Pseudonyms are allowed

You don't need to provide your full name to use the Service and you are allowed to use a pseudonym instead.

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Service Title Rating Status Author
Mason Bee "</li> <li>Contact information (if you so choose)</li>" DECLINED masonbee
edX "You agree not to misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent your identity while using the edX Site (although you are welcome and encouraged to use an anonymous username in the forums and to act in a manner that keeps your identity concealed)." APPROVED nolawyer
FWG 1240 pseudonyms allowed DECLINED apple-cia Curator
GitHub "Any other information requested, such as your real name, is optional, unless you are accepting these terms on behalf of a legal entity (in which case we need more information about the legal entity) or if you opt for a paid Account, in which case additional information will be necessary for billing purposes.</p>" DECLINED import script Bot
Mason Bee "Contact information (if you so choose)" DECLINED masonbee
Mason Bee "Name (if you so choose)" DECLINED masonbee
Mason Bee "If you choose not to enter true information, we may be unable to provide some services such as sending email, etc….</p>" DECLINED masonbee
Mason Bee "Although you are under no obligation to provide a valid email on either of those pages we will be unable to reply to your contact without one.</p>" DECLINED masonbee
App.net Pseudonyms allowed DECLINED import script Bot
Wattpad "What we collect:</strong> </p> <p>Information that is necessary for the use of our Services, such as your username, email address, date of birth, and password.</p>" APPROVED LuneSirius Curator
eBuddy The service allows you to use pseudonyms DECLINED banansb
Kink.com "When you create or update your account, we collect and store the data you provide, like your email address, password, and username, and assign you a unique identifying number (“Account Data”).</p> " DECLINED alison Curator
Deleted Service 2317 by user 1764 "You don't have to use your real name to use Codeaco, but don't impersonate an individual or an entity in a misleading or deceptive manner." DECLINED Peepo Staff
Medtinker "3.4.1. In order to use this website, a user must first complete the registration form. During registration a user is required to give certain information (such as name and email address)." DECLINED Medtinker Curator
LastPass "We collect several different types of information to provide Services to you, including:</p> <p> <strong>Customer Account and Registration Data:</strong> This includes information you provide to create your account with us or register for events, webinars, surveys, etc. and may include, first and last name, billing information, a password and a valid email address.</p>" DECLINED import script Bot
500px "As a condition to using Services, you are required to open an account with 500px and select a password and username, and to provide registration information. The registration information you provide must be accurate, complete, and current at all times." DECLINED import script Bot
SoundCloud "As a platform built with creator needs in mind, we welcome the use of stage names or professional identities on SoundCloud. However, that doesn’t mean that you can impersonate another person, or post content that is intentionally misleading." DECLINED import script Bot
Pixelcat Productions JBAuth "We honor your privacy and therefore recommend choosing a pseudonym. Of course, you are free to choose your real name, nobody stops you from this.</" DECLINED JustinBack Staff
SpigotMC "If however your account name contains personally identifiable information, then you may be granted one name change, again at our discretion." APPROVED Photon Curator
3DHYPE The service allows you to use pseudonyms APPROVED 3ddy
Virgin "src="//www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-TPRWZVD" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt." DECLINED Jhon doe
Mason Bee "There is no requirement to give your real name." APPROVED masonbee
Steemit The service allows you to use pseudonyms DECLINED Walter Klosse
npm "You do not have to give your personal or legal name to create an npm account. You can use a pseudonym instead." APPROVED Jed Fox Curator
Virgin "We use cookies to help us offer you the best online experience. By continuing to use our website and/or clicking OK, you're agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookies policy" DECLINED adewunmi
Ubisoft "Certain Services may require the creation of a "Username" or an "avatar". You agree that your Username and/or avatar are linked to your Account and will be publicly displayed.&nbsp. We therefore advise You not to include your last name in your Username." DECLINED (deactivated) Suspended
MusicBrainz "If you choose to create an account then the minimum we ask is that you: choose a unique username and password, use a web browser that accepts "session" cookies, and provide a verified email address." APPROVED phw
Netsyms Technologies "You are allowed to use a pseudonym if you so choose" APPROVED skylarmt Curator
PrivacyTools "For example, we ask visitors who use our Mastodon service to provide a username and email address" DECLINED jonah
OpenStreetMap "<li>you can select a non identifying login name and change it at any time you want,</li> <li>you are not required to include personal data in diary posts, comments, email listserv, the wiki, or other OSM communications methods," APPROVED neia
SourceHut The service allows you to use pseudonyms DECLINED ddevault
Marca "Por medio de estas herramientas y espacios el Usuario Registrado podrá disponer de un espacio propio, llamado Perfil, que le identificará bajo su nombre real o su identificador de Usuario ("Nick"), asociado a la cuenta de Usuario." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Imgur "If you are located in the EEA and wish to open an account, <em>do not use your real name – choose a username and email address that reveal nothing about your identity.<" DECLINED LuneSirius Curator
Nabu Casa "We don’t ask you for personal information unless we truly need it. " DECLINED arthurlutz Curator
Open Humans "As long as you follow our Naming Guidelines, you’re free to choose a pseudonym as your name and username. " APPROVED arlo Staff
Sanctioned Suicide (DEPRECATED domin for sale) "Your name or username" APPROVED ReduX
Sayches Pseudonyms are allowed DECLINED gajisaf455 Suspended
Pixelcat Productions JBAuth "We honor your privacy and therefore recommend choosing a pseudonym. Of course, you are free to choose your real name, nobody stops you from this.</" DECLINED JustinBack Staff
ToS;DR "Nicknames are optional." DECLINED (deactivated) Suspended
500px "To allow you to express yourself beyond just the information collected during registration, we enable you to provide additional information, such as your first and last names, email address, social media account names, your birthday, a bio, favorite URLs, and instant messaging IDs. In addition, you may choose to include photos of yourself in your profile." DECLINED import script Bot
IFTTT "You promise to provide us with accurate, complete, and updated registration information about yourself. You may not (i) select or use as your username a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person. or (ii) use as your username a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization. or (iii) use as your username a name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene." DECLINED import script Bot
Steam "We do not require you to provide or use your real name for the setup of a Steam User Account." APPROVED Dr_Jeff Staff
Lichess The service allows you to use pseudonyms APPROVED plaguna
Wikipedia "Register for an account without providing an email address or real name." APPROVED Asotyheaty
TV Tropes TV Tropes allows you to use pseudonyms DECLINED Mixer
Stack Overflow "Although the Network provides for anonymous and pseudonymous participation, in some instances in order to use certain Products or Services, we require account registration. " APPROVED omhqit Curator
Spotify anonymity DECLINED allexxy
Scratch "Keep personal info private.</dt> <dd>For safety reasons, don't give out any information that could be used for private communication - such as real last names, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, links to social media sites or websites with unmoderated chat.</dd>" APPROVED lisa_wolfgang
Keybase The service allows you to use anonymously via Tor Hidden Service DECLINED Joe
The Session "When you sign up to The Session, you provide a name that you will be known by on the site. I encourage you to use your real name, but you don’t have to.</p> <p>You can update your username at any time from your member profile.</p> " APPROVED adactio Curator
ToS;DR Phoenix "Nicknames are optional." APPROVED Dr_Jeff Staff
Brainly The service allows you to use pseudonyms APPROVED (deactivated) Suspended
Reddit "Rule 5</strong> <p>You don’t have to use your real name to use Reddit, but don’t impersonate an individual or an entity in a misleading or deceptive manner.</p>" APPROVED Dr_Jeff Staff
Internet Archive The service allows you to use pseudonyms APPROVED PinkDev1
Gab "Creating an Account also requires a username, which may or may not be PII depending on your username. " DECLINED cooldreamer
X "You can also use Twitter under a pseudonym if you prefer not to use your name." APPROVED Dr_Jeff Staff
Totem Project "Users are encouraged to use pseudonyms" APPROVED JustinBack Staff
SoundCloud "When you register any kind of SoundCloud account, you will need to provide your email address (except when you sign-up with Facebook or Google and don’t give your permission to share it with SoundCloud), your age, and choose a password. In addition, if you purchase a Subscription, you will also need to provide your real name, billing address, and payment verification information.</p> </li> <li> <p> <strong>Profile Information</strong> - you may choose, at your discretion, to provide additional information for your public profile on SoundCloud® – for example:</p> <ul> <li>your real name</li> <li>a user name (which may be your real name or a pseudonym)</li> <li>the city and country in which you live</li> <li>a profile picture, profile header image or avatar</li> <li>information about how you categorize yourself with respect to your content (for example, whether you are a musician, a label or some other category of creator)</li> <li>details of your other websites and social media profiles, including links to those pages</li> <li>your gender if you wish to provide it</li> <li>any additional information you provide as part of your public profile, such as your real name, and links to your website and other social media profiles (but not your email address), will be published on your profile page. This information will be publicly accessible and may be viewed by anyone accessing the Website, or using our API or other Services. Please bear this in mind when considering whether to provide any additional information about yourself</li" DECLINED import script Bot
MCProHosting "Attempting to impersonate any person by using forged headers or other identifying information is prohibited. The use of anonymous remailers or nicknames does not constitute impersonation." APPROVED arlo Staff
Steam "We do not require you to provide or use your real name for the setup of a Steam User Account.<br" DECLINED import script Bot
MeWe "While you may use MeWe pseudonymously or as a&nbsp;parody, commentary, or fan account" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Signal "You may optionally add other information to your account, such as a profile name and profile picture. This information is end-to-end encrypted.</p> <p> <str" APPROVED Vincent (Mr. 404) Staff
LibreOffice " Details like the name ("real name") or further personal information is always voluntary.</p>" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
phpBB "posting as an anonymous user (hereinafter “anonymous posts”)," APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
iFunny "If you prefer to protect your privacy while using the iFunny website and mobile applications, we recommend that you use the service under a pseudonym.</p> " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Minds The service allows you to use pseudonyms DECLINED Therapy Snek Curator
NewPipe "<p>Users have the ability to leave comments themselves. We use the excellent isso software to provide this feature.</p> <p>If a user sends a comment, the following data is collected:</p> <ul> <li>mandatory data: <ul> <li>a name (can, but does not have to be a user's real name), allowing users to let others (including the NewPipe project) identify them, for example on other services, such as GitHub. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Le Bon Coin The service allows you to use pseudonyms APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
IVPN "When you sign up for IVPN, you will not be asked for any personal information e.g. email address, name etc." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Orange " Toute première utilisation du Service nécessite une inscription assortie de la création d’un pseudonyme (ci-après le «&nbsp;Pseudo&nbsp;»), qui sera visible sur le Service par tous les autres Utilisateurs, ainsi que la création d’un mot de passe. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Session " <p>You don’t need a phone number, e-mail, or any information tied to your real identity to make a Session account. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
StartMail "A name that you choose (optional and may be an alias or pseudonym, but see also our Terms of Service, → to be able to address you when we communicate with you.</li>" APPROVED welda Curator
Wikimedia "If you want to create a standard account, in most cases we require only a username and a password." APPROVED welda Curator
mastodon.social "If you register on this server, you may be asked to enter a username, an e-mail address and a password." APPROVED welda Curator
Foursquare "We recommend, but do not require, that you use your own name as your user name (“User Name”) so your friends can recognize you more easily.</p>" DECLINED welda Curator
Foursquare "We recommend, but do not require, that you use your own name as your user name (“User Name”) so your friends can recognize you more easily." DECLINED welda Curator
Conversations "Your user name and hash of your password" APPROVED welda Curator
Revolut "✓ Your Revolut username (this is random and is automatically assigned to you when you first join but you will be able to change it), password and other registration information." APPROVED welda Curator
Tumblr "You can keep yourself fairly anonymous on Tumblr, but remember that your posts, blogs, pages, and username are all visible to the public by default. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Foursquare "We recommend, but do not require, that you use your own name as your user name (“User Name”) so your friends can recognize you more easily." APPROVED welda Curator
Techlore "We don't typically verify the information supplied, so you have the full ability to use aliases when contacting us." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
SpiderOak "When you create a SpiderOak account, we ask you to choose a username and passphrase. You may use your email address as your username, but it’s not required.</p>" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Minds "As a cornerstone to our privacy policy, Minds users have the right, and are encouraged, to be anonymous. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Rofkin Pseudonyms are allowed APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
ProtonVPN "Account creation</strong>: To create an account, in order to use our Service, we do not ask your name or surname. All you need to do is select your username, then provide the email address and choose your password. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Wickr Me "Your Wickr ID is how you allow others to contact you via Wickr Me. It does not have to be your real name or provide any reference to your identity." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Stingle Photos "<p>You must provide a valid email address in order to complete the signup process. Any other information requested is optional, unless you are accepting these terms on behalf of a legal entity (in which case we need more information about the legal entity) or if you opt for a paid account, in which case additional information will be necessary for billing purposes.</p>" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Firefox Cloud Services "display name" APPROVED private prawn Curator
Lichess "You’re welcome to use a pseudonym.</p>" DECLINED donno Curator
SourceHut "The only data we require of your account is your email address. a username of your choosing, which must be unique among all users. and a password." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
LiveJournal "<b>Authentication Details</b> means unique means of&nbsp;User identification (username and password) used for Authorisation.</p>" APPROVED welda Curator
Free Code Camp "If you create an account, you agree to provide, at a minimum, a valid e-mail address, and to keep that address up-to-date. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Gettr "We do not review accounts for authenticity" APPROVED private prawn Curator
Gandi Pseudonyms are allowed APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Brax.Me "During signup, we collect your name. It is not required that you give your real name, however it may be difficult for you to be identified by your friends if you don't provide it. You can always change this at any time. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
AnoniCloud "user's identity is determined by the system by means of a "username" that is a string of ASCII printable characters, maximum 255 character long and a "password" a string of ASCII printable characters, maximum 255 character long;</li> <li>Over the "username" a user's UUID is generated and used internally by the server system to link user's account and user's data." APPROVED welda Curator
Marmiton " </p> <p>Lorsque vous créez un compte utilisateur sur le <strong>Site Web</strong> ou l’Application mobile (“<strong>Compte Utilisateur</strong>”), vous nous fournissez certaines informations vous concernant, comme votre email, votre pseudo et votre date de naissance" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Yleisradio Pseudonyms are allowed APPROVED Validator
TorGuard "</strong> </li> </ul> <p>TorGuard.net users have the option to register with personal information." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Pantip.com Pseudonyms are allowed DECLINED MoeTsundere Suspended
Flipboard "If you want, you can give us a pseudonym instead of your legal name." APPROVED QualifierStoplight
Utreon "You can also use Utreon under a pseudonym if you prefer not to use your name.</p> <p>" APPROVED ThisIsLiz Curator
Team SDS "You are allowed to use a pseudonym if you so choose." APPROVED pederdm000 Staff
GamingOnLinux "You can give us any username for it to be published under, you can even leave that field blank to be called a "Guest".</li>" APPROVED wojtaz0w
Encyclopaedia Metallum "If you register an account with the site, the only information you are required to provide is a username, a password for the account, and a valid email address. " APPROVED ThisIsLiz Curator
OVPN " <p>During account registration, users must supply a desired username and a password. While we recommend our users to provide an email address, it is entirely optional. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Inkscape "Caveat <p>Inkscape may access your Linux, Mac or Windows username e.g. C:\Users\Bob\ for the purpose of opening the files you want to open with it, like any application." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Windscribe "When You Sign Up <p>We only require a username and password" APPROVED (deactivated) Suspended
TCRF | The Cutting Room Floor "Your "real name". MediaWiki probably displays this information somewhere. Nothing stops you from entering a fake one, and we don't sell it or give it out." APPROVED EarldridgeJazzedPineda
matrix.org "We collect information about you when you register for an account. This information is kept to a minimum on purpose, and is restricted to:</p> <ul> <li>Username</li> <li>Password</li> <li>Display Name (if you choose to provide one)</li> <li>Your email address (which we may mandate to mitigate abuse)</li> <li>Your verified telephone number (if you choose to provide it)</li>" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
MercadoLibre " Apodo o seudónimo para operar en las plataformas de MercadoLibre" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
ToS;DR Phoenix "Nicknames are optional. " DECLINED Deveroonie Curator
Snopyta "<p> When you register an account with us, we collect and process certain personal data from you as your registration data. For example we need your username or mail address to allocate data." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Bing " While some products, such as those involving payment, require a real name, you can sign in to and use other Microsoft products without providing your real name. " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Jami "A unique Jami ID is associated to your account and can be shared and used to communicate with other Jami users." DECLINED AgnesDeLion Staff
Webtoon (Naver/Line) Pseudonyms are allowed APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Aternos "When you sign up you have to enter your username and your password or you link a Google account. If you connect a Google account, we save your account identifier and the email address of that account. You can also optionally add an email address while signing up or in your account settings. <br> <br> Usually, your <strong>username</strong> cannot be traced back to you except if it contains your name or if you also use it on other platforms. Because of that, we protect your username the same way we protect personal data." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
FairTec "<p>You are of course free to use a fake name and a pseudonymous email address.</p>" APPROVED welda Curator
SoundCloud "When you register with any kind of SoundCloud account, you will need to provide your email address (except when you sign-up with Facebook, Google or Apple and don’t give your permission to share it with SoundCloud), your age, a username (which may be your real name or a pseudonym) and a password." APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Textnow "disclosing and handling of your information" DECLINED madleary Staff
AirVPN " <br>Air servers and software procedures in general do not acquire personal data. <br> <br>If an AirVPN user or customer registers an account for which a valid e-mail address is provided, such e-mail address will be protected as personal data according to the aforementioned legal framework. Air will not treat this address to profile the user or disclose his/her identity, and will not transmit it to any third party. The identical protection is enforced by default on every other field, to protect those users who should enter in their account fields any information that could be considered personal data in spite of the fact that Air does NOT require such information" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
MySudo "We make every effort to not ask you for personally identifiable information, such as your legal name, phone number, email address or your phone contacts to register for our services. You should not have to give it to us to utilize our offerings, unless explicitly required by industry or government regulations.</li> <li>" APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Mullvad "Our anonymous, numbered accounts <p>We want you to remain anonymous. When you sign up for Mullvad, we do not ask for any personal information&nbsp;– no username, no password, no email address. Instead, a random&nbsp;account number is generated, a so-called numbered account. This number is the only identifier a person needs in order to use a Mullvad account" APPROVED helloimalizard
Jitsi "<li>In addition, users of meet.jit.si have the option of providing name, email address, and link to a picture that will be displayed to participants in the meeting.</li> </ul> " APPROVED AgnesDeLion Staff
Observable "For User Accounts, any other information requested, such as your real name, is optional." APPROVED Jed Fox Curator
Fur Affinity "To register an account at Fur Affinity we request certain personal data from you on the registration form such as your username, password, email address, and date of birth." APPROVED LuneSirius Curator
FOK! "Gebruikersnaam <br> Bij het registreren moet je een alias (ook wel nickname of gebruikersnaam genoemd) opgeven. Dit mag vrijwel alles zijn. Een aantal woorden is uitgezonderd. Neem een alias die niet tot jou te herleiden is, dus gebruik niet je naam, een alias die je ook elders gebruikt of iets dat naar jou als persoon herleidbaar is!</p>" APPROVED Breuls
Waze "Waze allows you to use the Service whether or not you choose to set up a username for yourself" APPROVED mrseeker
Standard Notes "You may choose to anonymize your email during registration, however, this is not recommended, as we will not be able to provide you with support on this account.</p> <p>" APPROVED donno Curator
Mastodon.world "If you register on this server, you may be asked to enter a username, an e-mail address and a password." APPROVED BuckyRiverBeaver
onion.tube " <p>Information stored about a registered user is limited to:</p> <ul> <li>a list of session tokens for remaining logged in across devices</li> <li>the last time an account was updated (to provide accurate notifications)</li> <li>a list of video IDs identifying notifications from a user's subscriptions</li> <li>a list of channel UCIDs the user is subscribed to</li> <li>a user ID (for persistent storage of subscriptions and preferences)</li> <li>a json object containing user preferences</li> <li>a hashed password if applicable (not present on google accounts)</li> <li>a randomly generated token for providing an RSS feed of a user's subscriptions</li> <li>a list of video IDs identifying watched videos</li> " DECLINED AgnesDeLion Staff
EthicalAds "<p>If you <strong>create an account</strong> as publishers who display our ads or advertisers buying ads do, we require some basic information at the time of account creation. You will create your own password, and we will ask you for a valid email account. You also have the option to give us more information if you want to" DECLINED AgnesDeLion Staff
Piazza "You may be permitted to post anonymously or post using a pseudonym when using some parts of the Service.</p>" APPROVED ThisIsLiz Curator
Bodybuilding.com "username" DECLINED welda Curator
Patook "As Patook does not require e-mails, real names, addresses, phone numbers of other identifying information" APPROVED (deactivated) Suspended
libera.chat "Nickname on the Libera chat IRC network" APPROVED val
Telegram "We don't want to know your real name, gender, age or what you like. </p> <p>We do <strong>not</strong> require your screen name to be your real name." QUOTE NOT FOUND FreeWee
Proton AG "Account creation:</strong> It is not necessary to provide personal information in order to create an account, but you may provide an external email address for notification or password recovery purposes. " QUOTE NOT FOUND omhqit Curator


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