How do the Steam key rewards work?

My second question of today for the community is the following: How do the Steam key rewards work?

Is it like this: I pay for the Steam key I want with my Soul Gems and I'll receive a key through e-mail? Or am I required to connect my Steam-account to gamehag in order for the staff to activate the key directly?

At Loot Palace everything is sent by e-mail and I personally prefer that method. There is an explanation to why I think so. Sometimes I want to give friends and relatives gifts, so if it's possible to get keys through e-mail, then I'd be really delighted.

@Clound12 How did you get your random Steam key and your other rewards? Did you get them through mail or to your Steam-account connected to gamehag directly?

When you cashout a key, the code gets processed within an hour or so and you can access the cd key code by clicking on the bell once its processed

@red_hat_ocelot @JoxRox_Roblox

I'll ask again just to confirm that I've understood correctly: So in other words, it's not mandatory to connect one's Steam-account to gamehag at all? As soon as I cashout a key I can get it through mail and I may do whatever I want with it afterwards?

While I've asked Misty about it, her answer wasn't very clear so it only raised more questions.

I get the key on gamehag account itself.

@SouLPrisoner After getting your key, can you give it to a friend outside of gamehag if you decide to do that? Or can the key only be used to your Steam account which you must connect to your gamehag account?

I seriously doubt so. Most likely the code u will recieve can be used by others as well since one who has not registered a steam account on gamehag will recieve it in email.

What are steam keys used for?