Is it ok for my friend to make a steam acc if hes 12

[bHopz+]

His parents allow him and dont really care, his 12 y/o

[V]

It's fine.

[bHopz+]

^ alright thank you :)

[may]

yes

[MancSoulja]

It's not fine, the minimum age to use Steam is 13.

How old do you have to be on steam?

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 13.1 Jan 2017

[bHopz+]

^ I think it's fine as long as you have parents give permission i think its called family view or an option like that,

[999999999]

Originally posted by ★ PoweringMemes:

^ I think it's fine as long as you have parents give permission i think its called family view or an option like that,

The parents have to set up the account that way.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by ★ PoweringMemes:

^ I think it's fine as long as you have parents give permission i think its called family view or an option like that,

"You may not become a subscriber if you are under the age of 13"

It says nothing about parental permission.

[bHopz+]

There is a feature called family view, I think the purpose for that is for parents to restrict childs (or for under 13) to play violent games such as CoD.

[IX]

Originally posted by ★ PoweringMemes:

There is a feature called family view, I think the purpose for that is for parents to restrict childs (or for under 13) to play violent games such as CoD.

Family view or not. "You may not become a subscriber if you are under the age of 13"

[wuddih]

Originally posted by Void:

Originally posted by ★ PoweringMemes:

There is a feature called family view, I think the purpose for that is for parents to restrict childs (or for under 13) to play violent games such as CoD.

Family view or not. "You may not become a subscriber if you are under the age of 13"

doesn't matter. the age requirement is only for Valve not collecting information about minors.

the first part of the sentence is compeltely irrelevant without this part:
"and Valve will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13"

reason this even exists:
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule

parental permission can basicly override everything anyway. so...

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

It's not fine, the minimum age to use Steam is 13.

How old do you have to be on steam?

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 13.1 Jan 2017

Originally posted by Void:

Family view or not. "You may not become a subscriber if you are under the age of 13"

Actually, you must be 13 years old to CREATE a Steam account. Steam also encourages parents to create Steam accounts for their children. It also encourages parents to create and manage Steam accounts for their children. A parent can create an account and allow a child to use it. The parent who created the account would legally be the subscriber, not the child.

"We encourage you to create a Steam account with your child. If you and your kids find Steam to be a bit too overwhelming when parents aren’t around to help, you can now manage access to content and features using Family View."

Additionally, Steam sells games like Putt Putt Joins the Circus as well as many other games that are made for toddlers and definitely not marketed at 13+ year olds.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by wuddih:

Originally posted by Void:

Family view or not. "You may not become a subscriber if you are under the age of 13"

doesn't matter. the age requirement is only for Valve not collecting information about minors.

the first part of the sentence is compeltely irrelevant without this part:
"and Valve will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13"

reason this even exists:
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule

parental permission can basicly override everything anyway. so...

You may not become a subscriber if you are under the age of 13

Which part of that do you consider to be opent to interpretation? It's a pretty definitive statement. Parental permission means nothing to a private company, they can deny service to anyone they choose.

[BossGalaga]

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

Originally posted by wuddih:

doesn't matter. the age requirement is only for Valve not collecting information about minors.

the first part of the sentence is compeltely irrelevant without this part:
"and Valve will not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13"

reason this even exists:
https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule

parental permission can basicly override everything anyway. so...

You may not become a subscriber if you are under the age of 13

Which part of that do you consider to be opent to interpretation? It's a pretty definitive statement. Parental permission means nothing to a private company, they can deny service to anyone they choose.

As I already stated, parents can create Steam accounts and allow their children to use them. The parent who created the account is legally the subscriber. This doesn't preclude the child from using the account.

[MancSoulja]

Originally posted by BossGalaga:

Originally posted by MancSoulja:

It's not fine, the minimum age to use Steam is 13.

Actually, you must be 13 years old to CREATE a Steam account. Steam also encourages parents to create Steam accounts for their children. It also encourages parents to create and manage Steam accounts for their children. A parent can create an account and allow a child to use it. The parent who created the account would legally be the subscriber, not the child.

"We encourage you to create a Steam account with your child. If you and your kids find Steam to be a bit too overwhelming when parents aren’t around to help, you can now manage access to content and features using Family View."

Additionally, Steam sells games like Putt Putt Joins the Circus as well as many other games that are made for toddlers and definitely not marketed at 13+ year olds.

Parents can not create accounts for children. It's against the terms of service to transfer accounts from one person to another. If someone creates an account, no one else can use it, not even their children.

All that statement is saying is that if the parent makes an account at the same time as a child, they can use their account to manage the child's.

[zae]

why not?