Licence
Last updated: 28 May 2026
Board Game Clubs is open source. This page summarises the licence in plain English. The full, legally binding text lives in the LICENSE file in the repository — if anything here conflicts with that file, the LICENSE file wins.
The short version
The site’s source code is licensed under the MIT License with the Commons Clause condition added. In plain terms:
- You can use it, copy it, modify it, run your own version, and share your changes.
- You can’t sell it as a product or service. Hosting it for a fee or charging others to use it on your behalf isn’t allowed.
- You must keep the copyright and licence notice in any copies or derivatives.
- There’s no warranty. The software is provided “as is”.
What the MIT License gives you
The MIT License is one of the most permissive open-source licences in common use. Under it, anyone is free to:
- Use the software, for any purpose.
- Copy and distribute it.
- Modify it and distribute modified versions.
- Include it in larger works (including commercial ones — subject to the Commons Clause below).
- Sublicense it.
The only condition: the copyright notice and the licence text must be included with any copies or substantial portions of the software.
What the Commons Clause restricts
The Commons Clause adds one restriction on top of MIT: you cannot Sell the software.
In the licence’s words, “Sell” means using the rights granted by the MIT License to provide the software to others for a fee or other consideration — including hosting it for paying customers, or selling consulting / support services whose value comes substantially from this software.
In practical terms:
- Running your own free copy of the directory for your local community: fine.
- Forking the code and submitting improvements: fine.
- Embedding small pieces in a larger project: fine.
- Spinning up a paid, hosted version of this directory and charging users or clubs to be listed: not allowed without permission.
The Commons Clause is a published, standard text maintained by Fossa. It’s intentionally narrow — it only restricts selling, not using or modifying.
A note about club data
The club listings in this directory are contributed by the community. Each club’s information (name, venue, days, description, etc.) is added by volunteers and represents publicly-available information about that club. If you’d like to use the club listings themselves for another project, please open an issue so we can talk through what makes sense — the data is here for the community’s benefit, and we want to keep it that way.
If you’re a club organiser and want to update or remove your listing, see the contribute page or open a GitHub issue.
Third-party software and assets
The site uses a number of third-party open-source libraries (Leaflet, Leaflet.MarkerCluster, Lucide icons, Jekyll, and others). Each is used under its own licence. See the package files in the repository for the full list.
Map tiles are provided by CARTO and data is © OpenStreetMap contributors.
No warranty
The software is provided “as is”, without warranty of any kind, express or implied. The authors and copyright holders are not liable for any claim or damages arising from the use of the software. See the LICENSE file for the full disclaimer.
Contact
If you have a question about the licence, or want to use the software in a way that the Commons Clause might restrict, please open an issue on GitHub.