Terms of Use

Using Lexaloffle's Online Services

By uploading cartridges, posts, scores and other data to Lexaloffle's online services, you are granting Lexaloffle the right to use and distribute them for as long as they remain online. For example, PICO-8 cartridges uploaded to the BBS become visible to PICO-8 users and downloadable via SPLORE.

All cartridges and other work posted to the Lexaloffle BBS remain property of their authors by default. Please do not distribute or remix a cartridge without permission, either directly from the author, or by checking to see if the cartridge is released under a license or terms that allows you to do so. Use the CC search filter to find cartridges released under CC4-BY-NC-SA.

Uploaded content and posts should not violate copyright, obscenity or any other laws, and be respectful to the existing Lexaloffle community zeitgeist. New users are encouraged to have a look around to get a feel for the BBS before posting. Lexaloffle reserves the right to remove or filter any material without notice.

The Lexaloffle website and online services are intended to be used only by humans (for example, via a web browser or Lexaloffle software), and should not be accessed by automated scripts, third party clients, crawlers, or by any other automated system, unless either 1. permission to do so is given by Lexaloffle and any authors involved, or 2. it is for the purpose of search indexing or archival.

Generative AI

Content that contains the output of AI models trained on the work of uncredited authors may not be posted on the BBS or podnet *. This includes cartridge labels, graphics, audio, cartridge source code and the text of BBS posts. Beginners are encouraged to instead start out by modding CC4-BY-NC-SA carts.

* Cartridges that contain small portions of genAI output and posted before this change (2026-06-22) may remain on the BBS, but must be disclosed as such in the accompanying posts (e.g. "label generated by google gemini"). The output of natural language translation and dictation software may be used, and does not need to be disclosed.

Public Data

All uploaded content, including files uploaded to podnet://, is publicly viewable and should not be used to store sensitive information. The content's address (e.g. BBS cart id or podnet url) may be withheld by the author to reduce visibility, but Lexaloffle does not implement any read access control and makes no guarantee that the content is undiscoverable.

Private Data

Lexaloffle stores a minimal amount of private information used only to provide service to users (email addresses and encrypted passwords), and will not share it with any third parties.