Terms of Service

These terms describe the conditions on which you use the BuyCS2Skins.com website: top up your balance, buy and sell Counter-Strike 2 skins and withdraw your revenue. Please read them in full before your first operation.

1. Definitions

1.1. Operator: Future Core LLC (ОсОО «Ядро Будущего»), a legal entity registered in the Kyrgyz Republic. Its details are given in section 19.

1.2. Site: the website at https://buycs2skins.com together with its language versions and subdomains.

1.3. Service: the functions of the Site and of the Telegram bot that the Operator provides to the User under this Agreement.

1.4. User: an individual who has signed in to the Site and accepted this Agreement.

1.5. Account: the User's record in the Service, to which the User's Telegram and (or) Steam identifiers, the Balance and the history of operations are linked.

1.6. Item: an in-game item (skin) of the game Counter-Strike 2 that can be transferred by a Steam trade.

1.7. Balance: a record, in Russian rubles, of the amount the User can dispose of in the Service. The Balance consists of two parts: Top-ups and Revenue.

1.8. Top-ups: the part of the Balance formed by money the User has paid in through the Payment Service.

1.9. Revenue: the part of the Balance formed by the User's sales of the User's own Items.

1.10. Supplier: a third-party service that, on the Operator's instruction, sends Items to Users and accepts Items from Users by Steam trades.

1.11. Payment Service: third-party payment services and institutions that hold the required licences and permits and through which Balance top-ups and Revenue payouts are processed. The Operator may change them without amending the Agreement.

1.12. Trade: a Steam trade offer by which an Item is transferred between Steam accounts.

1.13. Trade Link: the Steam trade URL that the User specifies in the profile in order to receive and transfer Items.

1.14. Steam Trade Protection: the Steam mechanism that locks a received Item from further trading for 7 days and, during that period, allows the owner of the Steam account to reverse recent trades.

1.15. Hold: a period of up to 8 days after a Trade is accepted, during which the deal is not yet final.

1.16. Fees Page: the page of the Site at /fees, where the current fee rates are published.

1.17. Refund Policy: the document at /refund-policy. Privacy Policy: the document at /privacy. Consent to Personal Data Processing: the document at /personal-data.

2. Parties and Subject of the Agreement

2.1. The Agreement is concluded between the Operator and the User.

2.2. Under this Agreement the Operator gives the User access to the Service, which allows the User to:

(a) top up the Balance;

(b) buy Items using the Balance;

(d) withdraw Revenue.

2.3. In a purchase, the Operator sells the Item to the User, and the Supplier transfers that Item to the User by a Trade. In a sale, the User transfers the Item to the Supplier by a Trade, and the Operator credits Revenue to the User.

2.4. The Refund Policy, the Privacy Policy and the Fees Page are part of this Agreement.

2.5. Items exist inside Steam. Their use and transfer are governed by the rules of Valve Corporation, including the Steam Subscriber Agreement. The Operator cannot change those rules and is not responsible for changes to them.

3. Acceptance of the Agreement and User Requirements

3.1. The User accepts the Agreement by confirming consent to it at the first sign-in. Operations in the Service are available only after the Agreement has been accepted.

3.2. The Service may be used only by an individual who is at least 18 years old and who is entitled to enter into such deals under the law of the country of residence.

3.3. By accepting the Agreement, the User confirms that:

(a) the User is at least 18 years old;

(b) the User acts in the User's own name and interest, and not in the interest of third parties;

(d) use of the Service is not prohibited to the User by the law of the country where the User is located.

3.4. The User is solely responsible for complying with the laws of the User's country and for paying any taxes that may arise for the User in connection with buying and selling Items.

4.1. There are two ways to sign in to the Site:

(a) with a one-time code sent by the Service's Telegram bot @buycs2skins_bot (the link to it is on the sign-in page);

(b) through Steam, on Steam's own sign-in page.

4.2. Both Telegram and Steam can be linked to one Account.

4.3. The Service does not ask for the Steam password or the Steam API key. If someone asks for them on behalf of the Site, that is not the Operator. These details must not be given to anyone.

4.4. To buy and sell, the User specifies the User's own Trade Link in the profile. A change of the Trade Link is confirmed with a code from the Telegram bot.

4.5. The User is responsible for keeping access to the User's Telegram and Steam accounts secure and for all actions performed in the User's Account. Any suspicion of unauthorized access must be reported to support immediately.

4.6. The Telegram bot is used only for sign-in codes, confirmation codes and notifications about operations. There is no buying or selling in the bot.

4.7. The Account may not be transferred, sold or given to another person to use.

5. Balance

5.1. The Balance is kept in Russian rubles. In the interface it is a single amount with a separate note showing which part of it is available for withdrawal.

5.2. Top-ups can be spent only on buying Items on the Site. Top-ups cannot be withdrawn.

5.3. Revenue can be spent on buying Items or withdrawn under the rules of section 11. Revenue becomes available only after the Hold ends, as described in clause 10.8.

5.4. When an order is paid, Top-ups are debited first, then available Revenue.

5.5. The Balance is not a bank account, a deposit or an electronic wallet. No interest accrues on the Balance.

5.6. The Balance cannot be transferred to another User.

6. Topping up the Balance

6.1. The Balance is topped up through the Payment Service. As of the date of this version, payment through the Faster Payments System (SBP), payment by bank card and payment in USDT are available. The list of methods is shown on the top-up page and may change.

6.2. Before payment, the Service shows the amount to be paid, the fee and the amount that will be credited to the Balance.

6.3. Money is credited to the Balance after the Payment Service has confirmed receipt of the payment to the Operator. The User's return to the "payment successful" page does not by itself constitute crediting.

6.4. A payment invoice is valid for a limited time, which is shown on the payment page. The payment must be made within that time.

6.5. The Balance may be topped up only from the User's own means of payment. Bank card details are entered on the Payment Service's page. The Operator does not receive or store them.

6.6. Topping up the Balance does not reserve a specific Item or its price for the User. The Item may be sold or may rise in price before the order is placed.

6.7. The Operator may set limits on the top-up amount and on the order amount, including for new Accounts. If an operation exceeds a limit, the Service declines it and shows the reason.

6.8. If a payment is disputed or reversed through a bank or a payment system after it has been credited to the Balance, the Operator may suspend operations on the Account for the duration of the dispute and reduce the Balance by the disputed amount.

7. Fees

7.1. The Operator charges a fee for topping up the Balance and for withdrawing Revenue. The current rates are published on the Fees Page: /fees.

7.2. For reference, as of the date of this version the fees are:

(a) top-up through SBP and by bank card: 5.5% of the payment amount;

(b) top-up in USDT: 0.5% of the payment amount;

(c) withdrawal of Revenue: from 0.5% to 3% of the withdrawal amount, depending on the currency in which the Revenue is held and on the withdrawal method. The exact rate is shown on the Fees Page and before the request is confirmed.

7.3. The fee rate that applies to an operation is the one the Service showed to the User before payment or before the withdrawal request was confirmed. If the values in clause 7.2 differ from those shown before payment, the rate shown before payment applies.

7.4. The Operator charges no fee for the purchase or sale of an Item as such. The purchase price equals the Supplier's price converted into rubles. In a sale, the User is credited with the full amount paid by the Supplier, converted into rubles.

7.5. Any fees of the User's bank, wallet or blockchain network are paid by the User.

7.6. The top-up fee is not refundable, including when money for a cancelled order is returned to the Balance.

7.7. The Operator may change the fee rates. A new rate is published on the Fees Page and applies to operations created after publication.

8. Buying Items

8.1. The catalog shows Items that the Suppliers have in stock. Availability and price change. Until an order is placed, an Item is not reserved for the User.

8.2. The price of an Item in rubles equals the Supplier's price converted at the exchange rate used by the Service, rounded up. The Operator does not add its own markup to this price.

8.3. When an order is placed, the Service recalculates the price, checks the Trade Link and reserves the order amount on the Balance.

8.4. If, at the moment the order is placed, the Item is out of stock or its price at the Supplier has risen, the purchase of that Item is not made and no money is debited for it.

8.5. An Item is delivered by a Steam Trade to the User's Trade Link. The Trade is sent by the Supplier's Steam account. There is no other delivery method.

8.6. Each Item in an order is processed separately. In an order of several Items, some may be delivered while the money for the others is returned to the Balance.

8.7. The User must accept the Trade within the time shown on the order page. If the Trade is not accepted in time, is declined or cannot be created, the money for that Item is returned to the Balance.

8.8. Before accepting a Trade, the User checks it against the details on the order page. The Operator is not responsible for the acceptance of an unrelated Trade that does not belong to the order.

8.9. After a Trade is accepted, Steam locks the Item from further trading for 7 days. This is a Steam rule. The Operator cannot remove or shorten the lock.

8.10. A deal is considered final 8 days after the Trade is accepted. From that moment it cannot be cancelled, and the money for the Item is not refunded.

8.11. The User is responsible for making sure that the User's Steam account is able to accept Trades and that the Trade Link is valid and belongs to the User.

8.12. If the User often fails to accept Trades or declines them, the Operator may show a warning and temporarily restrict the placing of new orders.

9. Trade Reversal and Refunds

9.1. The refund procedure is described in detail in the Refund Policy: /refund-policy.

9.2. If a Trade is not accepted, is declined, has expired, or the Item turned out to be out of stock, the price of the Item is returned to the Balance in full.

9.3. If the User has reversed an already accepted Trade through Steam Trade Protection, the User is refunded the price of the Item less the Supplier's penalty.

9.4. The amount of the penalty is shown at checkout for each Item. It does not exceed 50% of the price of the Item. Items with a higher penalty are not sold on the Site.

9.5. By placing an order, the User confirms having seen the amount of the penalty and agrees to it.

9.6. When an accepted Trade is reversed, the Operator may restrict the Account: suspend the placing of orders, the sale of Items and the withdrawal of Revenue while the case is reviewed.

9.7. Money is returned to the same parts of the Balance and in the same amounts from which the purchase was paid. A refund does not turn Top-ups into Revenue.

10. Selling Items

10.1. Selling is available only to a User who has signed in through Steam or has linked Steam to the Account.

10.2. Only Items from the User's own inventory of the Steam account linked to the User's Account may be sold. The Trade Link must belong to the same Steam account.

10.3. Deals for the benefit of third parties are prohibited. Revenue is credited only to the Balance of the User from whose inventory the Item was transferred.

10.4. The Service shows the User's inventory with buyout prices. The buyout price equals the amount paid by the Supplier, converted into rubles at the exchange rate used by the Service. The Operator does not lower this price.

10.5. The price is fixed in rubles at the moment the deal is created. Later changes in the market price of the Item or in the exchange rate do not affect it.

10.6. The User transfers the Item by confirming a Trade with the Supplier's Steam account named on the deal page. The Trade must be confirmed within the time shown on the deal page. If the Trade is not confirmed in time, the deal is cancelled.

10.7. Immediately after the Trade is accepted, the Revenue is recorded on the Balance with the status "pending". Pending Revenue can be neither spent nor withdrawn.

10.8. Revenue becomes available when the Supplier has confirmed the deal at the end of the Hold. The Hold lasts up to 8 days from the moment the Trade is accepted. Revenue is not released early.

10.9. If, during the Hold, the Trade is reversed, including through Steam Trade Protection, or the Supplier has withdrawn from the deal, the pending Revenue is removed from the Balance. In that case the Operator tells the User through support how the Item is returned.

10.10. If the Trade was reversed during the Hold by the User, the Operator may restrict the Account while the case is reviewed.

10.11. By transferring an Item, the User confirms that the User obtained it lawfully, is entitled to dispose of it, and that the Item was not obtained by fraud, account hacking or any other violation of third-party rights.

10.12. After the Supplier has confirmed the deal, the Item is not returned to the User.

11. Withdrawal of Revenue

11.1. Only available Revenue can be withdrawn. Top-ups and pending Revenue are not withdrawn.

11.2. Withdrawal is possible only in USDT to a wallet address specified by the User. The networks in which withdrawal is available and the minimum withdrawal amount are shown on the withdrawal page. Withdrawal to bank cards is not available yet.

11.3. The withdrawal address is confirmed with a code from the Telegram bot. Without confirmation, a request is not created.

11.4. Before the request is confirmed, the Service shows the amount to be debited in rubles, the fee and the amount to be received in USDT.

11.5. A request goes to payout immediately after it is confirmed with the code. The Operator may send a request for manual review.

11.6. A withdrawal is sent immediately after the request is confirmed. The time it takes to arrive depends on the network and the Payment Service. If a request is sent for review (clauses 11.5 and 11.10), the Operator notifies the User.

11.7. The Payment Service checks the recipient's address at the moment of payout. If a payout to that address is declined or fails, the amount debited for the request is returned to Revenue.

11.8. The User is solely responsible for the correctness of the address and the network. A USDT transfer sent to the address specified by the User cannot be cancelled or returned.

11.9. Withdrawal is possible only to the User's own address. Withdrawing Revenue for the benefit of third parties is prohibited.

11.10. During a review, the Operator may ask the User for explanations about operations and about the origin of Items, and may suspend the request until they are received.

12. Prohibited Actions

12.1. The User is prohibited from:

(a) buying and selling Items, topping up the Balance and withdrawing Revenue in the interest of third parties;

(b) selling Items obtained by fraud, by hacking accounts or in any other unlawful way;

(d) using the Service to move money between payment methods, to cash out, or to conceal the origin of money;

(e) creating several Accounts in order to circumvent limits and restrictions;

(f) disputing through a bank or a payment system a payment for which the Item has already been received or the money has already been spent;

(g) interfering with the operation of the Site, searching for and exploiting its vulnerabilities, or circumventing technical restrictions;

(h) impersonating the Operator or its staff.

12.2. A breach of clause 12.1 entitles the Operator to apply the measures set out in section 13.

13. Restrictions and Reviews

13.1. To protect Users and the Service from fraud, the Operator may:

(a) refuse to place an order, to carry out a sale or a withdrawal;

(b) suspend operations on the Account for the duration of a review;

(d) terminate the User's access to the Service where a breach of the Agreement has been confirmed.

13.2. Grounds for a review include, in particular: reversal of an accepted Trade, frequent refusals of Trades, payment disputes, signs that one Trade Link is used by several Accounts, and signs of acting in the interest of third parties.

13.3. The Operator informs the User of the restriction applied and of what is needed to lift it, unless this would hinder the review or is prohibited by law.

13.4. If the User's breach has caused losses to the Operator (for example, a payment for an already transferred Item has been disputed), the Operator may reduce the User's Balance by the amount of those losses.

14. Relationship with Valve and Rights to Materials

14.1. The Site is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Valve Corporation. Steam, Counter-Strike and Counter-Strike 2 are trademarks of Valve Corporation. The names and images of Items belong to their respective rights holders.

14.2. The actions of Valve and Steam are beyond the Operator's control. They include locking Items and accounts, changing trade rules, and failures and delays in the operation of Steam.

14.3. The design of the Site, its texts, software code and the name of the Service belong to the Operator. They may not be copied or used without the Operator's written consent, except where permitted by law.

15. Liability of the Parties

15.1. The Operator is liable to the User for the correct accounting of the Balance and for carrying out operations under the rules of this Agreement.

15.2. The Operator is not liable for:

(a) the actions and decisions of Valve and Steam, including the locking of Items and of the User's Steam accounts;

(b) the consequences of the User specifying an incorrect Trade Link or an incorrect withdrawal address;

(d) changes in the market price of an Item after purchase or sale;

(e) interruptions in the operation of the Payment Service, the Suppliers, Telegram and Steam.

15.3. The Service is provided as is. The Operator does not promise that the Site will operate without interruptions and errors, but takes reasonable measures to fix failures.

15.4. If an operation is not carried out because of a failure on the side of the Service, a Supplier or the Payment Service, the Operator returns the money to the User under the Refund Policy.

15.5. The Operator's liability for a single operation is limited to the amount of that operation, unless mandatory rules of the applicable law provide otherwise.

15.6. The parties are not liable for a failure to perform obligations caused by circumstances they could not foresee or prevent: decisions of state authorities, failure of communication networks, or actions of Valve that make Trades impossible.

16. Personal Data

16.1. The Operator processes the User's data under the Privacy Policy: /privacy.

16.2. At the first sign-in, the User gives the Consent to Personal Data Processing by a separate checkbox: /personal-data.

17. Inquiries, Governing Law and Disputes

17.1. For any question, the User contacts support: support@buycs2skins.com. The procedure and time limits for a reply are described in the Refund Policy.

17.2. If the User disagrees with the reply from support, the User sends the Operator a written claim to the address given in section 19. The parties try to resolve the dispute by negotiation.

17.3. The Agreement is governed by the law of the Kyrgyz Republic, where the Operator is registered.

17.4. Clause 17.3 does not deprive the User of the protection afforded by the mandatory rules of the law of the country of the User's permanent residence, if such rules apply to the relationship between the parties.

17.5. A dispute that could not be resolved by negotiation is heard by the court at the Operator's location, unless mandatory rules of the applicable law give the User the right to apply to another court.

18. Amendment and Termination of the Agreement

18.1. The Operator may amend the Agreement. A new version is published at /terms with its date and takes effect from the moment of publication.

18.2. Operations created before a new version is published are governed by the version that was in force when they were created.

18.3. If the User does not agree with the new version, the User stops using the Service. Continued use of the Service after publication means consent to the new version.

18.4. The User may stop using the Service at any time and ask support to delete the Account. Before deletion, the User may spend Top-ups on purchases and withdraw available Revenue.

18.5. The Agreement is drawn up in Russian and in English. In case of a discrepancy between the versions, the Russian version prevails.

19. Details and Contacts

Future Core LLC, Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek, Logvinenko st. 55, apt. 32. Registration No. 33044-7301-OOO, TIN 02206202610000.

Support: support@buycs2skins.com.