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+ STEAM® SUBSCRIBER AGREEMENT
+
+ Table of contents:
+
+ 1. Registration as a subscriber; application of terms to you; your
+ account
+ 2. Licences
+ 3. Billing, payment and other subscriptions
+ 4. Online conduct, cheating and illegal behavior
+ 5. Third party content
+ 6. User generated content
+ 7. Disclaimers; limitation of liability; no guarantees; limited
+ warranty
+ 8. Amendments to this agreement
+ 9. Term and termination
+ 10. Applicable law/jurisdiction
+ 11. Dispute resolution/binding arbitration/class action waiver
+ 12. Miscellaneous
+
+ This Steam Subscriber Agreement ("Agreement") is a legal document that
+ explains your rights and obligations as a subscriber of Steam from Valve
+ Corporation (“Valve”). Please read it carefully.
+
+ SECTION 11 CONTAINS A BINDING ARBITRATION AGREEMENT AND CLASS ACTION
+ WAIVER. IT MAY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS. PLEASE READ IT. IF YOU ARE A
+ CUSTOMER WITH RESIDENCE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION, SECTION 11 DOES NOT APPLY
+ TO YOU.
+
+ 1. REGISTRATION AS A SUBSCRIBER; APPLICATION OF TERMS TO YOU; YOUR ACCOUNT
+
+ Steam is an online service offered by Valve.
+
+ You become a subscriber of Steam ("Subscriber") by completing the
+ registration of a Steam user account. This Agreement takes effect as soon
+ as you indicate your acceptance of these terms. You may not become a
+ subscriber if you are under the age of 13. Steam is not intended for
+ children under 13 and Valve will not knowingly collect personal
+ information from children under the age of 13.
+
+ A. Contracting Party
+
+ For any interaction with Steam your contractual relationship is with
+ Valve. Except as otherwise indicated at the time of the transaction (such
+ as in the case of purchases from another Subscriber in a Subscription
+ Marketplace), any transactions for Subscriptions (as defined below) you
+ make on Steam are being made from Valve.
+
+ B. Subscriptions; Content and Services
+
+ As a Subscriber you may obtain access to certain services, software and
+ content available to Subscribers. The Steam client software and any other
+ software, content, and updates you download or access via Steam, including
+ but not limited to Valve or third-party video games and in-game content,
+ and any virtual items you trade, sell or purchase in a Steam Subscription
+ Marketplace are referred to in this Agreement as “Content and Services”;
+ the rights to access and/or use any Contents and Services accessible
+ through Steam are referred to in this Agreement as "Subscriptions."
+
+ Each Subscription allows you to access particular Content and Services.
+ Some Subscriptions may impose additional terms specific to that
+ Subscription ("Subscription Terms") (for example, an end user license
+ agreement specific to a particular game, or terms of use specific to a
+ particular product or feature of Steam). Also, additional terms (for
+ example, payment and billing procedures) may be posted on
+ http://www.steampowered.com or within the Steam service ("Rules of
+ Use"). Rules of Use include the Steam Online Conduct Rules
+ http://steampowered.com/index.php?area=online_conduct and the Steam
+ Refund Policy http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds. The
+ Subscription Terms, the Rules of Use, the Valve video policy (see Section
+ 2.D below) and the Valve Privacy Policy (which can be found at
+ http://www.valvesoftware.com/privacy.htm) are binding on you once you
+ indicate your acceptance of them or of this Agreement, or otherwise become
+ bound by them as described in Section 8 (Amendments to this Agreement).
+
+ C. Your Account
+
+ When you complete Steam’s registration process, you create a Steam account
+ ("Account"). Your Account may also include billing information you provide
+ to Valve for the purchase of Subscriptions, Content and Services and any
+ physical merchandise offered for purchase through Steam (“Hardware”). You
+ may not reveal, share or otherwise allow others to use your password or
+ Account except as otherwise specifically authorized by Valve. You are
+ responsible for the confidentiality of your login and password and for the
+ security of your computer system. Valve is not responsible for the use of
+ your password and Account or for all of the communication and activity on
+ Steam that results from use of your login name and password by you, by any
+ person to whom you may have intentionally or by negligence disclosed your
+ login and/or password in violation of this confidentiality provision.
+ Unless it results from Valve’s negligence or fault, Valve is not
+ responsible for the use of your Account by a person who fraudulently used
+ your login and password without your permission. If you believe that the
+ confidentiality of your login and/or password may have been compromised,
+ you must notify Valve via the support form
+ (https://support.steampowered.com/newticket.php) without any delay.
+
+ Your Account, including any information pertaining to it (e.g.: contact
+ information, billing information, Account history and Subscriptions,
+ etc.), is strictly personal. You may therefore not sell or charge others
+ for the right to use your Account, or otherwise transfer your Account, nor
+ may you sell, charge others for the right to use, or transfer any
+ Subscriptions other than if and as expressly permitted by this Agreement
+ (including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use) or as otherwise
+ specifically permitted by Valve.
+
+ D. Payment Processing
+
+ Payment processing related to Content and Services and/or physical goods
+ purchased on Steam is performed by either Valve Corporation directly or by
+ Valve’s fully owned subsidiary Valve GmbH on behalf of Valve Corporation
+ depending on the type of payment method used. If your card was issued
+ outside the United States, your payment may be processed via a European
+ acquirer by Valve GmbH on behalf of Valve Corporation. For any other type
+ of purchases, payment will be collected by Valve Corporation directly. In
+ any case, delivery of Content and Services as well as physical goods is
+ performed by Valve Corporation.
+
+ 2. LICENSES
+
+ A. General Content and Services License
+
+ Steam and your Subscription(s) require the automatic download and
+ installation of Content and Services onto your computer. Valve hereby
+ grants, and you accept, a non-exclusive license and right, to use the
+ Content and Services for your personal, non-commercial use (except where
+ commercial use is expressly allowed herein or in the applicable
+ Subscription Terms). This license ends upon termination of (a) this
+ Agreement or (b) a Subscription that includes the license. The Content and
+ Services are licensed, not sold. Your license confers no title or
+ ownership in the Content and Services. To make use of the Content and
+ Services, you must have a Steam Account and you may be required to be
+ running the Steam client and maintaining a connection to the Internet.
+
+ For reasons that include, without limitation, system security, stability,
+ and multiplayer interoperability, Steam may need to automatically update,
+ pre-load, create new versions of or otherwise enhance the Content and
+ Services and accordingly, the system requirements to use the Content and
+ Services may change over time. You consent to such automatic updating. You
+ understand that this Agreement (including applicable Subscription Terms)
+ does not entitle you to future updates, new versions or other enhancements
+ of the Content and Services associated with a particular Subscription,
+ although Valve may choose to provide such updates, etc. in its sole
+ discretion.
+
+ B. Beta Software License
+
+ Valve may from time to time make software accessible to you via Steam
+ prior to the general commercial release of such software ("Beta
+ Software"). You are not required to use Beta Software, but if Valve offers
+ it, you may elect to use it under the following terms. Beta Software will
+ be deemed to consist of Content and Services, and each item of Beta
+ Software provided will be deemed a Subscription for such Beta Software,
+ with the following provisions specific to Beta Software:
+
+ • Your right to use the Beta Software may be limited in time, and may be
+ subject to additional Subscription Terms;
+ • Valve or any Valve affiliate may request or require that you provide
+ suggestions, feedback, or data regarding your use of the Beta
+ Software, which will be deemed User Generated Content under Section 6
+ (User Generated Content) below; and
+ • In addition to the waivers and limitations of liability for all
+ Software under Section 7 (Disclaimers; Limitations on Liability; No
+ Guarantees; Limited Warranty) below as applicable, you specifically
+ acknowledge that Beta Software is only released for testing and
+ improvement purposes, in particular to provide Valve with feedback on
+ the quality and usability of said Beta Software, and therefore
+ contains errors, is not final and may create incompatibilities or
+ damage to your computer, data, and/or software. If you decide to
+ install and/or use Beta Software, you shall only use it in compliance
+ with its purposes, i.e. for testing and improvement purposes and in
+ any case not on a system or for purposes where the malfunction of the
+ Beta Software can cause any kind of damage. In particular, maintain
+ full backups of any system that you choose to install Beta Software
+ on.
+
+ C. License to Use Valve Developer Tools
+
+ Your Subscription(s) may include access to various Valve tools that can be
+ used to create content ("Developer Tools"). Some examples include: the
+ Valve software development kit (the "SDK") for a version of the computer
+ game engine known as "Source" (the "Source Engine") and the associated
+ Valve Hammer editor, The Source® Filmmaker Software, or in-game tools
+ through which you can edit or create derivative works of a Valve game.
+ Particular Developer Tools (for example, The Source® Filmmaker Software)
+ may be distributed with separate Subscription Terms that are different
+ from the rules set forth in this Section. Otherwise, you may use the
+ Developer Tools, and you may use, reproduce, publish, perform, display and
+ distribute any content you create using the Developer Tools, however you
+ wish, but solely on a non-commercial basis.
+
+ If you would like to use the Source Engine SDK or other Valve Developer
+ Tools for commercial use, please contact Valve at
+ sourceengine@valvesoftware.com.
+
+ D. License to Use Valve Game Content in Fan Art.
+
+ Valve appreciates the community of Subscribers that creates fan art, fan
+ fiction, and audio-visual works that reference Valve games ("Fan Art").
+ You may incorporate content from Valve games into your Fan Art. Except as
+ otherwise set forth in this Section or in any Subscription Terms, you may
+ use, reproduce, publish, perform, display and distribute Fan Art that
+ incorporates content from Valve games however you wish, but solely on a
+ non-commercial basis.
+
+ If you incorporate any third-party content in any Fan Art, you must be
+ sure to obtain all necessary rights from the owner of that content.
+
+ Commercial use of some Valve game content is permitted via features such
+ as Steam Workshop or a Steam Subscription Marketplace. Terms applicable to
+ that use are set forth in Section 3.D. and 6.B. below and in any
+ Subscription Terms provided for those features.
+
+ To view the Valve video policy containing additional terms covering the
+ use of audio-visual works incorporating Valve intellectual property or
+ created with The Source® Filmmaker Software, please click here:
+ http://www.valvesoftware.com/videopolicy.html
+
+ E. License to Use Valve Dedicated Server Software
+
+ Your Subscription(s) may contain access to the Valve Dedicated Server
+ Software. If so, you may use the Valve Dedicated Server Software on an
+ unlimited number of computers for the purpose of hosting online
+ multiplayer games of Valve products. If you wish to operate the Valve
+ Dedicated Server Software, you will be solely responsible for procuring
+ any Internet access, bandwidth, or hardware for such activities and will
+ bear all costs associated therewith.
+
+ F. Ownership of Content and Services
+
+ All title, ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the
+ Content and Services and any and all copies thereof, are owned by Valve
+ and/or its or its affiliates’ licensors. All rights are reserved, except
+ as expressly stated herein. The Content and Services is protected by
+ copyright laws, international copyright treaties and conventions and other
+ laws. The Content and Services contains certain licensed materials and
+ Valve’s and its affiliates’ licensors may protect their rights in the
+ event of any violation of this Agreement.
+
+ G. Restrictions on Use of Content and Services
+
+ You may not use the Content and Services for any purpose other than the
+ permitted access to Steam and your Subscriptions, and to make personal,
+ non-commercial use of your Subscriptions, except as otherwise permitted by
+ this Agreement or applicable Subscription Terms. Except as otherwise
+ permitted under this Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or Rules
+ of Use), or under applicable law notwithstanding these restrictions, you
+ may not, in whole or in part, copy, photocopy, reproduce, publish,
+ distribute, translate, reverse engineer, derive source code from, modify,
+ disassemble, decompile, create derivative works based on, or remove any
+ proprietary notices or labels from the Content and Services or any
+ software accessed via Steam without the prior consent, in writing, of
+ Valve.
+
+ You are entitled to use the Content and Services for your own personal
+ use, but you are not entitled to: (i) sell, grant a security interest in
+ or transfer reproductions of the Content and Services to other parties in
+ any way, nor to rent, lease or license the Content and Services to others
+ without the prior written consent of Valve, except to the extent expressly
+ permitted elsewhere in this Agreement (including any Subscription Terms or
+ Rules of Use); (ii) host or provide matchmaking services for the Content
+ and Services or emulate or redirect the communication protocols used by
+ Valve in any network feature of the Content and Services, through protocol
+ emulation, tunneling, modifying or adding components to the Content and
+ Services, use of a utility program or any other techniques now known or
+ hereafter developed, for any purpose including, but not limited to network
+ play over the Internet, network play utilizing commercial or
+ non-commercial gaming networks or as part of content aggregation networks,
+ websites or services, without the prior written consent of Valve; or (iii)
+ exploit the Content and Services or any of its parts for any commercial
+ purpose, except as expressly permitted elsewhere in this Agreement
+ (including any Subscription Terms or Rules of Use).
+
+ 3. BILLING, PAYMENT AND OTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS
+
+ All charges incurred on Steam, and all purchases made with the Steam
+ Wallet, are payable in advance and final, except as described in Section 7
+ below and in the Steam Refund Policy
+ http://store.steampowered.com/steam_refunds.
+
+ A. Payment Authorization
+
+ When you provide payment information to Valve or to one of its payment
+ processors, you represent to Valve that you are the authorized user of the
+ card, PIN, key or account associated with that payment, and you authorize
+ Valve to charge your credit card or to process your payment with the
+ chosen third-party payment processor for any Subscription, Steam Wallet
+ funds, Hardware or other fees incurred by you. Valve may require you to
+ provide your address or other information in order to meet their
+ obligations under applicable tax law.
+
+ For Subscriptions purchased based on an agreed usage period, where
+ recurring payments are made in exchange for continued use (“Recurring
+ Payment Subscriptions”), by continuing to use the Recurring Payment
+ Subscription you agree and reaffirm that Valve is authorized to charge
+ your credit card (or your Steam Wallet, if funded), or to process your
+ payment with any other applicable third-party payment processor, for any
+ applicable recurring payment amounts. If you have purchased any Recurring
+ Payment Subscriptions, you agree to notify Valve promptly of any changes
+ to your credit card account number, its expiration date and/or your
+ billing address, or your PayPal or other payment account number, and you
+ agree to notify Valve promptly if your credit card or PayPal or other
+ payment account expires or is cancelled for any reason.
+
+ If your use of Steam is subject to any type of use or sales tax, then
+ Valve may also charge you for those taxes, in addition to the Subscription
+ or other fees published in the Rules of Use. The European Union VAT
+ (“VAT”) tax amounts collected by Valve reflect VAT due on the value of any
+ Content and Services, Hardware or Subscription.
+
+ You agree that you will not use IP proxying or other methods to disguise
+ the place of your residence, whether to circumvent geographical
+ restrictions on game content, to purchase at pricing not applicable to
+ your geography, or for any other purpose. If you do this, Valve may
+ terminate your access to your Account.
+
+ B. Responsibility for Charges Associated With Your Account
+
+ As the Account holder, you are responsible for all charges incurred,
+ including applicable taxes, and all purchases made by you or anyone that
+ uses your Account, including your family or friends. If you cancel your
+ Account, Valve reserves the right to collect fees, surcharges or costs
+ incurred before cancellation. Any delinquent or unpaid Accounts must be
+ settled before Valve will allow you to register again.
+
+ C. Steam Wallet
+
+ Steam may make available an account balance associated with your Account
+ (the “Steam Wallet”). The Steam Wallet is neither a bank account nor any
+ kind of payment instrument. It functions as a prepaid balance to purchase
+ Content and Services. You may place funds in your Steam Wallet up to a
+ maximum amount determined by Valve, by credit card, prepaid card,
+ promotional code, or any other payment method accepted by Steam. Within
+ any twenty-four (24) hour period, the total amount stored in your Steam
+ Wallet plus the total amount spent out of your Steam Wallet, in the
+ aggregate, may not exceed US$2,000 or its equivalent in your applicable
+ local currency -- attempted deposits into your Steam Wallet that exceed
+ this threshold may not be credited to your Steam Wallet until your
+ activity falls below this threshold. Valve may change or impose different
+ Steam Wallet balance and usage limits from time to time.
+
+ You will be notified by e-mail of any change to the Steam Wallet balance
+ and usage limits within sixty (60) days before the entry into force of the
+ said change. Your continued use of your Steam Account more than thirty
+ (30) days after the entry into force of the changes, will constitute your
+ acceptance of the changes. If you don’t agree to the changes, your only
+ remedy is to terminate your Steam Account or to cease use of your Steam
+ Wallet. Valve shall not have any obligation to refund any credits
+ remaining on your Steam Wallet in this case.
+
+ You may use Steam Wallet funds to purchase Subscriptions, including by
+ making in-game purchases where Steam Wallet transactions are enabled, and
+ Hardware. Funds added to the Steam Wallet are non-refundable and
+ non-transferable. Steam Wallet funds do not constitute a personal property
+ right, have no value outside Steam and can only be used to purchase
+ Subscriptions and related content via Steam (including but not limited to
+ games and other applications offered through the Steam Store, or in a
+ Steam Subscription Marketplace) and Hardware. Steam Wallet funds have no
+ cash value and are not exchangeable for cash. Steam Wallet funds that are
+ deemed unclaimed property may be turned over to the applicable authority.
+
+ D. Trading and Sales of Subscriptions Between Subscribers
+
+ Steam may include one or more features or sites that allow Subscribers to
+ trade, sell or purchase certain types of Subscriptions (for example,
+ license rights to virtual items) with, to or from other Subscribers
+ (“Subscription Marketplaces”). An example of a Subscription Marketplace is
+ the Steam Community Market. By using or participating in Subscription
+ Marketplaces, you authorize Valve, on its own behalf or as an agent or
+ licensee of any third-party creator or publisher of the applicable
+ Subscriptions in your Account, to transfer those Subscriptions from your
+ Account in order to give effect to any trade or sale you make.
+
+ Valve may charge a fee for trades or sales in a Subscription Marketplace.
+ Any fees will be disclosed to you prior to the completion of the trade or
+ sale.
+
+ If you complete a trade, sale or purchase in a Subscription Marketplace,
+ you acknowledge and agree that you are responsible for taxes, if any,
+ which may be due with respect to your transactions, including sales or use
+ taxes, and for compliance with applicable tax laws. Proceeds from sales
+ you make in a Subscription Marketplace may be considered income to you for
+ income tax purposes. You should consult with a tax specialist to determine
+ your tax liability in connection with your activities in any Subscription
+ Marketplace.
+
+ You understand and acknowledge that Valve may decide to cease operation of
+ any Subscription Marketplace, change the fees that it charges or change
+ the terms or features of the Steam Subscription Marketplace. Valve shall
+ have no liability to you because of any inability to trade Subscriptions
+ in the Steam Trading Marketplace, including because of discontinuation or
+ changes in the terms, features or eligibility requirements of any
+ Subscription Marketplace.
+
+ You also understand and acknowledge that Subscriptions traded, sold or
+ purchased in any Subscription Marketplace are license rights, that you
+ have no ownership interest in such Subscriptions, and that Valve does not
+ recognize any transfers of Subscriptions (including transfers by operation
+ of law) that are made outside of Steam.
+
+ E. Retail Purchase
+
+ Valve may offer or require a Subscription for purchasers of retail
+ packaged product versions or OEM versions of Valve products. The "CD-Key"
+ or "Product Key" accompanying such versions is used to activate your
+ Subscription.
+
+ F. Steam Authorized Resellers
+
+ You may purchase a Subscription through an authorized reseller of Valve.
+ The "Product Key" accompanying such purchase will be used to activate your
+ Subscription. If you purchase a Subscription from an authorized reseller
+ of Valve, you agree to direct all questions regarding the Product Key to
+ that reseller.
+
+ G. Free Subscriptions
+
+ In some cases, Valve may offer a free Subscription to certain services,
+ software and content. As with all Subscriptions, you are always
+ responsible for any Internet service provider, telephone, and other
+ connection fees that you may incur when using Steam, even when Valve
+ offers a free Subscription.
+
+ H. Third Party Sites
+
+ Steam may provide links to other third party sites. Some of these sites
+ may charge separate fees, which are not included in and are in addition to
+ any Subscription or other fees that you may pay to Valve. Steam may also
+ provide access to third-party vendors, who provide content, goods and/or
+ services on Steam or the Internet. Any separate charges or obligations you
+ incur in your dealings with these third parties are your responsibility.
+ Valve makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied,
+ regarding any third party site. In particular, Valve makes no
+ representation or warranty that any service or subscription offered via
+ third-party vendors will not change or be suspended or terminated.
+
+ 4. ONLINE CONDUCT, CHEATING AND ILLEGAL BEHAVIOR
+
+ Your online conduct and interaction with other Subscribers should be
+ guided by common sense and basic etiquette. They must notably comply with
+ the Steam Online Conduct rules, to be found at
+ http://steampowered.com/index.php?area=online_conduct. Depending on
+ terms of use imposed by third parties who host particular games or other
+ services, additional requirements may also be provided in the Subscription
+ Terms applicable to a particular Subscription.
+
+ Steam and the Content and Services may include functionality designed to
+ identify software or hardware processes or functionality that may give a
+ player an unfair competitive advantage when playing multiplayer versions
+ of any Content and Services or modifications of Content and Services
+ (“Cheats”). You agree that you will not create Cheats or assist third
+ parties in any way to create or use Cheats. You agree that you will not
+ directly or indirectly disable, circumvent, or otherwise interfere with
+ the operation of software designed to prevent or report the use of Cheats.
+ You acknowledge and agree that either Valve or any online multiplayer host
+ may refuse to allow you to participate in certain online multiplayer games
+ if you use Cheats in connection with Steam or the Content and Services.
+ Further, you acknowledge and agree that an online multiplayer host may
+ report your use of Cheats to Valve, and Valve may communicate your history
+ of use of Cheats to other online multiplayer hosts. Valve may terminate
+ your Account or a particular Subscription for any conduct or activity that
+ is illegal, constitutes a Cheat, or otherwise negatively affects the
+ enjoyment of Steam by other Subscribers. You acknowledge that Valve is not
+ required to provide you notice before terminating your Subscription(s)
+ and/or Account.
+
+ You may not use Cheats, automation software (bots), mods, hacks, or any
+ other unauthorized third-party software, to modify or automate any
+ Subscription Marketplace process.
+
+ 5. THIRD PARTY CONTENT
+
+ In regard to all Subscriptions, Contents and Services that are not
+ authored by Valve, Valve does not screen such third party content
+ available on Steam or through other sources. Valve assumes no
+ responsibility or liability for such third party content. Some third party
+ application software is capable of being used by businesses for business
+ purposes - however, you may only acquire such software via Steam for
+ private personal use.
+
+ 6. USER GENERATED CONTENT
+
+ A. General Provisions
+
+ Steam provides interfaces and tools for you to be able to generate content
+ and make it available to other users and/or to Valve at your sole
+ discretion. "User Generated Content" means any content you make available
+ to other users through your use of multi-user features of Steam, or to
+ Valve or its affiliates through your use of the Content and Services or
+ otherwise.
+
+ When you upload your content to Steam to make it available to other users
+ and/or to Valve, you grant Valve and its affiliates the worldwide,
+ non-exclusive, right to use, reproduce, modify, create derivative works
+ from, distribute, transmit, transcode, translate, broadcast, and otherwise
+ communicate, and publicly display and publicly perform, your User
+ Generated Content, and derivative works of your User Generated Content,
+ for the purpose of the operation, distribution and promotion of the Steam
+ service, Steam games or other Steam offerings. This license is granted to
+ Valve as the content is uploaded on Steam for the entire duration of the
+ intellectual property rights. It may be terminated if Valve is in breach
+ of the license and has not cured such breach within fourteen (14) days
+ from receiving notice from you sent to the attention of the Valve Legal
+ Department at the applicable Valve address noted on this Privacy
+ Policy page. The termination of said license does not affect the rights of
+ any sub-licensees pursuant to any sub-license granted by Valve prior to
+ termination of the license. Valve is the sole owner of the derivative
+ works created by Valve from your Content, and is therefore entitled to
+ grant licenses on these derivative works. If you use Valve cloud storage,
+ you grant us a license to store your information as part of that service.
+ Valve may place limits on the amount of storage you may use.
+
+ If you provide Valve with any feedback or suggestions about Steam, the
+ Content and Services, or any Valve products or services, Valve is free to
+ use the feedback or suggestions however it chooses, without any obligation
+ to account to you.
+
+ B. Content Uploaded to the Steam Workshop
+
+ Some games or applications available on Steam ("Workshop-Enabled Apps")
+ allow you to create User Generated Content based on or using the
+ Workshop-Enabled App, and to submit that User Generated Content (a
+ “Workshop Contribution”) to one or more Steam Workshop web pages. Workshop
+ Contributions can be viewed by the Steam community, and for some
+ categories of Workshop Contributions users may be able to interact with,
+ download or purchase the Workshop Contribution. In some cases, Workshop
+ Contributions may be considered for incorporation by Valve or a
+ third-party developer into a game or into a Subscription Marketplace.
+
+ You understand and agree that Valve is not obligated to use, distribute,
+ or continue to distribute copies of any Workshop Contribution and reserves
+ the right, but not the obligation, to restrict or remove Workshop
+ Contributions for any reason.
+
+ Specific Workshop-Enabled Apps or Workshop web pages may contain special
+ terms (“App-Specific Terms”) that supplement or change the terms set out
+ in this Section. In particular, where Workshop Contributions are
+ distributed for a fee, App-Specific Terms will address how revenue may be
+ shared. Unless otherwise specified in App-Specific Terms (if any), the
+ following general rules apply to Workshop Contributions.
+
+ • Workshop Contributions are Subscriptions, and therefore you agree that
+ any Subscriber receiving distribution of your Workshop Contribution
+ will have the same rights to use your Workshop Contribution (and will
+ be subject to the same restrictions) as are set out in this Agreement
+ for any other Subscriptions.
+ • Notwithstanding the license described in Section 6.A., Valve will only
+ have the right to modify or create derivative works from your Workshop
+ Contribution in the following cases: (a) Valve may make modifications
+ necessary to make your Contribution compatible with Steam and the
+ Workshop functionality or user interface, and (b) Valve or the
+ applicable developer may make modifications to Workshop Contributions
+ that are accepted for in-Application distribution as it deems
+ necessary or desirable to enhance gameplay.
+ • You may, in your sole discretion, choose to remove a Workshop
+ Contribution from the applicable Workshop pages. If you do so, Valve
+ will no longer have the right to use, distribute, transmit,
+ communicate, publicly display or publicly perform the Workshop
+ Contribution, except that (a) Valve may continue to exercise these
+ rights for any Workshop Contribution that is accepted for distribution
+ in-game or distributed in a manner that allows it to be used in-game,
+ and (b) your removal will not affect the rights of any Subscriber who
+ has already obtained access to a copy of the Workshop Contribution.
+
+ Except where otherwise provided in App-Specific Terms, you agree that
+ Valve’s consideration of your Workshop Contribution is your full
+ compensation, and you are not entitled to any other rights or compensation
+ in connection with the rights granted to Valve and to other Subscribers.
+
+ C. Promotions and Endorsements
+
+ If you use Steam services (e.g. the Steam Curators’ Lists or the Steam
+ Broadcasting service) to promote or endorse a product, service or event in
+ return for any kind of consideration from a third party (including
+ non-monetary rewards such as free games), you must clearly indicate the
+ source of such consideration to your audience.
+
+ D. Representations and Warranties
+
+ You represent and warrant to us that you have sufficient rights in all
+ User Generated Content to grant Valve and other affected parties the
+ licenses described under A. and B. above or in any license terms specific
+ to the applicable Workshop-Enabled App or Workshop page. This includes,
+ without limitation, any kind of intellectual property rights or other
+ proprietary or personal rights affected by or included in the User
+ Generated Content. In particular, with respect to Workshop Contributions,
+ you represent and warrant that the Workshop Contribution was originally
+ created by you (or, with respect to a Workshop Contribution to which
+ others contributed besides you, by you and the other contributors, and in
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