Legal & rights requests

A clear way to raise a concern.

If you believe content or a feature on NinjaSaves affects your rights, tell us what is involved and what you would like reviewed. Rights holders, representatives and affected individuals can contact us here without an account.

Submit a legal request

What EU law actually says

Offline use alone is not a general exemption from copyright or other law. These sources explain specific boundaries; they do not establish that every save edit, tool or method is lawful.

Program expression and data

Article 1(2) of the Software Directive protects the expression of a computer program, rather than the ideas and principles behind it. That distinction does not make all game data, artwork or other content free to copy.

Directive 2009/24/EC, Article 1

Sony v Datel: a limited ruling

On 17 October 2024, the Court held that certain variable data used in a game's working memory fall outside the Software Directive's protection when they cannot reproduce or reconstruct the program. This concerned runtime variables, not a general right to modify every saved-game file.

C-159/23, Sony v Datel, paragraphs 50–52

Technical protections are separate

EU law also protects certain technological measures. Nintendo v PC Box addresses that protection and proportionality in the context of games and consoles. A limit on software copyright is not blanket permission to bypass access protections.

Directive 2001/29/EC, Article 6 C-355/12, Nintendo v PC Box

Sources checked 18 September 2026. This is general information, not a legal opinion about a particular game or dispute. Copyright in game assets, technical protections, applicable national law and contractual terms can raise separate questions. These cases do not amount to approval of NinjaSaves by a court or rights holder.

Report a legal concern

No account is needed. Fields are required unless marked optional. Please use Help or Contact for ordinary transfer and billing support.

Type of concern

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Affected content or location

Give the exact page URLs, game title or title ID, feature name, or other details that let us locate each item.

Your concern and supporting information

Explain the rights or legal concern involved, why the identified content is affected, and your relationship to it. For rights claims, identify the protected work or mark and relevant territory. Include evidence links or representation details where useful.

What action are you requesting?

For example, removal of a specific listing, a correction, or review of how your information is used.

Use links and descriptions, not attachments. Do not include passwords, payment details, identity documents, private save archives, or unnecessary personal information.

I believe in good faith that the information in this request is accurate and complete. I have described my relationship to the rights or concern involved truthfully.

How this request is handled

Your contact details and report are stored privately for authorised administrators to review, respond and record the outcome. They are not published or used to subscribe you to marketing. A hashed network identifier is used briefly to limit abusive submissions.

Open requests are kept while they are being handled. Closed requests are removed after 365 days, or 30 days for spam, unless an administrator records a hold for a legal matter. Include your reference when asking about your request or its personal information.