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commit: 3a6da436746d2ae028e69dd55f5654bc3d9a2f9b |
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Author: Conrad Kostecki <conrad <AT> kostecki <DOT> com> |
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AuthorDate: Fri Jun 22 09:06:17 2018 +0000 |
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Commit: Michał Górny <mgorny <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> |
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CommitDate: Fri Jun 22 18:36:56 2018 +0000 |
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URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/commit/?id=3a6da436 |
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licenses/Steam: add license for games-server/steamcmd |
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+ STEAM® SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT |
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+ |
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+ Table of contents: |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ 1. REGISTRATION AS A SUBSCRIBER; APPLICATION OF TERMS TO YOU; YOUR ACCOUNT |
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+ |
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+ Steam is an online service offered by Valve. |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ A. Contracting Party |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ B. Subscriptions; Content and Services |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ C. Your Account |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ D. Payment Processing |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ 2. LICENSES |
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+ |
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+ A. General Content and Services License |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ B. Beta Software License |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ C. License to Use Valve Developer Tools |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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@×××××××××××××.com. |
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+ |
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+ D. License to Use Valve Game Content in Fan Art. |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ E. License to Use Valve Dedicated Server Software |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ F. Ownership of Content and Services |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ G. Restrictions on Use of Content and Services |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ 3. BILLING, PAYMENT AND OTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ A. Payment Authorization |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ B. Responsibility for Charges Associated With Your Account |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ C. Steam Wallet |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ D. Trading and Sales of Subscriptions Between Subscribers |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ E. Retail Purchase |
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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ F. Steam Authorized Resellers |
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+ |
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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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494 |
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506 |
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507 |
+ Valve or its affiliates through your use of the Content and Services or |
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533 |
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541 |
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569 |
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570 |
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574 |
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580 |
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581 |
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582 |
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584 |
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585 |
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602 |
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607 |
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608 |
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609 |
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724 |
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835 |
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+ |
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+ The Federal Arbitration Act applies to this Section. The arbitration will |
842 |
+ be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American |
843 |
+ Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and, where applicable, the AAA’s |
844 |
+ Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes, as modified by |
845 |
+ 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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+ |
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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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+ |
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+ If you seek $10,000 or less, Valve agrees to reimburse your filing fee and |
853 |
+ your share of the arbitration costs, including your share of arbitrator |
854 |
+ compensation, at the conclusion of the proceeding, unless the arbitrator |
855 |
+ determines your claims are frivolous or costs are unreasonable as |
856 |
+ determined by the arbitrator. Valve agrees not to seek its attorneys’ fees |
857 |
+ or costs in arbitration unless the arbitrator determines your claims are |
858 |
+ frivolous or costs are unreasonable as determined by the arbitrator. If |
859 |
+ you seek more than $10,000, the arbitration costs, including arbitrator |
860 |
+ compensation, will be split between you and Valve according to the AAA |
861 |
+ Commercial Arbitration Rules and the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for |
862 |
+ Consumer Related Disputes, if applicable. |
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+ |
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+ YOU AND VALVE AGREE NOT TO BRING OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS OR |
865 |
+ REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION OR COLLECTIVE |
866 |
+ ARBITRATION, EVEN IF AAA’s PROCEDURES OR RULES WOULD OTHERWISE ALLOW ONE. |
867 |
+ THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY |
868 |
+ SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF THAT PARTY’S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM. |
869 |
+ You and Valve also agree not to seek to combine any action or arbitration |
870 |
+ with any other action or arbitration without the consent of all parties to |
871 |
+ this Agreement and all other actions or arbitrations. |
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+ |
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+ If the agreement in this Section not to bring or participate in a class or |
874 |
+ representative action, private attorney general action or collective |
875 |
+ arbitration should be found illegal or unenforceable, you and Valve agree |
876 |
+ that it shall not be severable, that this entire Section shall be |
877 |
+ unenforceable and any claim or dispute would be resolved in court and not |
878 |
+ in collective arbitration. |
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+ |
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+ Notwithstanding this Section, you have the right to litigate any dispute |
881 |
+ in small claims court, if all the requirements of the small claims court, |
882 |
+ including any limitations on jurisdiction and the amount at issue in the |
883 |
+ dispute, are satisfied. |
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+ |
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+ 12. MISCELLANEOUS |
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+ |
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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 |
889 |
+ tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provision |
890 |
+ will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining |
891 |
+ portions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This |
892 |
+ Agreement, including any Subscription Terms, Rules of Use, the Valve |
893 |
+ Privacy Policy, and the Valve Hardware Warranty Policy, constitutes and |
894 |
+ contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the |
895 |
+ subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior oral or written agreements. |
896 |
+ You agree that this Agreement is not intended to confer and does not |
897 |
+ confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the parties to |
898 |
+ this Agreement. |
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+ |
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+ Valve’s obligations are subject to existing laws and legal process and |
901 |
+ Valve may comply with law enforcement or regulatory requests or |
902 |
+ requirements notwithstanding any contrary term. |
903 |
+ |
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+ You agree to comply with all applicable import/export laws and |
905 |
+ regulations. You agree not to export the Content and Services or Hardware |
906 |
+ or allow use of your Account by individuals of any terrorist supporting |
907 |
+ countries to which encryption exports are at the time of exportation |
908 |
+ restricted by the U.S. Bureau of Export Administration. You represent and |
909 |
+ warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national |
910 |
+ or resident of any such prohibited country. |
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+ |
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+ This Agreement was last updated on August 31st, 2017 ("Revision Date"). If |
913 |
+ you were a Subscriber before the Revision Date, it replaces your existing |
914 |
+ agreement with Valve or Valve SARL on the day that you explicitly accept |
915 |
+ it. If you prefer to continue using Steam and your existing Subscriptions |
916 |
+ under the version of the Agreement in effect prior to the Revision Date, |
917 |
+ you are free to do so. |