You must not reveal, share or allow others to use your password or Account except as Valve specifically authorizes. You are responsible for login and password confidentiality and computer security. Valve is not responsible for resulting Steam activity by you or by someone you gave credentials in violation. Unless from Valve negligence or fault, Valve is not responsible for fraudulent use without permission. If credentials may be compromised, you must notify Valve via the support form without delay.
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You may not reveal
You are responsible for the confidentiality
you must notify Valve via the support form
Qualifications & exceptions
Valve non-responsibility limited by its negligence or fault
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No cheats or circumvention
Steam and Content may include functions to detect software or hardware giving unfair multiplayer advantage. You agree not to create Cheats or help others create or use them. You agree not to directly or indirectly disable, circumvent or interfere with anti-cheat software operation. The B Cheating heading introduces this.
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B. Cheating
you will not create Cheats
you will not directly or indirectly disable
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No tampering or cheat tools
You agree not to tamper with Steam or Content execution unless Valve authorizes it. You may not use Cheats, mods, hacks or other unauthorized third-party software to modify Marketplace, account creation, or interaction with Steam processes or interface, except as expressly permitted.
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you will not tamper with the execution
except to the degree expressly permitted
Security & Safeguards · Restriction or exception
No bots or automation
You may not use scripts, bots, macros or other non-human systems to interact with Content and Services, including automating account creation, faking gameplay stats such as wins, XP or playtime, earning rewards without genuine input, or participating in adjudication like peer review or overwatch by automated means. The C Automation heading introduces this.
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C. Automation
You may not use any form of scripts, bots, macros
Automating the Steam account creation process
Faking gameplay statistics
Earning rewards or progress without genuine user input
Participating in adjudication systems
Security & Safeguards · Company practice
Cheat enforcement and reporting
Valve may enforce cheat and automation rules with automated detection and human review per its policies and law. External multiplayer hosts may report your Cheat, tampering or Automation use to Valve, and Valve may share your history of such use with External Hosts within the Privacy Policy bounds. The D Enforcement heading introduces this.
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D. Enforcement
using both automated detection methods and human review
may report your use of Cheats
Qualifications & exceptions
Within Steam Privacy Policy bounds; per policies and law