creator or publisher of the applicable
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Subscriptions in your Account, to transfer those Subscriptions from your
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Account in order to give effect to any trade or sale you make.
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Valve may charge a fee for trades or sales in a Subscription Marketplace.
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Any fees will be disclosed to you prior to the completion of the trade or
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sale.
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If you complete a trade, sale or purchase in a Subscription Marketplace,
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you acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for taxes, if any,
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which may be due with respect to your transactions, including sales or use
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taxes, and for compliance with applicable tax laws. Proceeds from sales
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you make in a Subscription Marketplace may be considered income to you for
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income tax purposes. You should consult with a tax specialist to determine
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your tax liability in connection with your activities in any Subscription
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Marketplace.
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You understand and acknowledge that Valve may decide to cease operation of
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any Subscription Marketplace, change the fees that it charges or change
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the terms or features of the Steam Subscription Marketplace. Valve shall
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have no liability to you because of any inability to trade Subscriptions
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in the Steam Trading Marketplace, including because of discontinuation or
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changes in the terms, features or eligibility requirements of any
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Subscription Marketplace.
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You also understand and acknowledge that Subscriptions traded, sold or
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purchased in any Subscription Marketplace are license rights, that you
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have no ownership interest in such Subscriptions, and that Valve does not
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recognize any transfers of Subscriptions (including transfers by operation
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of law) that are made outside of Steam.
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E. Retail Purchase
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Valve may offer or require a Subscription for purchasers of retail
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packaged product versions or OEM versions of Valve products. The "CD-Key"
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or "Product Key" accompanying such versions is used to activate your
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Subscription.
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F. Steam Authorized Resellers
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You may purchase a Subscription through an authorized reseller of Valve.
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The "Product Key" accompanying such purchase will be used to activate your
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Subscription. If you purchase a Subscription from an authorized reseller
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of Valve, you agree to direct all questions regarding the Product Key to
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that reseller.
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G. Free Subscriptions
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In some cases, Valve may offer a free Subscription to certain services,
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software and content. As with all Subscriptions, you are always
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responsible for any Internet service provider, telephone, and other
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connection fees that you may incur when using Steam, even when Valve
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offers a free Subscription.
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H. Third Party Sites
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Steam may provide links to other third party sites. Some of these sites
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may charge separate fees, which are not included in and are in addition to
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any Subscription or other fees that you may pay to Valve. Steam may also
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provide access to third-party vendors, who provide content, goods and/or
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services on Steam or the Internet. Any separate charges or obligations you
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incur in your dealings with these third parties are your responsibility.
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Valve makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied,
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regarding any third party site. In particular, Valve makes no
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representation or warranty that any service or subscription offered via
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third-party vendors will not change or be suspended or terminated.
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4. ONLINE CONDUCT, CHEATING AND ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR
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Your online conduct and interaction with other Subscribers should be
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guided by common sense and basic etiquette. They must notably comply with
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the Steam Online Conduct rules, to be found at
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http://steampowered.com/index.php?area=online_conduct. Depending on
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terms of use imposed by third parties who host particular games or other
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services, additional requirements may also be provided in the Subscription
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Terms applicable to a particular Subscription.
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Steam and the Content and Services may include functionality designed to
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identify software or hardware processes or functionality that may give a
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player an unfair competitive advantage when playing multiplayer versions
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of any Content and Services or modifications of Content and Services
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(“Cheats”). You agree that you will not create Cheats or assist third
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parties in any way to create or use Cheats. You agree that you will not
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directly or indirectly disable, circumvent, or otherwise interfere with
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the operation of software designed to prevent or report the use of Cheats.
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You acknowledge and agree that either Valve or any online multiplayer host
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may refuse to allow you to participate in certain online multiplayer games
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if you use Cheats in connection with Steam or the Content and Services.
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Further, you acknowledge and agree that an online multiplayer host may
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report your use of Cheats to Valve, and Valve may communicate your history
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of use of Cheats to other online multiplayer hosts. Valve may terminate
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your Account or a particular Subscription for any conduct or activity that
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is illegal, constitutes a Cheat, or otherwise negatively affects the
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enjoyment of Steam by other Subscribers. You acknowledge that Valve is not
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required to provide you notice before terminating your Subscription(s)
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and/or Account.
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You may not use Cheats, automation software (bots), mods, hacks, or any
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other unauthorized third-party software, to modify or automate any
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Subscription Marketplace process.
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5. THIRD PARTY CONTENT
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In regard to all Subscriptions, Contents and Services that are not
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authored by Valve, Valve does not screen such third party content
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available on Steam or through other sources. Valve assumes no
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responsibility or liability for such third party content. Some third party
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application software is capable of being used by businesses for business
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purposes - however, you may only acquire such software via Steam for
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private personal use.
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6. USER GENERATED CONTENT
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A. General Provisions
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Steam provides interfaces and tools for you to be able to generate content
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and make it available to other users and/or to Valve at your sole
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|
discretion. "User Generated Content" means any content you make available
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|
to other users through your use of multi-user features of Steam, or to
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Valve or its affiliates through your use of the Content and Services or
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otherwise.
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When you upload your content to Steam to make it available to other users
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and/or to Valve, you grant Valve and its affiliates the worldwide,
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non-exclusive, right to use, reproduce, modify, create derivative works
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from, distribute, transmit, transcode, translate, broadcast, and otherwise
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communicate, and publicly display and publicly perform, your User
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Generated Content, and derivative works of your User Generated Content,
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for the purpose of the operation, distribution and promotion of the Steam
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service, Steam games or other Steam offerings. This license is granted to
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Valve as the content is uploaded on Steam for the entire duration of the
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intellectual property rights. It may be terminated if Valve is in breach
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of the license and has not cured such breach within fourteen (14) days
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from receiving notice from you sent to the attention of the Valve Legal
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Department at the applicable Valve address noted on this Privacy
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|
Policy page. The termination of said license does not affect the rights of
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any sub-licensees pursuant to any sub-license granted by Valve prior to
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|
termination of the license. Valve is the sole owner of the derivative
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works created by Valve from your Content, and is therefore entitled to
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grant licenses on these derivative works. If you use Valve cloud storage,
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you grant us a license to store your information as part of that service.
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Valve may place limits on the amount of storage you may use.
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If you provide Valve with any feedback or suggestions about Steam, the
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Content and Services, or any Valve products or services, Valve is free to
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use the feedback or suggestions however it chooses, without any obligation
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to account to you.
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B. Content Uploaded to the Steam Workshop
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Some games or applications available on Steam ("Workshop-Enabled Apps")
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allow you to create User Generated Content based on or using the
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Workshop-Enabled App, and to submit that User Generated Content (a
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|
“Workshop Contribution”) to one or more Steam Workshop web pages. Workshop
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|
Contributions can be viewed by the Steam community, and for some
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|
categories of Workshop Contributions users may be able to interact with,
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download or purchase the Workshop Contribution. In some cases, Workshop
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Contributions may be considered for incorporation by Valve or a
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third-party developer into a game or into a Subscription Marketplace.
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You understand and agree that Valve is not obligated to use, distribute,
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or continue to distribute copies of any Workshop Contribution and reserves
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the right, but not the obligation, to restrict or remove Workshop
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Contributions for any reason.
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|
Specific Workshop-Enabled Apps or Workshop web pages may contain special
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terms (“App-Specific Terms”) that supplement or change the terms set out
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|
in this Section. In particular, where Workshop Contributions are
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|
distributed for a fee, App-Specific Terms will address how revenue may be
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shared. Unless otherwise specified in App-Specific Terms (if any), the
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|
following general rules apply to Workshop Contributions.
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• Workshop Contributions are Subscriptions, and therefore you agree that
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any Subscriber receiving distribution of your Workshop Contribution
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will have the same rights to use your Workshop Contribution (and will
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|
be subject to the same restrictions) as are set out in this Agreement
|
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|
for any other Subscriptions.
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• Notwithstanding the license described in Section 6.A., Valve will only
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|
have the right to modify or create derivative works from your Workshop
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|
Contribution in the following cases: (a) Valve may make modifications
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|
necessary to make your Contribution compatible with Steam and the
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|
|
Workshop functionality or user interface, and (b) Valve or the
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|
|
applicable developer may make modifications to Workshop Contributions
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|
that are accepted for in-Application distribution as it deems
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|
necessary or desirable to enhance gameplay.
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|
• You may, in your sole discretion, choose to remove a Workshop
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|
Contribution from the applicable Workshop pages. If you do so, Valve
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|
will no longer have the right to use, distribute, transmit,
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|
communicate, publicly display or publicly perform the Workshop
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|
Contribution, except that (a) Valve may continue to exercise these
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|
rights for any Workshop Contribution that is accepted for distribution
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|
|
in-game or distributed in a manner that allows it to be used in-game,
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|
and (b) your removal will not affect the rights of any Subscriber who
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|
has already obtained access to a copy of the Workshop Contribution.
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|
Except where otherwise provided in App-Specific Terms, you agree that
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|
Valve’s consideration of your Workshop Contribution is your full
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|
compensation, and you are not entitled to any other rights or compensation
|
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|
in connection with the rights granted to Valve and to other Subscribers.
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C. Promotions and Endorsements
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|
If you use Steam services (e.g. the Steam Curators’ Lists or the Steam
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|
Broadcasting service) to promote or endorse a product, service or event in
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|
return for any kind of consideration from a third party (including
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|
non-monetary rewards such as free games), you must clearly indicate the
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|
source of such consideration to your audience.
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D. Representations and Warranties
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|
You represent and warrant to us that you have sufficient rights in all
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|
User Generated Content to grant Valve and other affected parties the
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|
licenses described under A. and B. above or in any license terms specific
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|
to the applicable Workshop-Enabled App or Workshop page. This includes,
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|
without limitation, any kind of intellectual property rights or other
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|
proprietary or personal rights affected by or included in the User
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|
Generated Content. In particular, with respect to Workshop Contributions,
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|
you represent and warrant that the Workshop Contribution was originally
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|
created by you (or, with respect to a Workshop Contribution to which
|
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|
others contributed besides you, by you and the other contributors, and in
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|
such case that you have the right to submit such Workshop Contribution on
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|
behalf of those other contributors).
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You furthermore represent and warrant that the User Generated Content,
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your submission of that Content, and your granting of rights in that
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Content does not violate any applicable contract, law or regulation.
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7. DISCLAIMERS; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; NO GUARANTEES; LIMITED WARRANTY
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|
THIS SECTION 7 DOES NOT APPLY TO EU SUBSCRIBERS.
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• FOR NEW ZEALAND SUBSCRIBERS, THIS SECTION 7 DOES NOT EXCLUDE, RESTRICT
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OR MODIFY THE APPLICATION OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY THAT CANNOT BE SO
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|
EXCLUDED, RESTRICTED OR MODIFIED INCLUDING THOSE CONFERRED BY THE NEW
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ZEALAND CONSUMER GUARANTEES ACT 1993. UNDER THIS ACT ARE GUARANTEES
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WHICH INCLUDE THAT GOODS AND SERVICES ARE OF ACCEPTABLE QUALITY. IF
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THIS GUARANTEE IS NOT MET THERE ARE ENTITLEMENTS TO HAVE THE SOFTWARE
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|
REMEDIED (WHICH MAY INCLUDE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND). IF A
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REMEDY CANNOT BE PROVIDED OR THE FAILURE IS OF A SUBSTANTIAL
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|
CHARACTER, THE ACT PROVIDES FOR A REFUND.
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|
Prior to acquiring a Subscription, you should consult the product
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|
|
information made available on Steam, including Subscription description,
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|
minimum technical requirements, and user reviews.
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|
A. DISCLAIMERS
|
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|
VALVE AND ITS AFFILIATES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM (I) ANY
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|
WARRANTY FOR STEAM, THE CONTENT AND SERVICES, AND THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, AND
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|
|
(II) ANY COMMON LAW DUTIES WITH REGARD TO STEAM, THE CONTENT AND SERVICES,
|
|
|
AND THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, INCLUDING DUTIES OF LACK OF NEGLIGENCE AND LACK OF
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|
|
WORKMANLIKE EFFORT. STEAM, THE CONTENT AND SERVICES, THE SUBSCRIPTIONS,
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AND ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH ARE PROVIDED ON AN
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|
"AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, "WITH ALL FAULTS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY
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|
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
|
|
|
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
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|
OR NONINFRINGEMENT. ANY WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT THAT MAY BE PROVIDED
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|
IN SECTION 2-312 OF THE UNITED STATES UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE AND/OR IN
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|
|
ANY OTHER COMPARABLE STATE STATUTE IS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. ALSO, THERE IS
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|
|
NO WARRANTY OF TITLE, NON-INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT, OR AUTHORITY
|
|
|
IN CONNECTION WITH STEAM, THE CONTENT AND SERVICES, THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, OR
|
|
|
INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
|
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|
|
ANY WARRANTY AGAINST INFRINGEMENT THAT MAY BE PROVIDED IN SECTION 2-312 OF
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THE UNITED STATES UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE IS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.
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B. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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|
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER VALVE, ITS
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|
|
LICENSORS, NOR THEIR AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF VALVE’S SERVICE PROVIDERS,
|
|
|
SHALL BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM
|
|
|
THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE STEAM, YOUR ACCOUNT, YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS AND
|
|
|
THE CONTENT AND SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF GOODWILL,
|
|
|
WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY AND ALL OTHER
|
|
|
COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES. IN NO EVENT WILL VALVE BE LIABLE FOR ANY
|
|
|
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY
|
|
|
DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH
|
|
|
STEAM, THE CONTENT AND SERVICES, THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, AND ANY INFORMATION
|
|
|
AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE
|
|
|
CONTENT AND SERVICES, SUBSCRIPTIONS OR ANY INFORMATION, EVEN IN THE EVENT
|
|
|
OF VALVE’S OR ITS AFFILIATES’ FAULT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT
|
|
|
LIABILITY, OR BREACH OF VALVE’S WARRANTY AND EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED
|
|
|
OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THESE LIMITATIONS AND LIABILITY
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|
EXCLUSIONS APPLY EVEN IF ANY REMEDY FAILS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RECOMPENSE.
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|
BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE
|
|
|
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH
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|
|
STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, EACH OF VALVE, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS AFFILIATES’
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|
|
LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
|
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C. NO GUARANTEES
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|
NEITHER VALVE NOR ITS AFFILIATES GUARANTEE CONTINUOUS, ERROR-FREE,
|
|
|
VIRUS-FREE OR SECURE OPERATION AND ACCESS TO STEAM, THE CONTENT AND
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|
|
SERVICES, YOUR ACCOUNT AND/OR YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS(S) OR ANY INFORMATION
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|
|
AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
|
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D. LIMITED WARRANTY
|
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CERTAIN HARDWARE PURCHASED FROM VALVE IS SUBJECT TO A LIMITED WARRANTY,
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|
[OR DEPENDING ON YOUR LOCATION, A STATUTORY WARRANTY] WHICH IS DESCRIBED
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IN DETAIL HERE.
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8. AMENDMENTS TO THIS AGREEMENT
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|
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a consumer with place of residence in Germany, a
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|
|
different version of Section 8 applies to you, which is available
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|
here.
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|
This Agreement may at any time be mutually amended by your explicit
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|
|
consent to changes proposed by Valve. Furthermore, Valve may amend this
|
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|
Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use) unilaterally
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|
at any time in its sole discretion. In this case, you will be notified by
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|
e-mail of any amendment to this Agreement made by Valve within 60 (sixty)
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|
|
days before the entry into force of the said amendment. You can view the
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|
Agreement at any time at http://www.steampowered.com/. Your failure
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|
|
to cancel your Account within thirty (30) days after the entry into force
|
|
|
of the amendments, will constitute your acceptance of the amended terms.
|
|
|
If you don’t agree to the amendments or to any of the terms in this
|
|
|
Agreement, your only remedy is to cancel your Account or to cease use of
|
|
|
the affected Subscription(s). Valve shall not have any obligation to
|
|
|
refund any fees that may have accrued to your Account before cancellation
|
|
|
of your Account or cessation of use of any Subscription, nor shall Valve
|
|
|
have any obligation to prorate any fees in such circumstances.
|
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9. TERM AND TERMINATION
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A. Term
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The term of this Agreement (the "Term") commences on the date you first
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|
|
indicate your acceptance of these terms, and will continue in effect until
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|
otherwise terminated in accordance with this Agreement.
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B. Termination by You
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You may cancel your Account at any time. You may cease use of a
|
|
|
Subscription at any time or, if you choose, you may request that Valve
|
|
|
terminate your access to a Subscription. However, Subscriptions are not
|
|
|
transferable, and even if your access to a Subscription for a particular
|
|
|
game or application is terminated, the original activation key will not be
|
|
|
able to be registered to any other account, even if the Subscription was
|
|
|
obtained in a retail store. Access to Subscriptions purchased as a part of
|
|
|
a pack or bundle cannot be terminated individually, termination of access
|
|
|
to one game within the bundle will result in termination of access to all
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|
|
games purchased in the pack. Your cancellation of an Account, or your
|
|
|
cessation of use of any Subscription or request that access to a
|
|
|
Subscription be terminated, will not entitle you to any refund, including
|
|
|
of any Subscription fees. Valve reserves the right to collect fees,
|
|
|
surcharges or costs incurred prior to the cancellation of your Account or
|
|
|
termination of your access to a particular Subscription. In addition, you
|
|
|
are responsible for any charges incurred to third-party vendors or content
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|
providers before your cancellation.
|
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|
|
C. Termination by Valve
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|
Valve may cancel your Account or any particular Subscription(s) at any
|
|
|
time in the event that (a) Valve ceases providing such Subscriptions to
|
|
|
similarly situated Subscribers generally, or (b) you breach any terms of
|
|
|
this Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use). In the
|
|
|
event that your Account or a particular Subscription is terminated or
|
|
|
cancelled by Valve for a violation of this Agreement or improper or
|
|
|
illegal activity, no refund, including of any Subscription fees or of any
|
|
|
unused funds in your Steam Wallet, will be granted.
|
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D. Survival of Terms
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Sections 2(C), 2(D), 2(F), 2(G), 3(A), 3(B), 3(D), 3(H), and 5 - 12 will
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survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement.
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10. APPLICABLE LAW/JURISDICTION
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For All Customers Outside the European Union:
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You agree that this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made and
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executed in the State of Washington, U.S.A., and any dispute arising
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hereunder shall be resolved in accordance with the law of Washington
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excluding the law of conflicts and the Convention on Contracts for the
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International Sale of Goods. Subject to Section 11 (Dispute
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Resolution/Binding Arbitration/Class Action Waiver) below, you agree that
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any claim asserted in any legal proceeding by you against Valve shall be
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commenced and maintained exclusively in any state or federal court located
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in King County, Washington, having subject matter jurisdiction with
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respect to the dispute between the parties and you hereby consent to the
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exclusive jurisdiction of such courts. In any dispute arising under this
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Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to attorneys’ fees and
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expenses.
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For EU Customers:
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In the event of a dispute relating to the interpretation, the performance
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or the validity of the Subscriber Agreement, an amicable solution will be
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sought before any legal action. You can file your complaint at
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http://help.steampowered.com. In case of failure, you may, within one
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year of the failed request, file an online complaint on the European
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Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution website:
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https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/odr/main/index.cfm?event=main.home.chooseLanguage,
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or on the European Consumer Center’s website:
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http://www.europe-consommateurs.eu/index.php?id=2514.
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In the event that out-of-court dispute resolutions fail, the dispute may
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be brought before the competent courts.
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11. DISPUTE RESOLUTION/BINDING ARBITRATION/CLASS ACTION WAIVER
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This Section 11 shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable
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law. If the laws of your jurisdiction prohibit the application of some or
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all of the provisions of this Section notwithstanding Section 10
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(Applicable Law/Jurisdiction), such provisions will not apply to you. IN
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PARTICULAR, IF YOU LIVE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, THIS SECTION 11 DOES NOT
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APPLY TO YOU.
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Most user concerns can be resolved by use of our Steam support site at
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https://support.steampowered.com/. If Valve is unable to resolve your
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concerns and a dispute remains between you and Valve, this Section
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explains how the parties have agreed to resolve it.
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YOU AND VALVE AGREE TO RESOLVE ALL DISPUTES AND CLAIMS BETWEEN US IN
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INDIVIDUAL BINDING ARBITRATION. THAT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY
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CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO: (i) ANY ASPECT OF THE RELATIONSHIP
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BETWEEN US; (ii) THIS AGREEMENT; OR (iii) YOUR USE OF STEAM, YOUR ACCOUNT
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OR THE CONTENT AND SERVICES. IT APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH CLAIMS
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ARE BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTE, FRAUD, UNFAIR COMPETITION,
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MISREPRESENTATION OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY.
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However, this Section does not apply to the following types of claims or
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disputes, which you or Valve may bring in any court with jurisdiction: (i)
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claims of infringement or other misuse of intellectual property rights,
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including such claims seeking injunctive relief; and (ii) claims related
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to or arising from any alleged unauthorized use, piracy or theft.
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This Section does not prevent you from bringing your dispute to the
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attention of any federal, state, or local government agencies that can, if
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the law allows, seek relief from us for you.
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An arbitration is a proceeding before a neutral arbitrator, instead of
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before a judge or jury. Arbitration is less formal than a lawsuit in
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court, and provides more limited discovery. It follows different rules
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than court proceedings, and is subject to very limited review by courts.
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The arbitrator will issue a written decision and provide a statement of
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reasons if requested by either party. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU AND VALVE
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ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND TO HAVE A TRIAL BEFORE A JUDGE
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OR JURY.
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You and Valve agree to make reasonable, good faith efforts to informally
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resolve any dispute before initiating arbitration. A party who intends to
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seek arbitration must first send the other a written notice that describes
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the nature and basis of the claim or dispute and sets forth the relief
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sought. If you and Valve do not reach an agreement to resolve that claim
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or dispute within 30 days after the notice is received, you or Valve may
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commence an arbitration. Written notice to Valve must be sent via postal
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mail to: ATTN: Arbitration Notice, Valve Corporation, P.O. Box 1688,
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Bellevue, WA 98004.
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The Federal Arbitration Act applies to this Section. The arbitration will
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be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
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Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and, where applicable, the AAA’s
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Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes, as modified by
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this Agreement, both of which are available at http://www.adr.org.
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The arbitrator is bound by the terms of this Agreement.
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The AAA will administer the arbitration. It may be conducted through the
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submission of documents, by phone, or in person in the county where you
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live or at another mutually agreed location.
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If you seek $10,000 or less, Valve agrees to reimburse your filing fee and
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your share of the arbitration costs, including your share of arbitrator
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compensation, at the conclusion of the proceeding, unless the arbitrator
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determines your claims are frivolous or costs are unreasonable as
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determined by the arbitrator. Valve agrees not to seek its attorneys’ fees
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or costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines your claims are
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frivolous or costs are unreasonable as determined by the arbitrator. If
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you seek more than $10,000, the arbitration costs, including arbitrator
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compensation, will be split between you and Valve according to the AAA
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Commercial Arbitration Rules and the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for
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Consumer Related Disputes, if applicable.
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YOU AND VALVE AGREE NOT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS OR
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REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR COLLECTIVE
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ARBITRATION, EVEN IF AAA’s PROCEDURES OR RULES WOULD OTHERWISE ALLOW ONE.
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THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY
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SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM.
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You and Valve also agree not to seek to combine any action or arbitration
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with any other action or arbitration without the consent of all parties to
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this Agreement and all other actions or arbitrations.
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If the agreement in this Section not to bring or participate in a class or
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representative action, private attorney general action or collective
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arbitration should be found illegal or unenforceable, you and Valve agree
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that it shall not be severable, that this entire Section shall be
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unenforceable and any claim or dispute would be resolved in court and not
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in collective arbitration.
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Notwithstanding this Section, you have the right to litigate any dispute
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in small claims court, if all the requirements of the small claims court,
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including any limitations on jurisdiction and the amount at issue in the
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dispute, are satisfied.
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12. MISCELLANEOUS
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Except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, in the event
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that any provision of this Agreement shall be held by a court or other
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tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision
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will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining
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portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This
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Agreement, including any Subscription Terms, Rules of Use, the Valve
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Privacy Policy, and the Valve Hardware Warranty Policy, constitutes and
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contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the
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subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior oral or written agreements.
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You agree that this Agreement is not intended to confer and does not
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confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to
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this Agreement.
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Valve’s obligations are subject to existing laws and legal process and
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Valve may comply with law enforcement or regulatory requests or
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requirements notwithstanding any contrary term.
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You agree to comply with all applicable import/export laws and
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regulations. You agree not to export the Content and Services or Hardware
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or allow use of your Account by individuals of any terrorist supporting
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countries to which encryption exports are at the time of exportation
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restricted by the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration. You represent and
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warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national
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or resident of any such prohibited country.
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This Agreement was last updated on August 31st, 2017 ("Revision Date"). If
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you were a Subscriber before the Revision Date, it replaces your existing
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agreement with Valve or Valve SARL on the day that you explicitly accept
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it. If you prefer to continue using Steam and your existing Subscriptions
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under the version of the Agreement in effect prior to the Revision Date,
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you are free to do so.
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