terms
Terms
This page is short because PAXAL is small. No accounts, no purchases, no uploads — most of what a standard terms-of-use document handles doesn't apply yet. The things that do apply are below. If something is unclear, the email at the bottom reaches a human.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Drive
Open the site, drive the demo, take photos, share replay links. No account needed. Driving on the public site is free and will stay free.
Share screenshots and clips
Anything captured in photo mode or recorded as a clip is yours to keep and share. I don't claim a license over your screenshots. A credit (“captured in PAXAL”) is appreciated, not required.
Embed a public replay link
The /replay#r=… URLs are stateless and meant to be shared. Linking to one, embedding it, or quoting it is fine.
WHAT YOU CAN'T DO
- ·Reverse-engineer the runtime, the streaming protocol, or the chunked splat format to redistribute or compete with it. Reading the network tab to understand the build is fine; re-implementing SHLS from the wire is not.
- ·Scrape, batch-download, or systematically mirror the arena captures. They're licensed for in-browser play, not for republication.
- ·Wrap the demo in another app, frame it inside a paid product, or present it as your own. Linking out to
paxal.pages.devis the only commercial use granted. - ·Use PAXAL to host, render or distribute content that's unlawful in your jurisdiction. Photo-mode captures of the built-in arenas only — no third-party splat injection on the public build.
- ·Probe the runtime for vulnerabilities outside of a responsible-disclosure context. Found something? Email below and I'll thank you.
WHO OWNS WHAT
The engine, the brand, the protocol
The runtime (PAXAL renderer, SHLS streaming, the site itself), the wordmark, the visual identity, and the source code are owned by the founder. Open-source components are credited at /credits under their respective licenses.
The captures
The drivable scenes are real-world Gaussian-splat captures. They're sourced from public datasets or self-captured and licensed for in-browser play on this site. Republishing the raw .ply / .compressed.ply assets is out of scope.
Your screenshots, clips, and replays
You own anything you capture in-game. I claim no license over photo-mode PNGs, recorded clips, or replay URLs.
LIABILITY
PAXAL is a browser tech demo provided as-is. It depends on WebGPU, which is still maturing — driver bugs, GPU resets, and tab crashes are possible. Save your work elsewhere first. I'm not liable for lost time, lost data outside my control, or hardware that misbehaves under load.
I don't offer a service-level agreement. The site may go down, an arena may break in a deploy, a browser update may regress performance. I'll fix what I can, when I can.
REAL-WORLD CAPTURES — TAKEDOWN
The arenas are real places. If you recognise yourself, your property, your vehicle, your signage, or anything else in a capture that you'd rather not see in a public demo, email me and I'll remove it within a week. No legal threat needed — just ask.
CHANGES
If these terms change in a way that affects you (new restrictions, new commercial terms, account creation), the change will be announced on /changelog before it takes effect. Fixing typos or clarifying ambiguity isn't announced.
JURISDICTION
PAXAL operates out of Bengaluru, India. Disputes that can't be resolved by writing to the address below fall under Indian law and the courts of Bengaluru. Use of the site from anywhere else is at your own discretion.
CONTACT
Questions, license requests, takedowns, disclosure reports: hpj675@gmail.com
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