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{{hatnote|This article is a copyrights legal page for BG3Wiki. For a guide to licensing on BG3Wiki, see [[BG3Wiki:Licensing]].}}

BG3Wiki is an unofficial, non-commercial fan wiki for [https://baldursgate3.game Baldur's Gate 3] by [https://larian.com Larian Studios]. Original texts and the textual contents of articles on BG3Wiki are primarily licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)], unless otherwise stated on that page, with additional exceptions described on this page.

This means that editors retain exclusive rights and ownership over their contributions. Any such content published on the articles of this wiki remains the property of the contributor, but is irrevocably licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license.

Some texts, files, or images on BG3Wiki are posted or uploaded under the [https://larian.com/fan-content-policy Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy]. These are used strictly for informative, illustrative, or educational purposes.

Any files or images published on BG3Wiki that are not uploaded under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license are either uploaded under the [https://larian.com/fan-content-policy Larian Studios' Fan Content Policy], are licensed to the wiki by the copyright holder, or are uploaded under a different license as noted in that file or image's description.

 

By contributing to BG3Wiki, you recognise that you have a right to license this work to BG3Wiki, and understand that this license is irrevocable, meaning, you cannot take it back or change your mind later.

Wherever possible, you will be credited in the article's History section using your IP or username (if signed into the wiki) at the time of the edit, and the contribution will be listed in the wiki's Contributions log. At any time, you have a right to claim ownership over your work on any Discussion / Talk Pages of articles where your work is used. Your work may at any time be moved or copied elsewhere on the wiki, without your permission. You understand that you have a right to claim credit to your work on any articles where it is used on the wiki, but that it is your obligation to do so, such on those articles' talk pages.

Any changes to work you license to BG3Wiki will be illustrated on the respective article's History page.

This license is non-exclusive, meaning BG3Wiki cannot prevent you from publishing or license your work elsewhere, and you retain copyright to any work you license to BG3Wiki. BG3Wiki may not use your work in cases where the ''primary'' purpose of the work is profit.

You are responsible for ensuring your work does not infringe on any copyright.

If you wish to reuse BG3Wiki's contents elsewhere, you must do so using the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0] license or a [https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-considerations/compatible-licenses/ compatible license].

This use cannot be commercial, meaning its primary use cannot be for profit (meaning you can't sell the content or place ads on it), and you must credit the wiki by including a permalink to the article you are using content from, and indicate any potential changes you have made to the work. You must not in any way suggest the wiki endorses your work.

You must also respect any other potential licenses used on the wiki. You are responsible for ensuring your work does not infringe on any copyright.

In order to properly credit BG3Wiki, please do one or more of the following.

* Backlinking (text pieces of any length)

All fonts and original logos used in this wiki are licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)].

The current BG3Wiko logo is a large gold '''W''' in the font ''Sherwood'' with distressed details added. This was designed by [[User:HINK|HINK]].

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