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Ghost 29 Sep @ 5:03am
I'm moving to Germany for college
I'm moving to Germany for college that means new IP new PC hardware and new Bank account will steam restrict/ban my account if i purchase from a different country for a long time and ban me for something like(purchased account) i have been using my father's card all this time too so would that affect it if i start using my own and get me banned? i just need some instructions on how to handle this before i leave any way to contact steam support to explain this situation or?
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Originally posted by Ettanin:
Section 3 A Steam Subscriber Agreement

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 order or 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.

If your store region is automatically changed to Germany, you must use a german payment method and are subject to german regional restrictions.
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Ettanin 29 Sep @ 5:05am 
Section 3 A Steam Subscriber Agreement

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 order or 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.

If your store region is automatically changed to Germany, you must use a german payment method and are subject to german regional restrictions.
Last edited by Ettanin; 29 Sep @ 5:06am
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выиграл в казино 29 Sep @ 5:06am 
stupid system
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Ghost 29 Sep @ 5:09am 
Originally posted by Ettanin:
Section 3 A Steam Subscriber Agreement

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 order or 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.

If your store region is automatically changed to Germany, you must use a german payment method and are subject to german regional restrictions.


okay and in the case if i kept going to germany and back to my country and purchasing across the two with price difference would that affect it aswell?
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Ghost 29 Sep @ 5:10am 
Originally posted by Ghost:
Originally posted by Ettanin:
Section 3 A Steam Subscriber Agreement



If your store region is automatically changed to Germany, you must use a german payment method and are subject to german regional restrictions.


okay and in the case if i kept going to germany and back to my country and purchasing across the two with price difference would that affect it aswell?
like i go back to my country and find a game i like on discount do i buy it or wait to go back to germany?
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Ettanin 29 Sep @ 5:11am 
Originally posted by Ghost:
Originally posted by Ghost:


okay and in the case if i kept going to germany and back to my country and purchasing across the two with price difference would that affect it aswell?
like i go back to my country and find a game i like on discount do i buy it or wait to go back to germany?
That falls under "other methods" as well.

You MUST use the store region in which you reside permanently.
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Ghost 29 Sep @ 5:13am 
Originally posted by Ettanin:
Originally posted by Ghost:
like i go back to my country and find a game i like on discount do i buy it or wait to go back to germany?
That falls under "other methods" as well.

You MUST use the store region in which you reside permanently.

but my point is im not going to have a permanent residence like you are mentioning in a single country so thats the confusing bit because i might go to my country stay for few months for summer lets say and go back to germany for 6-7 months ish and so on so which one will be considered primary the one i lived in all my life or germany
Last edited by Ghost; 29 Sep @ 5:14am
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Ettanin 29 Sep @ 5:14am 
Originally posted by Ghost:
Originally posted by Ettanin:
That falls under "other methods" as well.

You MUST use the store region in which you reside permanently.

but my point is im not going to have a permanent residence like you are mentioning in a single country so thats the confusing bit because i might go to my country stay for few months for summer lets say and go back to germany for 6-7 months ish and so on
The cooldown for changing store region is 90 days. If your stay in Germany is temporary, even prolonged, then you should stay in the store region that you are originally in.

Keep in mind that trying to purchase games etc while being in germany may forcibly change your store region to Germany.
Last edited by Ettanin; 29 Sep @ 5:15am
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Ghost 29 Sep @ 5:15am 
Originally posted by Ettanin:
Originally posted by Ghost:

but my point is im not going to have a permanent residence like you are mentioning in a single country so thats the confusing bit because i might go to my country stay for few months for summer lets say and go back to germany for 6-7 months ish and so on
The cooldown for changing store region is 90 days.

ah okay thanks for the information so when i go to germany and i start using everything german steam requires of me german card etc. yee i understand now thanks for the help
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