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AmikoNovich

Hi! I could swear I've read at some point that if multiple people are going to use Steamgifts from one home — they could get banned for using multiple accounts, but I can't find this info now. We are planning to gift my nephew a gaming laptop for his birthday. So, here is the question: can I register him on SG in future if our IP addresses will often interconnect? Terms of Service also state that only adults can use SG, but is it ok if I or my brother will enter the giveaways and activate games for him?

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wigglenose

One account per Steam account does not matter the IP address - and would you be logging into his Steam account?

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adam1224

That's a dangerous and inaccurate answer. It matters a lot because that's how you get flagged for (potential) multiaccounting, and risking permaban.
People got banned because they used multiple accounts claiming "their family" using them.

It'a one PERSON one account.

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AmikoNovich

Well, I can log in another browser to activate the key or accept the gift, yeah. Mostly because he may not be always online and can't communicate in English yet.

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adam1224

Open a ticket preferably before the situation arises, and tell the mods the situation, and the affected accounts (SG or Steam)

https://www.steamgifts.com/legal/terms-of-service here the limit is 16 years old. I don't know nor want to know your nephew's age, but you're for sure an adult in the situation. Guidance, reliability matters a lot, but maybe the site is not for for example a 9 year old really... young and young aren't the same, and on the internet nobody knows if you're a dog or if you lie about your age. But be a responsible adult and do as you know it will help your nephew the best, as you know him.

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AmikoNovich

I doubt that he can find something more "harmful" or "inappropriate" on SG than he can find at school:) It's more because he doesn't know English well enough to understand giveaway descriptions yet) And his parents, most likely, won't allow him to use PC for more than 3-4 hours per day, while I am usually always online and can enter giveaways for him

P.S. Thank you for the answer!

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unblest

You could have come across those sad stories in public discussions within Steam group named S.Gifts. I’m personally just obediently waiting until another client of my highly populated ISP decides to start using the site. It’s not really known and probably not supposed to be if there are other metrics than just IP involved, though.

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