1. Be mindful of what you're posting on Neopets Classic. While cursing is allowed, there are exceptions detailed below. Our goal is not to limit your creative freedom, however we must ensure we are supporting a safe environment for everyone. In order to achieve that goal, the use of overly critical, insulting, sexual, racist, religious, political, nasty, or other inappropriate content (including "creative" spellings) is prohibited. If a word you post is filtered, you must not attempt to bypass the filter by altering or disguising it. If found breaking this rule, we will do our best to correct the situation quickly, which means that we will delete it from the site without notice. Users found abusing this rule will be held accountable for their actions, which may include an official warning or ban.

This rule applies to inappropriate usernames and pet names as well. If you create a username or pet name that by our rules is inappropriate, we have the right to freeze the account and/or remove the pet from our site. While we have a growing list of resricted terms, we may have missed some. Please use the "Report name" button or open a ticket to report a name or other content that may be deemed inappropriate for Neopets Classic.

While we do not actively read your Neomails, if a message is reported to us your full Neomail history will be reviewed by staff, so keep it clean and friendly! Neopets Classic should be a clean, fun, and safe place for everyone over the age of 13.

Do not abuse the boards by "spamming" (posting the same message many times) or unnecessarily bumping older topics unless you are actively adding to the discussion.

2. If you cheat on Neopets Classic games or use cheat programs or other people's software to play the games, we will freeze your account. This includes programs designed to buy items from shops, gain you random events, or any other unfair advantage. Using a bug for your own advantage, or sharing a method for others to do the same also falls under this rule. All bugs should be reported (and you may even be eligible for a bug bounty depending on the severity of the bug).

3. Accessing an account other than your own is STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. This rule applies to both sharing your password and trying to gain unauthorized access to someone else's account. If you are found to be account sharing, or have tried to get anyone else's password through deceptive practices, then your account (pets, shops, etc.) will be deleted and you will be permanently banned from the site.

4. Do not create any new Neopets if you are not going to take care of them. You are not allowed to create multiple accounts just to get more Neopoints or rare items. Anyone found to be in possession of multiple accounts and using them for clear gain will have their accounts frozen and unfairly acquired items and Neopoints removed.

5. By submitting material in any manner to Neopets Classic, you are automatically granting us permission to use those materials for free on the site - with full credit given, of course. These materials must be created ONLY by the person submitting them - you cannot submit someone else's work.

6. The activities and games here are just for you to play with while on the site. You can't sell them or trade them for anything (including Neopoints, other website currencies or real world currency!) Anyone found to be partaking in any form of 'real world trading' for Neopets Classic items, pets, accounts, or currency will be permanently banned from the site.

7. You are allowed a maximum of 5 accounts - one main account and up to 4 side accounts. All of your accounts must share the same email address. By creating more than one account you agree to designate one as your "main" account where you are able to play games, earn Neopoints, and buy items. Doing any of these activities on any account you own other than your main account is absolutely not permitted. This includes the use of the Garbage Grinder, Neopian Lottery, Wishing Well, fishing and any other daily activity that generates items or Neopoints. Restocking items from main shops on a side account is not permitted. The only exceptions to this rule are the Giant Omelette, Giant Jelly, and The Healing Springs. In summary, side accounts should only be used for pet storage, galleries and the lab ray. Users found to be transferring items from their side accounts to their main accounts that were gained or collected on said side account will be permanently frozen.

If you decide to take a break from or permanently quit Neopets Classic, it is against the rules to give your account to another player. Instead, we recommend you apply a self-freeze. This will make your account appear frozen, but you can reactivate it at any time by logging in. Users who wish to make their own Neopets Classic account may apply to join at any time.

There is no time required to wait before signing up for a side account! We just ask that you only apply for one account at a time. Please wait until your application has been processed before sending another!

8. Market manipulation of any sort is strictly against the rules. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Purchasing large quantities of specific items from other user shops or trades and reselling them at a higher price.
• Buying out entire quantities of specific items from other user shops or trades to create artificial scarcity or to ensure your shop is the lowest-priced on the Shop Wizard.
• Coordinating with other users to inflate or fix the price of certain items.
• Hoarding items with the intent to control market availability or manipulate perceived value.

We reserve the right to take action against any behavior that disrupts the natural flow of the economy or gives an unfair advantage to specific players.

9. Using site functions in a way that counters or avoids its intended purpose of is not allowed. Some examples are listed below:

• Asking other users to buy an r90+ item from a shop with intent to give/sell to you in order to avoid a restock ban. These bans are in place for a reason and avoiding them is unfair to other users trying to restock a valuable item.
• Asking other users to wish for specific items for you at the wishing well with intent to trade/buy the item, therefore bypassing the 30 day cooldown. Your wishes should be used for yourself or to sell of your own volition without someone else asking you to do so. Wishing for items with intent to gift the item to a specific user is also not allowed, please let other users use their own wishes for their own items.

10. Lending pets, items, and/or petpets to other users is done at your own risk. Should something go poorly, reversals of any sort will only be facilitated by staff if extensive proof is provided. Ideally, lending should be arranged on-site or on the Discord server where there is a clear evidence trail which you can rely on if needed. We have the right to refuse to to facilitate reversals.

11. User lookups, pet descriptions, shop/gallery descriptions, and pet pages must follow all of the above rules, particularly rule #1. Additionally, covering, hiding, or altering any of your user/pet names, stats, colors, or other important information is against the rules. While image overlays are okay, they must leave the things listed above accurately depicted/fully visible to others.

12. Do not steal your fellow Neopians' content or creations, or attempt to claim ownership of something that isn't yours. This includes entering stolen artwork or writing into site contests as well as submitting content created using AI.

13. Never, ever scam (or attempt to scam) anyone. Scamming can take many forms — attempting to obtain someone else's account information or access their active or abandoned account, tricking people out of their hard-earned NP, items, or pets, pretending to be someone you're not, etc. Any and ALL attempts to scam are not tolerated here.

14. By agreeing to the rules you understand them and agree that you will not break any of them - or risk receiving an official warning and/or having your account frozen. You also understand and agree that your Neopets Classic account is not owned by you, and can be removed from the site at any time if it is found that you have broken any of the site rules.