# Steam privacy rating

Valve's game store and launcher for buying, installing and updating PC games, with friends, chat, cloud saves, workshop mods and a mobile app for account security and trading.

## Summary

Steam scores 20 out of 100 (grade F) on the games criteria. It meets 1 of 4 criteria: no ads or data sales. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry and independent audit. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act.

- Website: https://store.steampowered.com
- Jurisdiction: United States. Five Eyes member. Subject to the US CLOUD Act.
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web
- Home page trackers: none found
- Category: [Games](https://privacyratings.com/games/)
- Grade: F (20/100)

## Criteria

| Criterion | Answer | Note | Evidence |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Open source | No | Closed source. |  |
| No trackers or telemetry | No | The client sends playtime, device and crash data to Valve as part of the service, and the website offers optional third-party analytics cookies. The Android app has no trackers per Exodus Privacy. | https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/ |
| No ads or data sales | Yes | Funded by game sales, with no third-party ads. The privacy policy states Valve does not sell personal data. | https://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/ |
| Independent audit | No | No independent audit is published. |  |

Source: https://privacyratings.com/games/steam/
Edit: https://github.com/privacyratings/privacyratings.com/edit/main/ratings/games/steam.md