Valve reserves the right to terminate accounts or subscriptions immediately without notice or reason, and denies refunds upon cancellation or enforcement action. There is no explicit appeal mechanism, cure period, or data export provision before closure.
Users retain ownership of their uploaded content but grant Valve a perpetual, worldwide license to modify, create derivatives, and commercially exploit it for platform operations. The license only terminates if Valve breaches and fails to cure within 14 days, and derivative works are owned solely by Valve.
Valve may unilaterally amend terms with 30 days' email notice, and failure to cancel constitutes acceptance. Changes apply prospectively, but rejected amendments trigger account cancellation with no proration or refund of accrued fees.
Liability is excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law, explicitly waiving claims even for negligence, fault, or breach of warranty. Statutory consumer protections are preserved for EU/UK/Australia/NZ, but US consumers face broad exclusions without a meaningful monetary cap.
Consumers retain the right to pursue claims in court without mandatory arbitration or class-action waivers. However, exclusive jurisdiction is locked to King County, Washington courts, which may impose travel and venue burdens on international or distant users.
Users explicitly accept terms during registration and order confirmation, with clear age verification prohibiting under-13 accounts. The scope is narrowly defined around Steam services, content, hardware, and virtual items without vague future-service creep.
Auto-renewal is triggered by continued use rather than explicit affirmative consent each cycle, and wallet funds are strictly non-refundable. However, the agreement acknowledges EU/UK statutory withdrawal rights and provides 60-day notice for wallet limit changes.