Our Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) outlines how you can and cannot use our hosting services. It’s designed to protect our customers, our network, and the wider internet community. By using our services, you agree to follow this policy.

General Use

  • You may use our services for hosting websites, game servers, and applications that comply with the law.
  • You may not use our services for illegal, harmful, or abusive purposes.

Prohibited Content & Activities

You must not use our services for:

  • Illegal activity – e.g. piracy, hacking tools, fraud, or anything violating local/national laws.
  • Malware distribution – including viruses, trojans, ransomware, or phishing sites.
  • Spamming – sending unsolicited bulk emails or running spam bots.
  • Denial of Service (DoS/DDoS) attacks or participation in botnets.
  • Hosting abusive or offensive content – including hate speech, harassment, or extreme violence.
  • Resource abuse – using excessive CPU/RAM/IO that negatively impacts other customers.

Game & Voice Servers

  • Mods and plugins are allowed, provided they do not break licensing laws or abuse network resources.
  • Cracked or pirated game server software is not permitted.
  • Running servers for games that violate publisher TOS may result in suspension.

Security & Network Use

  • You are responsible for securing your account, passwords, and uploaded content.
  • Attempting to gain unauthorised access to our systems or other users’ accounts is strictly forbidden.
  • Port scanning, vulnerability testing, or “stress testing” tools are not allowed without prior written approval.

Email & Communications

  • Business or community email is allowed.
  • Bulk mailing, spam campaigns, or use of mailing lists without proper consent is prohibited.
  • Misuse of our network to send misleading, fraudulent, or spoofed email is not allowed.

Enforcement

  • Violations of this policy may result in:
    • A warning
    • Temporary suspension of service
    • Permanent termination without refund (for serious or repeated violations)

Reporting Abuse

If you suspect abuse of our services, please report it to:
abuse@simplisticnode.com