From 07ff38f77e36f08e17913f58af28321e0c553d3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wes Copeland
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:47:22 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs(terms): add section for Achievement Data
---
lang/en_US.json | 5 ++++-
resources/js/pages/terms.tsx | 16 ++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/lang/en_US.json b/lang/en_US.json
index 6a3e9cf5b4..ff5c928221 100644
--- a/lang/en_US.json
+++ b/lang/en_US.json
@@ -1365,5 +1365,8 @@
"Choose which event award badge to display on your profile.": "Choose which event award badge to display on your profile.",
"Award tier selection": "Award tier selection",
"Developer Events": "Developer Events",
- "Community Events": "Community Events"
+ "Community Events": "Community Events",
+ "Achievement Data": "Achievement Data",
+ "Achievement titles, descriptions, and related metadata may be referenced or reused by third parties (eg: for tracking sites or community tools).": "Achievement titles, descriptions, and related metadata may be referenced or reused by third parties (eg: for tracking sites or community tools).",
+ "Achievement trigger logic (the code and conditions that define how achievements are evaluated) is proprietary to the RetroAchievements community and may not be reused, redistributed, or reproduced without explicit permission. The GPL-3 license covering the RetroAchievements web application source code does not extend to achievement data.": "Achievement trigger logic (the code and conditions that define how achievements are evaluated) is proprietary to the RetroAchievements community and may not be reused, redistributed, or reproduced without explicit permission. The GPL-3 license covering the RetroAchievements web application source code does not extend to achievement data."
}
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx b/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx
index 25fd08c5f1..5a455dcb6f 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx
@@ -110,6 +110,22 @@ const Terms: AppPage = () => {
)}
+
+
+
+ {t('Achievement Data')}
+
+
+ {t(
+ 'Achievement titles, descriptions, and related metadata may be referenced or reused by third parties (eg: for tracking sites or community tools).',
+ )}
+
+
+ {t(
+ 'Achievement trigger logic (the code and conditions that define how achievements are evaluated) is proprietary to the RetroAchievements community and may not be reused, redistributed, or reproduced without explicit permission. The GPL-3 license covering the RetroAchievements web application source code does not extend to achievement data.',
+ )}
+
+
From a655b23b226e3e32a9e3d3151dd8fa1109c4497a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wes Copeland
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:34:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] fix: address feedback
---
lang/en_US.json | 2 +-
resources/js/pages/terms.tsx | 2 +-
2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lang/en_US.json b/lang/en_US.json
index ff5c928221..a87f46acf4 100644
--- a/lang/en_US.json
+++ b/lang/en_US.json
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
"Open game details": "Open game details",
"openTicketCount_one": "{{val, number}} open ticket",
"openTicketCount_other": "{{val, number}} open tickets",
- "Our web pages and their contents are subject to copyright law. Unless expressly permitted by law, every form of utilizing, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection on our web pages requires the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are allowed only for private use. The company names, product names, service names and logotypes on this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.": "Our web pages and their contents are subject to copyright law. Unless expressly permitted by law, every form of utilizing, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection on our web pages requires the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are allowed only for private use. The company names, product names, service names and logotypes on this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.",
+ "Our web pages and their contents are subject to copyright law. Unless expressly permitted by law, every form of utilizing, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection on our web pages requires the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are allowed only for private use. The company names, product names, service names, logotypes, boxart, and screenshots on this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.": "Our web pages and their contents are subject to copyright law. Unless expressly permitted by law, every form of utilizing, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection on our web pages requires the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are allowed only for private use. The company names, product names, service names, logotypes, boxart, and screenshots on this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.",
"Page {{pageNumber, number}}": "Page {{pageNumber, number}}",
"Page <1>1> of {{totalPages, number}}": "Page <1>1> of {{totalPages, number}}",
"Page {{currentPage, number}} of {{totalPages, number}}": "Page {{currentPage, number}} of {{totalPages, number}}",
diff --git a/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx b/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx
index 5a455dcb6f..3cfab99d4e 100644
--- a/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx
+++ b/resources/js/pages/terms.tsx
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const Terms: AppPage = () => {
{t('Copyright')}
{t(
- 'Our web pages and their contents are subject to copyright law. Unless expressly permitted by law, every form of utilizing, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection on our web pages requires the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are allowed only for private use. The company names, product names, service names and logotypes on this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.',
+ 'Our web pages and their contents are subject to copyright law. Unless expressly permitted by law, every form of utilizing, reproducing or processing works subject to copyright protection on our web pages requires the prior consent of the respective owner of the rights. Individual reproductions of a work are allowed only for private use. The company names, product names, service names, logotypes, boxart, and screenshots on this web site are for identification purposes only. All trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.',
)}