XIVAuth Developer Agreement

This document serves as the agreement between XIVAuth and developers who wish to use XIVAuth for their applications. It contains important information about which apps may or may not be used with XIVAuth, and the conditions under which the XIVAuth API may be used.

XIVAuth does not wish to apply undue burdens to developers. However, these standards are here to ensure that XIVAuth is used in a way that is consistent with the spirit of the project, reduces potential harm to FINAL FANTASY XIV and other projects, and ensures that XIVAuth remains a useful services to everyone. To avoid legal boilerplate, all we really ask is that developers refrain from activities that include the following:

• Do not use XIVAuth to track users

  XIVAuth takes user privacy seriously, and expects applications using it to do the same. Information received by and for a specific app is intended for that app, and that app only. Developers may not use information provided by XIVAuth to create user profiles, trackers, or similar services.

• Don't violate other projects' IP rights

  This may seem ironic coming from a project that is the result of reverse engineering, but it is nevertheless something that we hold closely. XIVAuth may not be used with services or projects that intentionally ignore or violate the rights of others in the FINAL FANTASY XIV modding space. Examples include closed-source or paywalled plugins or components therein.

• Don't abuse the service

  XIVAuth is a shared service run by a single developer in the corner of their network stack. Where possible, design your application to be a good netizen. Avoid excessive polling, cache data where possible, and be mindful of rate limits and similar concerns.

• Don't use XIVAuth to ruin others' fun

  XIVAuth exists to make it easier for FINAL FANTASY XIV players and community developers alike to do cool things. Please don't use XIVAuth to create projects or services that are intended to allow users to cheat, harass, stalk, scam, defraud, or otherwise harm players.

As a service provider, we reserve the right to disable Applications (or in extreme cases, developer accounts) that blatantly violate these standards.