Terms and Conditions

Last Updated: April 18, 2025

1. Agreement to Terms

These Terms and Conditions constitute a legally binding agreement made between you, whether personally or on behalf of an entity ("you") and CraftPod ("we," "us" or "our"), concerning your access to and use of the CraftPod website as well as any other media form, media channel, mobile website or mobile application related, linked, or otherwise connected thereto (collectively, the "Site" and "Services").

You agree that by accessing the Site and/or Services, you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with all of these Terms and Conditions, then you are expressly prohibited from using the Site and/or Services and you must discontinue use immediately.

2. Service Description

CraftPod is a not-for-profit organization that provides free, community-based Minecraft server hosting services through a request system.

Our Services include but are not limited to:

  • Minecraft server hosting by request
  • Server management tools
  • Plugin support
  • Automated backups
  • Technical support
  • Community resources

3. User Registration

You may be required to register with the Site to access certain Services. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. We reserve the right to remove, reclaim, or change a username you select if we determine, in our sole discretion, that such username is inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

4. Server Request System

CraftPod offers free Minecraft servers through a request-based system. The process works as follows:

  1. You create an account on our platform
  2. You complete a server request form, providing information about your Minecraft community and intended server usage
  3. We review your request and may ask for additional information
  4. If approved, we provision your server and provide access details
  5. We periodically review server activity to ensure continued usage

We reserve the right to deny server requests or deactivate servers at our discretion, including but not limited to:

  • If the request appears to be for purposes that violate these Terms
  • If we suspect the request is fraudulent or abusive
  • If the server remains inactive for an extended period
  • If server resources are being used in a way that negatively impacts our infrastructure or other users

5. Acceptable Use

You agree not to use our Services for any purpose that is illegal or prohibited by these Terms. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

  • Hosting content that violates intellectual property rights
  • Distributing malware, viruses, or other malicious code
  • Attempting to gain unauthorized access to our systems
  • Using our services to send spam or unsolicited communications
  • Engaging in any activity that disrupts or interferes with our Services
  • Using excessive resources in a way that negatively impacts other users
  • Hosting content that is illegal, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable

We reserve the right to terminate your access to our Services for violation of any of these provisions.

6. User Content and Minecraft Servers

You are solely responsible for all data, content, and information you upload, post, or store on your Minecraft server ("User Content"). We do not claim ownership of your User Content; however, you grant us a license to use, store, and display your User Content for the purpose of providing our Services.

You represent and warrant that:

  • You own or have the necessary rights to use and authorize us to use all User Content in the manner contemplated by these Terms
  • Your User Content does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, trademarks, contract rights, or any other rights of any person or entity
  • Your User Content complies with all applicable laws and regulations

7. Minecraft End User License Agreement

When using our Services, you must comply with the Minecraft End User License Agreement (EULA) provided by Mojang AB. We are not responsible for any violations of the Minecraft EULA by users of our Services.

8. Intellectual Property Rights

The Site and its original content (excluding User Content), features, and functionality are owned by CraftPod and are protected by international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

"Minecraft" is a trademark of Mojang AB. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mojang AB.

9. Service Availability and Modifications

We reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Services without notice at any time.

We cannot guarantee the Site and Services will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Site or Services at any time or for any reason without notice to you.

10. Data Backups

We implement regular backups of server data. However, we strongly recommend that you maintain your own backups of important data. We are not responsible for any data loss or corruption that may occur.

11. Server Activity and Retention

To ensure fair allocation of resources to active community members, we may periodically review server activity. Servers that show no activity for an extended period (typically 30 days) may be subject to deactivation after we attempt to contact the server owner.

If your server is deactivated due to inactivity, we will retain your server data for 30 days, during which time you may request reactivation. After this period, server data may be permanently deleted.

12. Termination

We may terminate or suspend your account and access to our Services immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach these Terms and Conditions.

Upon termination, your right to use the Services will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Site and Services or contact us to request account deletion.

13. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall CraftPod, nor its directors, employees, partners, agents, suppliers, or affiliates, be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, including without limitation, loss of profits, data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from:

  • Your access to or use of or inability to access or use the Services
  • Any conduct or content of any third party on the Services
  • Any content obtained from the Services
  • Unauthorized access, use or alteration of your transmissions or content
  • Server outages, data loss, or service interruptions

14. Disclaimer

Your use of the Site and Services is at your sole risk. The Services are provided on an "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" basis. The Services are provided without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or course of performance.

15. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect.

16. Changes to Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Services following the posting of any changes to these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.

17. Contact Information

Questions about the Terms and Conditions should be sent to us at:

  • Email: legal@craftpod.org