As a Steam subscriber you agree to abide by the following conduct rules. In general, as a Steam user you should be a good online citizen and not do anything that prevents any other Steam user from using and enjoying Steam.

More specifically, you shall not do, or attempt to do, any of the following on Steam:


Engage in unlawful activity

Examples of such prohibited behavior include: exploiting minors; stealing; encouraging real-world violence; engaging in fraud; and creating a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.

Upload or post illegal or inappropriate content

Examples of such prohibited content include:
Real or disturbing depictions of violence;
Content that exploits children in any way; and
Sexually explicit content. This does not forbid game content posted in its own game hub.
Violate others’ personal rights

Examples of such prohibited behavior include: doxing; scamming; stealing; impersonating; stalking; accessing other users’ Steam accounts; and posting libelous or defamatory statements.

Harass other users or Steam personnel

Examples of such prohibited behavior include: trolling; baiting; threatening; spamming; intimidating; and using abusive language or insults.

Disrupt, damage, or manipulate Steam

Examples of such prohibited behavior include: instituting an attack on a Steam server; artificially manipulating Steam reviews or other content; and automatically generating Steam accounts.

Disrupt or damage other users’ computers

Examples of such prohibited behavior include: uploading or linking to malicious software such as a virus or Trojan horse; and instituting an attack on another user’s computer.

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐬; 𝐬𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡-𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤.

Violate others’ intellectual property rights

Examples of such prohibited behavior include: uploading materials that you do not own the rights to; using another’s trademark or copyrighted material; and infringing someone else’s patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right.

Improperly gather or distribute information

Examples of such prohibited behavior include: harvesting or otherwise collecting information about others, including e-mail addresses; and distributing surveys, multi-level marketing materials, chain letters, or junk email.

𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞: 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬; 𝐫𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬; 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠; 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬; 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬; 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠.