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Welcome to DepotBox. By accessing or using our website, API, and services, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you may not use our service.

1. Description of Service

DepotBox provides a tool to search for, generate, and download Steam depot files (manifests) for archival, development, and educational purposes. The service also includes community features allowing users to create, share, and browse public "Depot Lists," comment on lists, and follow other users. The service is provided "as-is" without any warranty.

2. User Conduct and Responsibilities

You agree not to use the service for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited by these terms. You are responsible for any consequences of your use of the downloaded files and any content you generate.

You agree not to:

• Engage in any automated data scraping or bulk downloading outside of the provided API.
• Attempt to disrupt or compromise the integrity or security of our systems.
• Use the service to distribute malicious software or engage in piracy.
• Use community features (such as comments or list descriptions) to harass, spam, or post obscene or abusive content.

3. User-Generated Content

You are solely responsible for the "Depot Lists," comments, and other content you create on the service. By creating public content, you grant DepotBox a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to display, reproduce, and distribute your content in connection with operating and promoting the service. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to remove any content that violates these terms or is otherwise deemed inappropriate, without prior notice.

4. API Usage Policy

Our developer API is provided as a free service. By using the API, you agree to the following conditions:

• No Resale or Direct Paywalling: You may not resell, lease, or sublicense direct access to the DepotBox API. While you may monetize services that utilize our API, you must provide a functional free tier for your users. You cannot put the core file extraction strictly behind a paywall without offering a free alternative.
• Prohibition of Paid Clones and Manifest Stores: You may not use the API to create services that function purely as paid, white-label clones or stores that directly sell access to the manifests without any other purpose. Monetized services must offer significant external value. Acting simply as a paid middleman to charge users for files obtained for free from our API is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate API key revocation.
• Attribution: Any application, website, or service utilizing the DepotBox API must display a clear "Powered by DepotBox" attribution in the user interface, visible at the point where data is displayed or the download is initiated.

5. Premium Subscription

The Premium subscription grants access to additional features, such as batch downloads and CAPTCHA bypass. This subscription is currently obtainable through community participation and is considered a privilege, not a right.

DepotBox reserves the right to revoke any user's Premium subscription at any time, without prior notice, at our sole discretion. Reasons for revocation include, but are not limited to, violation of these terms, malicious activity, abuse of service features, or any action deemed harmful to the service or its community.

6. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

The service is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. DepotBox makes no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, reliability, or availability of the service or the downloaded files. We are not responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download or use of any material from this site.

7. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right to modify these terms at any time. We will do our best to communicate these changes, but it is your responsibility to review them periodically. Your continued use of the service after any modification constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights in relation to it.

1. Information We Collect

• Account Information: When you register, we collect your username, email address, and a securely hashed version of your password. We never store your plain-text password.
• Usage Data: We log your IP address for security purposes (like rate limiting and abuse prevention) and to verify CAPTCHA challenges. For logged-in users, we maintain a history of your downloads (AppID, game name, date, and type of download) to provide the "Recent Downloads" feature and to power our "Popular Depots" analytics.
• API Key Information: If you request an API key, we store the information you provide, such as the reason for the request, your website URL, and your optional Discord webhook URL. We also log API usage, associating requests with your API key and IP address for rate limiting and security monitoring.
• Community and Social Data: When you use our community features, we collect information you generate, including the content of your "Depot Lists" (both public and private), comments you post, your likes on lists, and your follower/following relationships with other users.
• Cookies: We use essential cookies to manage your session (to keep you logged in) and functional cookies to remember your preferences (like dismissing an announcement popup).

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, operate, and maintain our services, including user accounts, downloads, API access, and community features.
• To improve, personalize, and expand our services through analytics of usage patterns.
• To communicate with you, including for password reset requests and to send you notifications about interactions on the platform (e.g., new comments on your lists, new followers).
• For security, to prevent fraud, and to enforce our terms of service.

3. Data Sharing and Third Parties

We do not sell your personal information. We only share data with third-party services essential for our operation:

• Cloudflare: We use Turnstile for CAPTCHA verification. Your interaction is subject to Cloudflare's privacy policy.
• Email Provider (Brevo): Your email address is processed by our email provider to send you password reset links.
• Discord: Download and API request notifications, which may include your IP address, are sent to a private administrator's Discord server for monitoring and security purposes. If you provide your own webhook URL for your API key, your API download activity will be sent there.

4. Public Information

Certain information you provide is publicly visible. Your user profile, including your username, registration date, follower/following counts, and any "Depot Lists" you mark as public, can be viewed by anyone. Comments you post on public lists are also visible to all users.

5. Data Security and Control

We implement security measures to protect your data, including hashing passwords with bcrypt. However, no electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security. You have control over the content you generate; you can edit or delete your "Depot Lists" and delete your own comments at any time through the website's interface.