Minexnodes Terms Of Service Last Updated 17th May 2026

Plain-English Summary — Read This First

This summary is not a legal document. It is a plain-English overview written to help you quickly understand the most important parts of the agreement below. It does not replace or modify the actual Terms of Service. If there is ever a conflict between this summary and the full Terms, the full Terms apply.

Who can use Minexnodes?

Anyone old enough to sign a contract in their country. If you're under that age, a parent or guardian must sign up instead — and they take full legal responsibility for everything you do.

Your account is yours alone.

You can't sell it, share it, or hand it to someone else. If you give someone your login and they mess something up, that's on you.

What you can do.

Run game servers, websites, and apps — as long as everything is legal and properly licensed.

What you cannot do.

Launch DDoS attacks, host malware, run crypto miners, distribute adult content, or use hacking tools. No exceptions, no warnings in serious cases.

Paying your bill.

You're billed monthly or quarterly. Invoices are due immediately. Miss 7 days — your server goes offline. Miss 30 days — your data is permanently deleted.

Chargebacks.

If you file a chargeback with your bank without contacting Minexnodes first, they can ban your account and charge you the fees your bank hits them with. Always talk to support first.

Refunds.

EU customers get a 14-day right to cancel, but if your server is already running you only get back the unused time. Outside that window, refunds are at Minexnodes' discretion. Bonus credits (Minexcoins) are free gifts — they can never be cashed out.

Your data and backups.

You are responsible for keeping your own backups. Minexnodes keeps internal snapshots for their own operational use. If you want data recovered from those snapshots, you must request it manually, pay a fee, and they don't guarantee the data will be there. If your service is cancelled or suspended, all data is deleted after 30 days.

If Minexnodes has an outage.

They target 99.5% uptime. If they miss it, the most they owe you is service credits — not cash. Their total liability to you is capped at what you paid in your last 3 billing periods.

Changes to these Terms.

Minexnodes can update the Terms with advance notice — between 14 and 120 days depending on how significant the change is. If you don't agree, you can cancel before the new Terms take effect.

Your privacy.

They collect your name, email, billing info, and usage data. They share only what is necessary with Stripe (payments), Cloudflare (network protection), and Detalix (backup infrastructure). They do not sell your data. You can request to access, correct, or delete your data at any time by contacting support.

The plain-English summary ends here.

Everything that follows is the full legal contract that you agree to when you create an account, place an order, or use Minexnodes services. By continuing, you confirm that you have read, understood, and accepted these Terms in their entirety.

Article 1 – Scope, Parties and Acceptance

1.1 Parties and Contract Formation 1.1.1 These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern the use of the hosting services provided under the name Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”, “we”, “us” or “our”) and constitute a legally binding agreement between: a) Minexnodes, operated by the legal entity identified in the company and imprint details published on our website, and b) any natural or legal person who creates an account, places an order, or uses our services (“Client”, “you” or “your”).

1.1.2 By creating an account, ordering services, or otherwise accessing or using our services, you acknowledge that you: a) have read and understood these Terms; b) have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract under the laws applicable in your country of residence; and c) agree to be fully bound by these Terms.

1.1.3 If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a company, organization, or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to bind that entity, and “Client,” “you,” and “your” will refer to that entity.

1.2 Minors and Parental Responsibility 1.2.1 Our services may be used in connection with online games and related content that are popular with minors (including, without limitation, Minecraft servers and similar game hosting). However, hosting services are a contractual, paid service and are not directed to children as a primary audience.

1.2.2 If you are under the age required to enter into a binding contract in your country of residence, you may not enter into this agreement yourself. In such cases: a) the contracting party must be your parent or legal guardian, or another person with legal authority to act on your behalf; and b) that person accepts full responsibility for your use of the services, including all payments, compliance with these Terms, and all actions taken under your account.

1.2.3 For Clients located in the European Union, and in particular Sweden, where children aged 13 or above may in certain cases provide valid consent for the processing of personal data in relation to information society services, you acknowledge that: a) this data protection consent framework does not override national rules on contract validity and legal capacity; and b) where required by applicable law, consent or authorization from a holder of parental responsibility will be obtained or relied upon for minors using the services.

1.2.4 Minexnodes reserves the right, where legally required or reasonably necessary, to request verification of age and/or parental or guardian consent and to suspend or terminate access where such verification is not provided or is found to be invalid.

1.3 Nature and Scope of Services 1.3.1 Minexnodes provides infrastructure and hosting-related services, which may include, without limitation: a) Dedicated Game Hosting, including but not limited to server instances for specific games (such as Minecraft and similar titles), game panels, and related tooling; and b) Dedicated VPS Hosting, including virtual private servers and related compute, storage, and network resources for general-purpose hosting.

1.3.2 Unless expressly stated otherwise in a separate written agreement: a) Minexnodes provides infrastructure and technical resources only and does not provide game licenses, software licenses, or content licenses; b) you are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of any game server, mod, plugin, or software hosted through our services complies with the applicable end-user license agreements (EULAs), intellectual property rights, and all relevant laws; and c) Minexnodes does not monitor, pre-approve, or assume editorial control over any content, data, software, or activities run or stored on your servers.

1.3.3 The detailed description, performance characteristics, resource allocations, technical limits, and pricing of each service plan are specified on our website or in your order confirmation. In case of any conflict between such service descriptions and these Terms, these Terms shall prevail, except where mandatory consumer protection law requires otherwise.

1.3.4 The services are provided for lawful uses only. You are solely responsible for all use of the services under your account, including by any user to whom you grant access (such as players on your game servers, staff members, or subcontractors).

1.4 Territorial Reach and Applicable Law Framework 1.4.1 Minexnodes makes its services available globally where this is technically feasible and legally permitted. However, the legal seat and primary regulatory framework of the service is located in Sweden, within the European Union, and the operation of the services is primarily subject to: a) the laws of Sweden; b) directly applicable European Union law, including but not limited to data protection legislation; and c) mandatory consumer protection and e-commerce rules applicable to Clients located in the EU/EEA.

1.4.2 If you access the services from outside the EU/EEA, you are solely responsible for complying with any local laws that apply to you, to the extent that those laws do not conflict with Swedish or EU mandatory provisions.

1.4.3 Nothing in these Terms is intended to exclude or limit any rights you may have under mandatory consumer protection law in your country of residence, where such law applies to our relationship and cannot be contractually waived.

1.5 Relationship of the Parties and Allocation of Responsibility 1.5.1 Unless explicitly agreed otherwise in a separate written agreement incorporated into or referenced by these Terms: a) Minexnodes provides infrastructure and hosting services, functioning as a technical provider of compute, storage, and network capacity; b) you are solely responsible for configuring, securing, maintaining, and operating any software, games, applications, or content hosted on the services; and c) you are solely responsible for your relationships with your own end users, players, customers, or community members.

1.5.2 Minexnodes is not a party to any agreement between you and your end users (including, without limitation, players on your game servers, your business customers, or third-party resellers) and assumes no responsibility for: a) disputes between you and any third party; b) any promises, service levels, or representations you make to third parties; or c) any loss or damage resulting from your management or failure to manage your end users.

1.5.3 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and without prejudice to more specific limitations and exclusions of liability set out in later articles of these Terms, Minexnodes’ responsibility is limited to providing the services with reasonable skill and care as an infrastructure provider, and Minexnodes is not liable for: a) content or activities initiated by you or your end users; b) your breach of third-party licenses or agreements (including game or software EULAs); or c) your failure to comply with applicable laws, including those relating to minors, data protection, consumer rights, or electronic communications.

1.6 Hierarchy of Terms and Supplemental Policies 1.6.1 These Terms apply in conjunction with, and are complemented by, the following documents, where published by Minexnodes and referenced in connection with the services: a) the Privacy Policy, which describes how we process personal data; b) any Acceptable Use Policy or similar document defining prohibited uses of the services; and c) any specific service-level agreement (SLA) or product-specific conditions expressly incorporated into your order.

1.6.2 In the event of a conflict between these Terms and any supplemental policy or document, the following order of precedence applies unless mandatory law dictates otherwise: a) any individually negotiated and signed written agreement between you and Minexnodes; b) these Terms; c) any service-specific terms, SLA, or product-specific conditions; d) the Privacy Policy and other general policies.

1.6.3 Any representations, marketing statements, or descriptions not expressly incorporated by reference into these Terms or into a signed written agreement are non-binding and do not form part of the contractual relationship.

1.7 Language 1.7.1 These Terms may be provided in multiple language versions. In case of any discrepancy or conflict between different translations, the English language version shall prevail, except where a different language version is required to prevail by mandatory law in a specific jurisdiction.

Article 2 – Account Registration, Eligibility and Security

2.1 Account Creation and Required Information

2.1.1 To access and use the services provided by Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”), you must create an account (“Account”) using a valid email address. The email address provided will be used for login, service-related communication, security alerts, and legally relevant notices.

2.1.2 When creating and maintaining your Account, you agree to:

a) provide accurate, current, and complete information as requested during registration and in your client area;

b) promptly update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete; and

c) ensure that all billing-related information, including your full legal name and contact details, corresponds to your true identity or, where applicable, the legal entity on whose behalf you act.

2.1.3 Minexnodes reserves the right to refuse registration, suspend an Account, or require additional verification where information appears incomplete, misleading, or inconsistent.

2.2 Eligibility and Personal Nature of Accounts

2.2.1 Eligibility to use the services is subject to the criteria set out in Article 1 (including age, legal capacity, and parental/guardian responsibility for minors). By registering an Account, you confirm that you meet those criteria or that a parent, guardian, or authorized representative has entered into the contract on your behalf.

2.2.2 Accounts are strictly personal and non-transferable. The contractual relationship exists between Minexnodes and:

a) the individual identified in the Account and billing details; or

b) in the case of business use, the legal entity identified in the billing details, represented by an authorized natural person.

2.2.3 You may not sell, assign, or otherwise transfer your Account to any third party. Any attempt to transfer or sell an Account without Minexnodes’ prior written consent is void and may result in suspension or termination.

2.3 Delegated Access to Services (Panels, Keys and Sub-Access)

2.3.1 While the Account itself is strictly personal, Minexnodes may provide technical means for you to grant third parties access to specific services or resources (for example, access to particular servers, panels, or functionalities via role-based access, API keys, or similar mechanisms).

2.3.2 When you grant such access, you:

a) remain solely responsible for the actions and omissions of any person to whom you grant access;

b) must configure permissions and access levels in a manner consistent with these Terms and applicable law; and

c) must revoke or adjust such access without undue delay if you become aware of misuse, conflict, or security concerns.

2.3.3 Delegated access does not create any contractual relationship between Minexnodes and the third party. Your Account remains the sole point of contract and responsibility.

2.4 Account Credentials and Security Obligations

2.4.1 You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your login credentials, including your email/password combination and any additional security measures that may be enabled.

2.4.2 You agree that:

a) you will not disclose your login credentials to any third party, except where strictly necessary and at your own risk;

b) if you choose to share your credentials with any person, you do so entirely at your own responsibility; and

c) any activity performed using your credentials will be deemed to have been performed by you, unless and until you have notified Minexnodes in accordance with clause 2.4.3 and Minexnodes has had a reasonable opportunity to act.

2.4.3 You must immediately notify Minexnodes if you suspect or become aware of any:

a) unauthorized access to your Account;

b) loss, theft, or exposure of your credentials; or

c) other security incident that may affect the services or other Clients.

2.4.4 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Minexnodes is not responsible for any loss or damage resulting from your failure to comply with your security obligations under this Article 2. You bear the consequences of any misuse arising from voluntary disclosure or negligent handling of your credentials. This does not apply where unauthorized access results primarily from a security failure on Minexnodes' own infrastructure or systems.

2.5 Multiple Accounts, Fraud and Misuse

2.5.1 Unless expressly restricted for a specific promotion, offer, or product, Minexnodes permits the creation and use of multiple Accounts by the same natural or legal person, provided that:

a) each Account contains accurate and non-misleading information;

b) Accounts are not used to circumvent technical limits, fair use policies, or enforcement actions; and

c) Accounts are not used for fraudulent, abusive, or deceptive purposes.

2.5.2 Minexnodes may suspend or terminate one or more Accounts without prior notice where there are reasonable grounds to suspect:

a) fraud or attempted fraud (including payment fraud, identity fraud, or misuse of third-party payment methods);

b) abuse of promotions, discounts, or free trials; or

c) use of multiple Accounts to evade bans, suspensions, or other enforcement measures.

2.6 Payment Disputes, Chargebacks and Service Suspension

2.6.1 You agree to first attempt to resolve any billing or payment disputes directly with Minexnodes through the designated support channels.

2.6.2 If you initiate a chargeback, reversal, or dispute through your payment provider without a valid legal basis or without first making a good-faith attempt to resolve the issue with Minexnodes:

a) Minexnodes may immediately suspend or terminate the affected services and/or Account(s);

b) any active servers, VPS instances, or related resources associated with the disputed payment may be suspended; and

c) Minexnodes may seek recovery of outstanding amounts and reasonable costs associated with handling the dispute, in accordance with applicable law.

2.6.3 Services that have been suspended due to chargebacks or payment disputes may remain suspended until:

a) the dispute is resolved in Minexnodes’ favor; or

b) the outstanding balance and, where applicable, associated fees have been settled.

2.7 Suspensions, Legal Complaints and Investigations

2.7.1 Minexnodes may suspend or restrict access to an Account or specific services, with or without prior notice, where:

a) there are reasonable indications of fraud, abuse, or serious breach of these Terms or any applicable policy;

b) Minexnodes receives a credible legal complaint or notice regarding the use of the services under your Account; or

c) such suspension is necessary to protect the integrity, security, or availability of the services or the rights of other Clients or third parties.

2.7.2 Minexnodes will comply with binding orders, requests, or directions from courts, law-enforcement authorities, or other competent legal bodies, where required by applicable law. This may include:

a) preserving logs and data for a specified period;

b) temporarily or permanently suspending services associated with an Account; or

c) providing specific information to the relevant authority, to the extent legally required.

2.7.3 Where legally permitted, Minexnodes will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any suspension or legal request affecting your Account. However, Minexnodes may be prohibited by law from providing such notice in certain circumstances.

2.8 Account Verification, Documentation and Restoration

2.8.1 Minexnodes may, at any time and in particular in connection with suspected fraud, abuse, legal complaints, or security incidents, require you to provide documentation to verify:

a) your identity and legal name;

b) your billing details; and

c) where applicable, your authority to act on behalf of a business or a minor.

2.8.2 Documentation may include, where lawful and proportionate:

a) government-issued identification;

b) proof of address;

c) company registration documentation; or

d) written authorization or consent from a parent, guardian, or legal representative.

2.8.3 Restoration of an Account or reactivation of services following suspension is not guaranteed. Minexnodes will assess each case individually and may, at its discretion:

a) restore the Account and services after successful verification and resolution of the underlying issue;

b) restore only part of the services or apply additional conditions (such as prepayment or security deposits); or

c) permanently terminate the Account where the risk, legal exposure, or seriousness of the breach justifies such a measure.

2.8.4 Verification and restoration processes may require a reasonable period of time. Minexnodes is not responsible for any loss, interruption, or damage incurred during the period in which an Account or service is suspended or under review, to the extent permitted by applicable law and subject to any specific limitations of liability set out elsewhere in these Terms.

Article 3 – Use of Services and Acceptable Use

3.1 General Obligations and Lawful Use

3.1.1 You may use the services provided by Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”) only in accordance with these Terms, applicable law, and any technical or operational documentation made available to you.

3.1.2 You are solely responsible for all content, software, data, and activities carried out through your services and for ensuring that such use complies with all applicable laws and third-party rights, including intellectual property, data protection, consumer, and criminal law.

3.1.3 The services may not be used for any unlawful purpose, including but not limited to:

a) distribution or storage of illegal content;

b) copyright or license infringement (including use of pirated software, games, or server jars);

c) fraud, deception, or other criminal activity; or

d) any activity that would expose Minexnodes to legal liability or regulatory action.

3.2 Permitted Use of Game Hosting and VPS Services

3.2.1 Game Hosting Services may be used to:

a) host legitimate game servers (including, without limitation, Minecraft and similar games); and

b) install and operate compatible mods, plugins, and related tools, provided that all such software is lawfully acquired, properly licensed, and used in accordance with the applicable EULAs and other license terms.

3.2.2 VPS Services are general-purpose hosting services and may be used to run software, applications, websites, and services of your choice, subject to:

a) compliance with these Terms;

b) compliance with applicable law; and

c) the technical and resource limits of your selected plan.

3.2.3 In all cases, you may not use the services to store, process, or distribute content, software, or data that is illegal, infringing, or otherwise prohibited under these Terms, regardless of whether the underlying service is a game server or a VPS.

3.3 Prohibited Activities

3.3.1 Without limiting the generality of Article 3.1, the following activities are strictly prohibited on all Minexnodes infrastructure, regardless of jurisdiction:

a) conducting or facilitating distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, stress-testing, or similar disruptive activity;

b) unauthorized port scanning, network probing, vulnerability scanning, or similar reconnaissance activities targeting third-party systems or Minexnodes’ own infrastructure;

c) hosting, distributing, or controlling malware, viruses, trojans, ransomware, botnets, or any other malicious code or framework;

d) using the services for crypto-mining or similar resource-intensive coin or token generation, whether for personal or commercial benefit;

e) hosting, processing, or distributing pornographic or otherwise sexually explicit adult content, including content intended primarily for adult entertainment; and

f) any other activity expressly designated as abusive, harmful, or prohibited in Minexnodes’ documentation or policies communicated to you from time to time.

3.3.2 Minexnodes reserves the right to determine, in its reasonable discretion, whether particular conduct or usage constitutes prohibited activity under this Article 3.

3.3.3 Minexnodes may, without prior notice and notwithstanding any dispute-resolution provisions in this Agreement, take immediate technical or legal action (including seeking injunctive or interim relief from a competent court) where Minexnodes reasonably determines that a user’s conduct under this Article 3 constitutes an imminent threat to the security, integrity, or lawful operation of Minexnodes’ services or third-party systems.

3.4 Resource Usage and Plan Limits

3.4.1 Each service plan comes with defined resource allocations, which may include, without limitation, CPU, RAM, storage, storage I/O, bandwidth, and, where applicable, backup features. These allocations are described in your order confirmation or in the plan description at the time of purchase.

3.4.2 You agree not to:

a) run resource-heavy processes in a way that unreasonably degrades the stability, performance, or availability of the underlying node or network;

b) deliberately overload or stress the infrastructure, whether through intentional misconfiguration, abuse scripts, or otherwise; or

c) use significantly more CPU, RAM, storage I/O, or similar resources than the thresholds reasonably associated with your plan, except for short-term bursts tolerated by Minexnodes’ fair-use mechanisms.

3.4.3 Where your usage negatively impacts node stability or other Clients, Minexnodes may, at its discretion and subject to Article 2 and Section 3.8:

a) request that you reduce your usage or modify your configuration;

b) apply technical limitations, throttling, or rate limits;

c) recommend or require an upgrade to a more suitable plan; or

d) suspend or terminate the affected service where you fail to remedy the issue within a reasonable time or where immediate action is required to protect the infrastructure.

3.5 Game Server Configuration, Mods and Server Software

3.5.1 You are responsible for configuring, managing, and maintaining your game servers, including:

a) installation and management of mods, plugins, and custom content;

b) performance tuning and optimization; and

c) ensuring compatibility between mods, plugins, and the underlying game software.

3.5.2 Minexnodes does not impose a contractual numeric limit on the number of mods or plugins you may use on a game server. Any limit or truncation displayed in a control panel or user interface (for example, only showing a certain number of mods in a list) is an interface constraint only and does not modify your obligations or Minexnodes’ rights under these Terms.

3.5.3 You may only use legitimate and properly licensed server software, including server jars and related binaries. In particular:

a) where Minexnodes provides a curated list of supported or approved server software builds, you must use such software in accordance with the permissions and licenses granted by the relevant rightsholders;

b) the use of unauthorized, cracked, or pirated server jars or game binaries is strictly prohibited; and

c) you are solely responsible for ensuring that any manually uploaded or self-provided server software is lawfully acquired and licensed.

3.5.4 For game hosting services, Minexnodes’ support obligations are limited to providing the infrastructure and standard control panel functionality. You are responsible for the configuration and operation of your game server, except where a specific support or management add-on has been purchased.

3.5.5 For VPS services, you are fully responsible for installing, configuring, securing, and maintaining all software and services hosted on the VPS, unless you have explicitly purchased a managed service or add-on. Minexnodes is not obligated to provide system administration or application-level support for VPS instances.

3.5.6 You must ensure that your use of game servers complies with all applicable end-user license agreements (EULAs), terms of use, and other license conditions for the relevant game titles, mods, and tools.

3.6 Network and Security Rules

3.6.1 You may not attempt to bypass, disable, or interfere with any security controls, firewalls, rate limits, or protective mechanisms implemented by Minexnodes.

3.6.2 The following activities are prohibited with respect to network usage:

a) hosting or operating open proxies, open VPN nodes, or similar services that are intentionally configured to allow arbitrary, unauthenticated third-party traffic, where such usage materially increases abuse risk or is likely to be used for unlawful activities;

b) attacking, probing, or otherwise interfering with other servers or Clients on the same node or within Minexnodes’ network; and

c) any deliberate attempt to degrade, disrupt, or compromise the security or availability of Minexnodes’ infrastructure, its upstream providers, or third-party networks.

3.6.3 Minexnodes may implement technical measures, including firewalls, traffic filtering, and automated abuse detection, in order to protect its infrastructure and Clients. You agree not to circumvent or attempt to circumvent such measures.

3.7 Data, Backups, Node-Level Snapshots and Deletion on Suspension/Termination

3.7.1 You remain primarily responsible for creating and maintaining your own independent backups of data, configurations, and content outside of Minexnodes’ infrastructure. However, Minexnodes provides enhanced node-level backup infrastructure as an additional layer of protection and operational resilience, reflecting our commitment to a more security-oriented and reliable hosting environment.

3.7.2 Minexnodes maintains a robust node-level backup system designed with data integrity, point-in-time recovery, and protection against common data-loss scenarios (such as accidental deletion, ransomware, or hardware issues) in mind.

These snapshots leverage ZFS checksums and copy-on-write mechanisms for data integrity verification and efficient storage. The backup storage is physically and logically separated from primary client data where reasonably practicable to reduce blast radius in case of compromise or failure.

3.7.3 The node-level snapshots are maintained primarily for Minexnodes’ operational, disaster recovery, and security incident response purposes (for example, rapid restoration after detected malware or ransomware on a node). They do not replace your obligation to maintain independent off-site backups. However, where technically feasible and subject to the limitations below, Minexnodes offers a paid Node Backup Restore Service that allows you to request manual extraction and restoration of data from these node-level snapshots.

3.7.4 The Node Backup Restore Service is provided on a best-effort basis and subject to the following:

a) Requests must be submitted via the designated support channels and will be handled manually by our technical team (extraction from node backups is not fully automated to ensure security review and proper scoping);

b) A reasonable one-time service fee applies for the manual work involved in identifying, extracting, and transferring the requested data (the exact fee will be quoted based on the scope and complexity of the request and communicated before work begins);

c) Minexnodes does not guarantee that any specific snapshot will be available, complete, uncorrupted, or contain the exact data you expect, as snapshots are point-in-time and subject to retention policies, storage rotation, and technical constraints;

d) Restored data is provided “as-is” without additional warranties beyond what is required by mandatory law; and

e) This service is intended as a supplementary recovery option and does not create any obligation on Minexnodes to act as your primary backup provider or to guarantee zero data loss.

3.7.5 Following suspension or termination of a service or Account, Minexnodes may permanently delete all associated data, including backups specific to that service, after a period of thirty (30) calendar days, unless:

a) a different retention period is required by law;

b) earlier deletion is technically necessary to maintain infrastructure stability or security; or

c) you have entered into a specific written agreement providing for different retention or data handling.

3.7.6 Minexnodes is not liable for any loss of data resulting from your failure to maintain adequate independent backups, from deletion of data in accordance with this Article 3 and other provisions of these Terms, or from the inherent limitations of snapshot-based recovery (including the manual and best-effort nature of the Node Backup Restore Service), except to the extent such loss results directly and solely from Minexnodes’ gross negligence or wilful misconduct. The availability of node-level snapshots and the paid restore service represents an additional security and resilience measure we provide, but ultimate responsibility for data durability remains with you.

3.8 Abuse Handling, Warnings and Enforcement

3.8.1 Where Minexnodes identifies or reasonably suspects a violation of this Article 3 or any related policy, Minexnodes may, subject to the severity and urgency of the situation:

a) issue a warning and request that you remedy the violation within a specified timeframe;

b) temporarily restrict or throttle specific services or functionalities;

c) suspend the affected service(s) or Account; or

d) terminate the service(s) or Account in accordance with these Terms.

3.8.2 Minexnodes’ general approach is to provide a warning first and a reasonable opportunity to cure, except where:

a) the violation poses an immediate or significant risk to infrastructure, other Clients, or third parties (for example, active DDoS attacks, malware, or serious security breaches);

b) the activity is clearly illegal or linked to serious abuse; or

c) Minexnodes is legally required to act without prior notification.

3.8.3 In cases of serious abuse, repeated violations, or failure to cooperate, Minexnodes may permanently ban your Account, deny future service orders, and, where appropriate, notify competent authorities or affected third parties, in accordance with applicable law.

3.9 Use of Services by Minors

3.9.1 Minors who use the services do so under the responsibility and authorization framework described in Article 1. Minexnodes does not apply separate technical usage categories or feature limitations solely on the basis of age.

3.9.2 By allowing a minor to use the services (for example, to run a game server), the parent, guardian, or other authorized representative:

a) confirms that such use is permitted under applicable law; and

b) accepts full responsibility for ensuring that the minor’s use complies with these Terms, including this Article 3.

Article 4 – Fees, Billing, Payments and Refunds

4.1 Prices and Currency

4.1.1 The applicable fees for Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”) services are those displayed at the time of order or explicitly agreed in writing. Unless otherwise stated, all prices are shown exclusive of value-added tax (VAT) and any other applicable taxes, duties or charges.

4.1.2 Where VAT or other taxes are applicable, they will be added to the invoice in accordance with the laws in force and the information you provide, including your location and, where relevant, your VAT identification number.

4.1.3 Business Clients are responsible for providing a valid VAT identification number where required. If a valid VAT ID is not provided or is invalid, Minexnodes may charge VAT in accordance with applicable EU and national rules on the place of supply and VAT liability for digital and electronic services.

4.2 Payment Methods

4.2.1 Minexnodes currently accepts payments through the following methods (as may be updated from time to time):

a) credit and debit cards, processed through one or more payment gateways;

b) Stripe or equivalent payment processing

4.2.2 The availability of specific payment methods may depend on your country, currency, and technical or regulatory constraints. Minexnodes may add, modify, or discontinue payment methods at its discretion.

4.2.3 You authorize Minexnodes and its payment processors to charge the selected payment method for all fees associated with your services, including recurring fees for auto-renewals where enabled.

4.3 Billing Cycles and Due Dates

4.3.1 Unless otherwise agreed in writing or specified in the order process, services are billed on one of the following recurring billing cycles:

a) monthly; or

b) every three (3) months (“quarterly”).

4.3.2 The billing cycle applicable to a particular service is selected by you during the order process or as later modified (where permitted). Each billing cycle begins on the service activation date or renewal date and runs for the corresponding period.

4.3.3 Invoices are generally due for payment immediately upon issuance, and in any case no later than the due date specified on the invoice.

4.3.4 If full payment is not received by Minexnodes by the due date, the invoice will be considered overdue. Minexnodes may send reminders, but is not obligated to do so.

4.4 Late Payment, Suspension and Termination

4.4.1 If an invoice remains unpaid for seven (7) calendar days after the due date, Minexnodes may, without further notice, suspend the affected service(s). During suspension, services may be offline, inaccessible, or functionally restricted.

4.4.2 Suspension under clause 4.4.1 does not cancel the underlying obligation to pay all amounts due. The services may remain suspended until:

a) all overdue amounts (including any applicable reactivation fees) have been settled; or

b) Minexnodes terminates the services in accordance with these Terms.

4.4.3 As further described in Article 3, Minexnodes may permanently delete data associated with suspended or terminated services after a period of thirty (30) calendar days from the effective date of suspension or termination, subject to any mandatory legal retention obligations.

4.4.4 Minexnodes reserves the right to charge reasonable administrative or reactivation fees in the event of repeated suspensions or chronic late payments.

4.5 Auto-Renewal of Services

4.5.1 Unless explicitly stated otherwise for a specific service or unless you disable auto-renewal in your client area, services are set to auto-renew by default at the end of each billing cycle.

4.5.2 By enabling or leaving auto-renewal active, you authorize Minexnodes to automatically generate invoices and charge your selected payment method on or shortly before each renewal date.

4.5.3 You may cancel auto-renewal for a service at any time via your client area, provided that cancellation occurs before the renewal invoice is generated or the renewal date passes, as specified in the panel.

4.5.4 Cancellation or disabling of auto-renewal prevents future billing cycles from commencing but does not result in a refund for any already-started billing period, except as provided under Article 4.6.

4.6 Refunds and Right of Withdrawal

4.6.1 Minexnodes generally applies a pro-rata refund approach (“pro-rated refund”) in situations where a refund is approved, including where this interacts with the consumer right of withdrawal in the European Union, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

4.6.2 Where you are a consumer located in the EU/EEA and have a statutory right of withdrawal for a distance contract:

a) you may, subject to legal exceptions, withdraw from the hosting contract within 14 days from the conclusion of the contract;

b) if you exercise this right after the service has begun at your request, you may be required by law to pay an amount proportionate to the service already provided up to the time you inform Minexnodes of your decision to withdraw; and

c) Minexnodes may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct such proportionate amount from any refund, resulting in a pro-rata refund of the remaining unused period.

4.6.3 For non-statutory refunds (for example, goodwill refunds or refunds outside the legal withdrawal period), Minexnodes may, at its discretion:

a) grant a pro-rata refund for the unused portion of a prepaid billing period (e.g. for remaining time on a 3-month plan), calculated from the effective termination date;

b) decline refunds where the service has been substantially used, misused, or where a breach of these Terms has occurred; or

c) offer account credit instead of monetary refund, where appropriate.

4.6.4 No refunds are provided for:

a) partially used billing periods that are close to expiry, where the remaining value is negligible;

b) services terminated or suspended due to breach of these Terms (including abuse or non-payment beyond the allowed grace periods);

c) any fees explicitly designated as non-refundable during the order process; or

d) account credits, gift cards, or promotional balances (including "Minexcoins" or similar internal credit mechanisms), as these are issued solely as promotional bonuses or goodwill credits by Minexnodes and are not purchased by the Client.

4.6.5 Refunds, where granted, will typically be processed using the same payment method that was used for the original transaction, unless technically impossible or legally restricted.

4.7 Chargebacks and Payment Disputes

4.7.1 You agree to first attempt to resolve any billing or service-related issues directly with Minexnodes before initiating any chargeback, payment dispute, or reversal through your bank, card issuer, or payment provider.

4.7.2 If you initiate a chargeback, reversal or similar dispute without a valid legal basis or without first making a good-faith attempt to resolve the matter with Minexnodes, Minexnodes may, at its discretion and without prejudice to other rights:

a) immediately suspend all services associated with the disputed payment;

b) terminate some or all of your services and ban your Account from future use;

c) require full payment of all outstanding amounts, including any fees, costs, or penalties charged by payment processors to Minexnodes in connection with the chargeback; and

d) refuse any future orders or reactivation requests unless and until all outstanding amounts have been settled.

4.7.3 If a chargeback is resolved in favor of Minexnodes, you remain liable for the full amount of the original invoice, plus any reasonable administrative costs incurred.

4.8 Price Changes

4.8.1 Minexnodes reserves the right to modify the pricing of its services and to introduce new fees at any time for future orders and new services.

4.8.2 Unless expressly agreed otherwise or required by law, price changes do not affect existing services already ordered and active for their current billing period. The amount for that billing period remains as originally agreed at the time of order or previous renewal.

4.8.3 Where Minexnodes decides to apply new pricing to renewals of existing services, it will normally provide notice in advance of the next renewal date, and you will have the opportunity to cancel before the new price takes effect.

4.8.4 Promotional prices, discounts, and coupons may be subject to additional conditions and may be limited in time or scope. Once a promotion expires, the standard price list applies to future orders.

4.9 Account Credit, Gift Cards and “Minexcoins”

4.9.1 Minexnodes may provide mechanisms for:

a) account credit, which is issued solely by Minexnodes as a goodwill gesture, bonus, or incentive and is never sold or purchased directly by the Client; and

b) gift cards or prepaid codes, which, when redeemed, convert into account credit or equivalent internal value.

4.9.2 Account credit or similar balances (including internal units such as “Minexcoins”) are:

a) usable only for purchasing or renewing Minexnodes services;

b) not legal tender, electronic money, or a bank deposit;

c) non-transferable between Accounts unless expressly permitted; and

d) non-refundable and not redeemable for cash, as they are issued solely by Minexnodes as promotional or goodwill credits and are not purchased by the Client. This does not affect any mandatory rights a consumer may have under applicable law.

4.9.3 Where account credit or Minexcoins are available on your Account, they will normally be applied automatically against future invoices before charging your external payment method, unless the system or a specific product does not support such application.

4.9.4 Gift cards, vouchers, or prepaid codes may be subject to additional terms, including expiry dates or usage restrictions, which will be communicated at the time of issuance or sale.

4.10 Invoicing and Records

4.10.1 Invoices will be made available to you electronically via your client area and/or by email. You are responsible for downloading, storing, and archiving invoices for your own accounting and tax purposes.

4.10.2 You are responsible for ensuring that billing and tax information (including your business name, address, and VAT ID where applicable) is correct and up to date. Minexnodes is not responsible for the consequences of incorrect data provided by you.

Article 5 – Service Levels, Availability, Maintenance and Support

5.1 Service Availability and Uptime Objective

5.1.1 Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”) aims to provide a high level of service availability. Unless otherwise stated in a specific service description or SLA, Minexnodes targets an average monthly service availability of 99.5% (“Uptime Objective”) for core infrastructure (power, network connectivity, and node-level availability).

5.1.2 For the purposes of this Article 5:

a) “Downtime” means a period during which the relevant service is unavailable due to an unplanned outage of Minexnodes’ infrastructure, measured from the time a verifiable incident begins until the service is restored;

b) “Measurement Period” means a calendar month or, where appropriate, the applicable billing period; and

c) downtime does not include any of the exclusions listed in clause 5.2.

5.1.3 The Uptime Objective is a commercial target, not an absolute guarantee. Your sole and exclusive remedy for failure to meet this objective is limited to service credits as set out in clause 5.6, subject to any mandatory statutory rights (including consumer withdrawal rights) that may apply.

5.2 Exclusions from Uptime Calculation

5.2.1 The following events are excluded from the calculation of downtime and from any service level credit entitlement:

a) scheduled maintenance carried out in accordance with clause 5.3;

b) emergency maintenance carried out in accordance with clause 5.3.4;

c) outages or degradation caused by your actions or omissions, including misconfiguration, custom software, mods, plugins, or third-party integrations;

d) failures of third-party software, including but not limited to game engines, server jars, mods, plugins, libraries, operating systems, or control panels not developed by Minexnodes;

e) outages or issues attributable to upstream datacenter providers, including facility-level incidents (such as cooling or building-level problems) where Minexnodes does not have full operational control;

f) outages or issues attributable to upstream network carriers, transit providers, or global internet routing issues outside Minexnodes’ reasonable control;

g) DDoS attacks or similar hostile activity exceeding the capacity or configuration of Minexnodes’ basic DDoS mitigation measures;

h) force majeure or comparable events beyond Minexnodes’ reasonable control (including but not limited to natural disasters, large-scale power outages affecting regions, war, sanctions, or state intervention); and

i) suspensions or restrictions imposed in accordance with these Terms (e.g. for non-payment, abuse, or security reasons).

5.3 Scheduled and Emergency Maintenance

5.3.1 To maintain and improve the stability, security, and performance of its services, Minexnodes may perform scheduled maintenance on its infrastructure.

5.3.2 Where reasonably possible, Minexnodes will provide at least seventy-two (72) hours’ notice before performing scheduled maintenance that is expected to cause service interruption or materially affect availability.

5.3.3 Minexnodes will use reasonable efforts to ensure that the total duration of scheduled maintenance that causes significant service interruption does not exceed forty-eight (48) hours per calendar month for any given service, unless urgent or exceptional circumstances require additional work.

5.3.4 Emergency maintenance (including security hotfixes or urgent remediation of critical issues) may be performed without prior notice where necessary to protect infrastructure, data, or other Clients. Minexnodes will seek to minimize service impact and will provide information after the fact where reasonably feasible.

5.3.5 You acknowledge that both scheduled and emergency maintenance are necessary for the proper functioning and security of the services and may result in temporary unavailability that is excluded from downtime calculations.

5.4 Support Scope and Response Times

5.4.1 Minexnodes provides support services primarily via ticketing systems or other channels indicated in the client area.

5.4.2 For game hosting services:

a) Minexnodes provides full support for infrastructure, panel functionality, and standard game hosting features as described in the product documentation;

b) support may include assistance with control panel usage, basic configuration guidance, and diagnosis of common issues within supported game/server environments; and

c) advanced customization, complex mod/plugin conflicts, or third-party code debugging remain your responsibility, although Minexnodes may provide guidance on a best-effort basis.

5.4.3 For VPS services:

a) Minexnodes’ support obligations are limited to hardware, virtualization platform, and network connectivity;

b) you are fully responsible for your operating system, software stack, security configuration, and applications; and

c) Minexnodes is not required to provide system administration, application debugging, or custom configuration support for VPS instances, unless a separate managed service has been purchased.

5.4.4 Minexnodes aims to respond to support tickets within a maximum of eight (8) hours from creation, under normal operating conditions. This is a response-time target, not a guaranteed service level, and refers to initial human response by support or appropriately designated staff, not full resolution of the issue.

5.4.5 Response times may be longer during exceptional situations, high load periods, or when incidents depend on third-party providers.

5.5 Performance, Resource Allocation and Network Behaviour

5.5.1 The services are provisioned with resource allocations as per the relevant plan (including CPU, RAM, storage, and network parameters). Actual performance may vary depending on workload, configuration, and shared infrastructure conditions.

5.5.2 Network throughput and latency may vary over time due to factors such as overall network load, routing changes, congestion, and external internet conditions. Minexnodes does not guarantee constant maximum throughput at all times.

5.5.3 Minexnodes may perform node load balancing and reallocation of virtual instances within its infrastructure to preserve stability and performance for all Clients. Such internal migrations may cause short interruptions and are generally treated as maintenance or as part of normal operations.

5.5.4 Minexnodes designs its service plans around dedicated compute resources (“Dcores” or “D-Vcores”). Unlike many other hosting providers that rely on shared vCores (oversubscribed virtual CPUs that compete for physical resources with other tenants), our servers are provisioned with dedicated virtual CPU allocations. This provides stronger performance isolation, more predictable resource availability, and improved security characteristics by reducing the shared attack surface and noisy-neighbor effects that can occur in heavily oversubscribed environments.

5.5.5 In addition to dedicated CPU resources, plans include dedicated allocations of RAM and high-performance NVMe storage in accordance with the published specifications for each plan. Minexnodes uses reasonable efforts to ensure that dedicated resources are not intentionally oversubscribed beyond the plan’s design parameters. You acknowledge, however, that underlying hardware characteristics, virtualization overhead, hypervisor scheduling, and external factors may still influence practical performance. The use of dedicated cores is a core part of our security-oriented infrastructure approach, helping to contain potential issues to individual tenants and providing a more robust foundation for running sensitive workloads, game servers with strict timing requirements, or security tools.

5.6 Service Level Credits and Limitations

5.6.1 Where the Uptime Objective in clause 5.1 is not met for a given Measurement Period, and none of the exclusions in clause 5.2 apply, you may be eligible for service credits.

5.6.2 Unless otherwise required by mandatory law, service credits are the sole and exclusive contractual remedy for failure to meet the Uptime Objective and do not entitle you to any monetary compensation or damages.

5.6.3 Service credits under this Article 5 are a contractual remedy and are generally available only after any applicable statutory cooling-off or withdrawal period has expired (for example, the 14-day right of withdrawal available to consumers under distance selling rules in the EU/EEA and similar cooling-off or consumer protection periods that may apply or that Minexnodes voluntarily extends or respects in other jurisdictions where feasible, consistent with our approach to applying high standards globally). During any such mandatory statutory withdrawal period, your rights are governed exclusively by applicable law and the refund provisions in Article 4 (which may include pro-rata refunds or credits where legally permitted). The longer notice periods set out in Article 10 for amendments to these Terms apply only to subsequent changes after the initial contract has been concluded and do not affect service credit eligibility or statutory withdrawal rights during the initial cooling-off period.

5.6.4 Outside any statutory withdrawal period, Minexnodes will provide service credits only, calculated in accordance with the then-current internal SLA credit scheme, which may, for example, grant a percentage credit of the recurring fee for the affected service for the impacted Measurement Period, up to a maximum of 100% of that fee.

5.6.5 Service credits:

a) are applied against future invoices for the same Account;

b) have no cash value and are not refundable; and

c) cannot be transferred to another Client or converted into money, except where required by mandatory law.

5.6.6 To be eligible for service credits under this Article 5:

a) your Account must be in good standing with no overdue invoices;

b) the downtime must be verifiable and attributable to Minexnodes’ infrastructure; and

c) you must submit a valid claim in accordance with clause 5.7.

5.7 Incident Reporting and SLA Claims

5.7.1 You should report service incidents and suspected downtime via the designated support channels as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any case within fourteen (14) calendar days from the time you became aware of the issue. Where Minexnodes' own monitoring systems have recorded and verified the incident independently, failure to report within this period does not automatically void a credit claim under clause 5.7.5.

5.7.2 Any SLA credit claim must:

a) clearly identify the affected service(s);

b) specify the date, approximate time, and duration of the incident(s); and

c) include relevant information or logs reasonably available to you that may support verification.

5.7.3 Claims submitted after the fourteen (14) calendar day window set out in clause 5.7.1, or without sufficient information to allow verification, may be denied. Where Minexnodes' own infrastructure monitoring independently confirms the incident, Minexnodes may, at its discretion, process the claim even if submitted late, provided it is submitted within thirty (30) calendar days of the incident.

5.7.4 Minexnodes will review SLA claims in good faith and issue any applicable credits to your Account if the Uptime Objective was not met and the conditions of this Article 5 are satisfied.

5.7.5 SLA credits formula

Where verified Downtime in a calendar month exceeds the Uptime Objective of 99.5% (equating to approximately 3 hours and 39 minutes of permitted downtime in a 30-day month, adjusted proportionally for the actual number of days in the month), the Client is entitled to a service credit calculated as follows:

Credit = (Monthly Plan Price ÷ (Days in Calendar Month × 24)) × Excess Downtime Hours

Where "Excess Downtime Hours" means the total verified Downtime hours in that month minus the permitted downtime threshold.

Service credits are:

the Client's sole and exclusive contractual remedy, without prejudice to any statutory remedies you may have under applicable EU and Swedish law, including rights under the Digital Content and Digital Services Directive. for downtime, to the extent permitted by applicable law;

applied as account credit against the Client's next invoice and are not redeemable for cash;

capped at 100% of the monthly plan price for the affected service; and

only issued upon a written request submitted to support within 14 days of the downtime event.

5.8 Service Limitations for Game Servers, Mods and Updates

5.8.1 Minexnodes provides infrastructure and general-purpose game hosting capabilities but does not guarantee that any particular mod, plugin, or custom configuration will function correctly, remain compatible over time, or perform to any specific standard.

5.8.2 You acknowledge that game updates, patches, and changes released by game developers, mod authors, or third-party vendors may:

a) alter performance characteristics;

b) break compatibility with existing mods or configurations; or

c) cause instability, crashes, or undesired behaviour.

5.8.3 Minexnodes is not liable for issues caused by such third-party updates or modifications and is not obligated to ensure that mods/plugins continue to function after game or platform changes, although reasonable best-effort guidance may be given where feasible.

5.8.4 It remains your responsibility to test updates, maintain compatibility of your chosen mod/plugin stack, and restore from your own backups if required.

Article 6 – Liability, Disclaimers and Allocation of Risk

6.1 Mandatory Rights and Non-Excludable Liability

6.1.1 Nothing in these Terms seeks to exclude or limit any liability that cannot be excluded or limited under mandatory applicable law, including but not limited to:

a) liability for death or personal injury caused by Minexnodes Hosting’s (“Minexnodes”) negligence;

b) liability resulting from Minexnodes’ gross negligence or wilful misconduct;

c) liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation; and

d) mandatory consumer rights and remedies that arise under applicable Swedish and European Union consumer protection law, including rules on unfair contract terms and digital content / digital services.

6.1.2 If any provision of this Article 6 conflicts with such mandatory rights, that provision shall apply only to the maximum extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

6.2 Overall Limitation of Liability

6.2.1 Subject to clause 6.1 and any mandatory statutory remedies available to consumers, the aggregate liability of Minexnodes towards you, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with a specific service and Measurement Period, shall be limited to the total net fees (excluding taxes) actually paid by you to Minexnodes for the affected service during the last three (3) completed billing cycles immediately preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

6.2.2 The limitation in clause 6.2.1 applies per Client and per continuous set of related events, not separately per individual incident within the same underlying cause, unless otherwise required by mandatory law.

6.2.3 This overall cap does not apply where such limitation would be unlawful under mandatory law, including situations governed by clause 6.1.

6.3 Excluded Types of Damage

6.3.1 To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, and subject always to clause 6.1, Minexnodes shall not be liable for:

a) loss of data, loss of configuration, or corruption of data, except where such loss results directly and solely from Minexnodes’ gross negligence or wilful misconduct;

b) damage, loss, or claims caused by third-party actions, including but not limited to upstream datacenter incidents, network carrier failures, DDoS attacks, or failures of third-party software or services not under Minexnodes’ exclusive control;

c) loss of profits, loss of revenue, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business opportunities, loss of goodwill, or similar indirect or consequential losses; and

d) losses arising out of user mistakes, misconfiguration, or improper administration of game servers, VPS instances, mods, plugins, or other software components under your control.

6.3.2 The exclusions in this clause shall not apply to the extent that mandatory law requires compensation for a particular type of damage, nor shall they limit any statutory remedies for lack of conformity of digital content or digital services under applicable EU and Swedish implementation laws.

6.4 Data, Backups and Storage Risk

6.4.1 As detailed in Article 3.7, you remain primarily responsible for maintaining independent backups. Minexnodes provides node-level ZFS snapshots and a paid manual Node Backup Restore Service as supplementary resilience measures. These do not replace your own backup obligations.

6.4.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law, Minexnodes shall not be liable for any loss of data resulting from the limitations inherent in snapshot technology, the manual nature of restore requests, your failure to maintain independent backups, or deletion of data in accordance with these Terms, except where such loss results directly and solely from Minexnodes’ gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

6.5 Security and Software Responsibility

6.5.1 Minexnodes is committed to a security-oriented infrastructure and implements reasonable and industry-standard technical and organizational measures to protect its core infrastructure. These measures include, without limitation:

a) use of dedicated compute resources (Dcores) to provide stronger tenant isolation and reduce cross-tenant attack surfaces compared to heavily shared vCore environments;

b) network-level protections such as firewalls, DDoS mitigation, traffic filtering, and segmentation where appropriate;

c) regular patching and hardening of the hypervisor, host operating systems, and control plane components;

d) monitoring and logging for security-relevant events on the infrastructure layer; and

e) access controls and operational procedures designed to limit internal access to client data and systems on a need-to-know basis.

These measures are maintained in accordance with applicable Swedish and EU law and recognized industry practices for hosting providers. We continuously evaluate and improve our security posture as threats and technologies evolve.

6.5.2 You acknowledge that no internet-facing system can be guaranteed to be 100% secure and that residual security risks cannot be completely eliminated.

6.5.3 You are solely responsible for:

a) securing and hardening software, operating systems, game servers, mods, plugins, and applications that you install or configure on game hosting or VPS services;

b) maintaining up-to-date patches, correct access controls, and strong authentication mechanisms; and

c) ensuring that persons to whom you grant access operate the services in a secure manner.

6.5.4 To the maximum extent permitted by law, Minexnodes is not liable for any breach, compromise, or security incident that is caused or materially contributed to by:

a) your failure to implement reasonable security measures on your side;

b) the use of outdated, insecure, or misconfigured software under your control; or

c) disclosure or misuse of your credentials or panel keys, as set out in Article 2.

6.6 Third-Party Software, Platforms and Dependencies

6.6.1 Minexnodes provides infrastructure for running software but does not develop or control most third-party software used with the services, including (without limitation):

a) game server software and game engines;

b) plugins, mods, and extension frameworks;

c) operating systems, kernels, libraries, and runtime environments; and

d) third-party control panels or tooling not authored solely by Minexnodes.

6.6.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law, Minexnodes does not assume responsibility for:

a) bugs, vulnerabilities, or defects in such third-party software;

b) incompatibilities between different mods, plugins, or game versions; or

c) malfunctions caused by vendor updates, patches, or withdrawn support.

6.6.3 This clause does not remove or limit any mandatory liability that Minexnodes may have under EU or Swedish law regarding the conformity of digital services with the contract, but it clarifies that Minexnodes is not responsible for behaviour outside its reasonable control.

6.7 Force Majeure

6.7.1 Minexnodes shall not be liable for any failure to perform, or delay in performing, any contractual obligation where such failure or delay is due to events beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to:

a) natural disasters, fires, floods, or severe weather;

b) war, terrorism, civil unrest, or governmental sanctions;

c) large-scale power outages or failures of essential third-party utilities;

d) major failures of upstream datacenters or network providers not caused by Minexnodes’ own breach; or

e) widespread internet routing failures or other systemic technical incidents.

6.7.2 Where a force majeure situation prevents Minexnodes from fulfilling its obligations for a prolonged period, both you and Minexnodes may have rights to terminate the affected services under applicable law, without prejudice to any mandatory legal remedies.

6.8 Legal Compliance, Content Responsibility and Monitoring

6.8.1 You are solely responsible for ensuring that all content, data, and activities conducted through your services comply with applicable law, including but not limited to:

a) criminal law;

b) intellectual property law;

c) data protection and privacy law; and

d) consumer and e-commerce regulations where you deal with your own end-users.

6.8.2 Minexnodes does not undertake a general obligation to monitor content or activities hosted through its services. However:

a) Minexnodes may, where legally required (for example, upon valid order of a court or competent authority), access specific data or suspend services; and

b) Minexnodes may, where it has a reasonable and serious suspicion that you are engaging in or facilitating activities prohibited under Article 3.3.1 or clearly unlawful conduct, take proportionate steps to investigate, limit, or suspend the relevant services.

6.8.3 Except where required by law or necessary to address serious abuse, Minexnodes will not inspect the substance of your data. Any such access will be limited to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose and will respect applicable data protection rules.

6.9 Indemnification for Illegal Use

6.9.1 To the maximum extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Minexnodes, its directors, employees, and contractors from and against any third-party claims, damages, penalties, or costs (including reasonable legal fees) that arise directly from:

a) your illegal use of the services;

b) your intentional facilitation of illegal content or activities; or

c) your failure to comply with applicable law in relation to content or services you provide to your own users.

6.9.2 This indemnity applies only to the extent that the relevant claim, damage, or cost is attributable to your conduct and does not relieve Minexnodes from any liability that it would bear independently under mandatory law.

6.10 Responsibility for Minors

6.10.1 Where a minor uses the services, the parent, guardian, or other person with legal authority who entered into the contract or allowed the use:

a) is fully responsible for the minor’s actions and use of the services; and

b) undertakes to ensure that the minor complies with these Terms, including the acceptable use rules and any payment obligations.

6.10.2 Minexnodes takes the protection of minors seriously and fully complies with all mandatory legal requirements applicable to the processing of children’s personal data, including Article 8 GDPR (conditions for child’s consent) and equivalent national rules on verifiable parental consent. Minexnodes does not assume any additional contractual liability solely because a user is a minor, beyond what is strictly required by mandatory law (including data protection, consumer protection, and child protection legislation). Where the Client processes personal data of minors on game servers, VPS instances or other services, the Client (as data controller) bears primary responsibility for obtaining and verifying parental consent or authorisation in accordance with Article 8 GDPR and applicable national law.

Article 7 – Termination, Cancellation and Consequences

7.1 General Termination Rights

7.1.1 These Terms apply for as long as you maintain an active Account and/or one or more active services with Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”), unless terminated in accordance with this Article 7 or any applicable mandatory law.

7.1.2 Both you and Minexnodes may terminate one or more services, or the entire contractual relationship, in accordance with the provisions of this Article 7 and applicable law.

7.2 Termination and Cancellation by the Client

7.2.1 You may cancel individual services at any time through the client area or other cancellation functionality provided by Minexnodes. Where technically possible, cancellation will take effect at the end of the current billing period for the affected service, unless you select an earlier end date that is offered in the panel.

7.2.2 Cancellation of a service prevents renewal of the corresponding billing cycle but does not automatically terminate your entire Account, which may remain open for other active or future services.

7.2.3 Any refunds in connection with your cancellation are governed by Article 4. In particular, where permitted by law and by Minexnodes’ refund policy, Minexnodes may provide pro-rata refunds or service credits for unused periods, but is not obliged to do so in all cases.

7.2.4 Where you are a consumer with a statutory right of withdrawal (for example, a 14-day cooling-off period under applicable EU/EEA rules), such rights apply in addition to this Article 7 and cannot be limited by contract.

7.3 Termination and Suspension by Minexnodes for Cause

7.3.1 Without prejudice to other rights under these Terms or applicable law, Minexnodes may suspend or terminate any service or your entire Account, in whole or in part, with immediate effect where there are reasonable grounds to believe that you have:

a) violated the Acceptable Use rules in Article 3, including but not limited to running prohibited activities under Article 3.3;

b) used the services to host, distribute, or facilitate illegal content or activity;

c) abused the network, including serious or repeated involvement in DDoS traffic, disruptive behaviour on shared infrastructure, or attempts to bypass security measures; or

d) initiated a chargeback or similar payment dispute without valid legal basis or in breach of Article 4.7.

7.3.2 In the cases listed in clause 7.3.1, Minexnodes may, depending on the seriousness and urgency of the situation:

a) issue a warning and request remediation;

b) temporarily suspend affected services;

c) immediately terminate the relevant services; and/or

d) permanently block your Account from future orders.

7.3.3 Where the breach is minor or disputed, Minexnodes will act proportionately and may provide a partial or pro-rata refund for clearly unused prepaid time, taking into account the nature and severity of the breach.

7.3.4 Suspension or termination for non-payment, repeated late payment, or other billing-related breaches is further described in Article 4 and remains fully applicable in addition to this Article 7.

7.4 Termination or Discontinuation by Minexnodes for Business Reasons

7.4.1 Minexnodes may, from time to time, decide to discontinue a specific product, feature, or service line for technical, commercial, or regulatory reasons.

7.4.2 Where Minexnodes discontinues a service for reasons not related to your breach, Minexnodes will use reasonable efforts to:

a) provide at least thirty (30) days’ notice before the effective discontinuation date;

b) ensure that discontinuation occurs before the start of the next billing cycle for the affected service; and

c) offer reasonable options for migration, transition, or replacement where available.

7.4.3 If a prepaid service is discontinued by Minexnodes for reasons not related to your breach, Minexnodes will, to the extent permitted by applicable law and its refund policy, provide a pro-rata refund or service credit for any unused prepaid period after the effective discontinuation date.

7.5 Data Retention and Deletion upon Termination

7.5.1 Upon termination of a service (for any reason), Minexnodes may disable access to the affected service immediately as of the effective termination date. You are responsible for exporting or backing up your data before initiating cancellation or before the termination becomes effective.

7.5.2 Subject to clauses 7.5.3 and 7.5.4, Minexnodes may permanently delete data associated with the terminated service, including server files and configurations, after a period of thirty (30) calendar days from the effective termination or suspension date, in line with Article 3.7.

7.5.3 Certain categories of data, in particular billing and accounting-related data, may be retained for longer periods where required by law. Under Swedish bookkeeping rules, accounting and invoice data must typically be stored for at least seven (7) years after the end of the relevant financial year.

7.5.4 Minexnodes may also retain limited personal data for longer periods where this is necessary to:

a) comply with other mandatory legal retention obligations or regulatory requirements;

b) protect its legitimate interests in case of ongoing or reasonably anticipated disputes, fraud investigations, or abuse cases; or

c) demonstrate compliance with contractual or legal obligations, in accordance with applicable data protection law.

7.5.5 Where data is retained for legal or accounting reasons, Minexnodes will limit such data to the minimum necessary for those purposes and will apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect it.

7.6 Effect of Termination on Fees and Obligations

7.6.1 Termination of a service or of these Terms, whether by you or Minexnodes, does not affect any fees or charges already accrued and does not cancel your obligation to pay outstanding invoices, subject to any mandatory consumer rights.

7.6.2 Any service credits issued prior to termination (for example, SLA credits under Article 5) are not redeemable for cash and will normally expire upon closure of the Account unless otherwise required by law.

7.6.3 Except where expressly provided otherwise in these Terms or required by law, termination does not give rise to any right to compensation, damages, or additional payments beyond:

a) any pro-rata refunds or credits provided under Article 4 and clause 7.4.3; and

b) any mandatory remedies granted by applicable law.

7.7 Survival of Certain Provisions

7.7.1 The following provisions shall continue to apply even after termination of services or closure of your Account, to the extent relevant:

a) provisions concerning fees, billing, and payment obligations for amounts already due at the time of termination;

b) provisions concerning limitations and exclusions of liability under Article 6; and

c) any other provisions which by their nature are intended to survive termination, including but not limited to clauses relating to dispute resolution, governing law, data protection, and indemnification.

7.8 Treatment of Inactive or Unpaid Services

7.8.1 Minexnodes does not terminate Accounts solely due to inactivity. However, individual unpaid or expired services may be suspended and subsequently terminated in accordance with Articles 3, 4 and this Article 7.

7.8.2 If a service is suspended or terminated due to non-payment or expiration, Minexnodes has no obligation to preserve data beyond the retention period described in clause 7.5.2, and you remain responsible for any outstanding amounts.

7.9 Special Provisions for Minors

7.9.1 Where a minor uses the services under the responsibility of a parent, guardian, or other legal representative as described in Article 1 and Article 6:

a) the parent or guardian remains the primary contractual counterpart and is responsible for the minor’s use of the services; and

b) any termination or serious enforcement action relating to the minor’s use may, where possible, be communicated to the parent or guardian.

7.9.2 Minexnodes will use best efforts to notify the parent or guardian using the contact information available in the Account. If no separate contact details for a parent or guardian have been provided and Minexnodes has no reasonable way to reach them beyond the Account’s registered contact details, Minexnodes will be deemed to have fulfilled its notification obligations by contacting the Account holder.

Article 8 – Privacy and Data Protection (GDPR)

8.1 Roles and Responsibility

8.1.1 This Article constitutes the entirety of the data processing terms between Minexnodes (as processor) and the Client (as controller) for the purposes of Article 28 GDPR, and forms a binding part of these Terms of Service. By accepting these Terms — whether by creating an Account, placing an order, or otherwise using the services — the Client acknowledges and accepts this Article as the applicable data processing framework. No separate signed document is required; acceptance of these Terms constitutes the written agreement required under Article 28(3) GDPR.

8.1.2 For the purposes of applicable data protection law, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”), the data controller for personal data relating to accounts, billing, communication, website use and general operation of the services is the legal entity operating Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”), as identified in the company and imprint details published on our website.

8.1.3 When you use Minexnodes’ services to process personal data of your own end users (for example, players on your game servers or users of applications hosted on your VPS), you generally act as data controller for that processing. In such cases, and to the extent Minexnodes processes that data on your behalf and under your instructions, Minexnodes acts as a data processor in the sense of Article 28 GDPR, as further set out in clause 8.11.

8.1.4 Minexnodes is subject to Swedish data protection law and oversight by the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) as the primary supervisory authority for GDPR matters in Sweden.

8.2 Categories of Personal Data Processed

8.2.1 Minexnodes may process the following categories of personal data relating to Clients and their authorized users:

a) Identification and account data: name, user ID, username, contact details, and, where applicable, company name, VAT ID and billing address.

b) Contact details: email address(es) used for account registration, support, abuse handling and legal notices.

c) Technical and log data:

i. IP addresses in server and infrastructure logs (for example, game server connections, control panel access, security logs);

ii. IP addresses and related metadata provided by payment methods, which are treated as billing and fraud-prevention data where applicable;

iii. VPS logs and security-related events (such as SSH connection attempts, firewall events, and system alerts) where these are under Minexnodes’ control.

d) Payment and billing metadata: payment method identifiers, transaction IDs, non-sensitive payment tokens and payment status information. Card numbers and other sensitive payment instrument details are processed directly by third-party payment providers (such as Stripe, Revolut Pay or Swish) and not stored by Minexnodes.

e) Support and communication data: content of support tickets, abuse reports, and related correspondence, including any personal data you voluntarily provide in such communications.

f) Abuse and security data: DDoS signatures, firewall hits, traffic patterns and other technical indicators used to detect and mitigate abuse or attacks.

8.2.2 Minexnodes does not request or intentionally collect special categories of personal data (such as health, religion, political opinions, or similar). Where you choose to process such data using the services, clause 8.4.5 and 8.11 apply.

8.3 Purposes and Legal Bases

8.3.1 Minexnodes processes personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal bases:

a) Contract performance (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR):

i. creating and managing Accounts;

ii. providing and operating game hosting and VPS services;

iii. handling support requests and incident responses; and

iv. processing payments and renewals, to the extent necessary to perform the contract.

b) Legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c) GDPR):

i. maintaining accounting records, invoices, and related documents in accordance with Swedish bookkeeping and tax law (including multi-year retention obligations);

ii. complying with applicable regulatory, tax, anti-fraud, and law-enforcement requirements; and

iii. fulfilling GDPR obligations such as breach notifications and responding to data subject requests.

c) Legitimate interests (Article 6(1)(f) GDPR):

i. ensuring the security, integrity and stability of infrastructure, including logging for security, abuse detection, debugging and uptime monitoring;

ii. preventing and investigating misuse, fraud, DDoS attacks, and violations of Article 3 (Acceptable Use);

iii. defending legal claims and managing disputes; and

iv. planning and improving services (for example, capacity planning and performance analysis) in a way that does not unjustifiably override your privacy interests.

d) Consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), where applicable:

i. sending marketing communications or newsletters by email, where you have explicitly opted in;

ii. any other optional processing that is not strictly necessary for contract performance or legitimate interest and requires your clear, informed consent.

8.3.2 Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. Marketing consents can normally be withdrawn via unsubscribe links or by contacting Minexnodes.

8.4 Storage Location, Retention and Special Data

8.4.1 Minexnodes aims to store and process personal data within the European Union / European Economic Area (EU/EEA). Infrastructure, primary databases and backups used for core services are located in the EU/EEA, subject to clause 8.6 regarding third-party providers.

8.4.2 Retention of account data:

a) general account and profile data are retained for as long as the Account is active and the contractual relationship exists;

b) if you close your Account, Minexnodes will typically delete or pseudonymise account-level personal data within fourteen (14) days, except where a longer retention period is required or permitted by law or where the data is still needed for open disputes or legal claims.

8.4.3 Retention of billing and accounting data:

Billing, invoicing and accounting records (which may include your name, contact and transaction details) are retained in accordance with Swedish bookkeeping requirements, typically for at least seven (7) years after the end of the relevant financial year, or longer if required by applicable law.

8.4.4 Backups:

Node-level or infrastructure-level backups are generally retained for an operational window of around four (4) weeks, after which they are overwritten by more recent backups. Such backups may contain older versions of your data and logs. They exist primarily for operational recovery and disaster recovery and do not change your obligation to maintain your own backups.

8.4.5 Special categories of personal data:

Minexnodes does not request special category data (e.g. health, religion, political opinions). If you choose to process such data:

a) you must ensure that you have a valid legal basis and comply with all GDPR requirements;

b) such processing is only permitted on VPS services, not on shared game hosting, and only where the data is appropriately protected (for example, encrypted and access-controlled) and you act as controller for that data; and

c) Minexnodes’ role is limited to providing infrastructure and, where applicable, acting as your processor under clause 8.11.

8.5 Data Subject Rights

8.5.1 Under GDPR and applicable Swedish law, individuals whose personal data is processed by Minexnodes have, subject to legal limitations, the following rights:

a) Right of access – to obtain confirmation whether Minexnodes processes personal data about them and to receive a copy of such data, together with information about the processing.

b) Right to rectification – to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

c) Right to erasure – to request deletion of personal data in certain circumstances, for example where the data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and no legal obligation requires retention.

d) Right to restriction of processing – to request limited processing in situations defined by law (for example, while a dispute about accuracy or lawfulness is being resolved).

e) Right to data portability – to receive personal data they have provided to Minexnodes in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format, and to transmit that data to another controller where processing is based on consent or contract and carried out by automated means.

f) Right to object – to object to processing based on legitimate interests, including profiling, in which case Minexnodes will stop such processing unless it can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds or needs the data for legal claims.

g) Right to withdraw consent – where processing is based on consent (e.g., marketing emails), individuals may withdraw consent at any time.

h) Right to lodge a complaint – to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, in particular with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) or with the authority in the individual’s place of residence or work within the EEA.

8.5.2 Requests to exercise these rights can be submitted using the contact details in clause 8.10. Minexnodes may take reasonable steps to verify the identity of the requester (for example, via email confirmation and account identification) before acting on a request.

8.6 Recipients, Sub-Processors and International Transfers

8.6.1 Minexnodes may share personal data with carefully selected third parties acting as processors or sub-processors, including:

a) payment providers (such as Stripe, Revolut Pay and, for Swedish Clients, Swish) for payment processing, fraud prevention and related functions;

b) datacenter and server infrastructure partners located within the EU/EEA;

c) DNS and anycast or network service providers supporting domain and network operations; and

d) other technical providers (such as email or monitoring services) necessary to operate the services.

8.6.2 A current list or description of key categories of sub-processors may be included in these Terms or published in a separate document referenced from our website. Each third-party sub-processor listed in clause 8.14.1 provides its own publicly available data processing terms or privacy framework that governs Minexnodes' use of that provider's services. Minexnodes relies on those published terms to satisfy the sub-processor requirements of Article 28 GDPR where applicable. Minexnodes does not represent that it has entered into separate bilateral signed contracts with each sub-processor, but will use commercially reasonable efforts to engage providers that publish appropriate data protection commitments consistent with GDPR.

8.6.3 Minexnodes aims to keep processing strictly within the EU/EEA. Where certain providers (for example, payment providers or tax/reporting systems) transfer personal data outside the EU/EEA, such transfers will be carried out only:

a) to countries for which the European Commission has adopted an adequacy decision; or

b) under appropriate safeguards, including reliance on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) published and incorporated by the relevant third-party provider into their service terms, or on adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission. Minexnodes relies on SCCs incorporated into third-party provider terms and does not represent that it executes separate bilateral SCC instruments with each provider.

8.6.4 Minexnodes does not sell personal data and does not share it with third-party advertisers.

8.7 Security Measures and Data Breaches

8.7.1 Minexnodes implements appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure or access. Such measures include, as appropriate:

a) encryption in transit (for example, TLS for control panels, APIs and client area);

b) encryption and segmentation of data at rest where technically feasible and proportionate;

c) network-level protections such as firewalls and basic DDoS mitigation;

d) access control based on least-privilege principles, with limited staff access to personal data and no greater visibility than necessary to perform support or operational tasks;

e) access logging for administrative actions and security-relevant events;

f) monitoring and alerting for infrastructure health and security events; and

g) periodic review and improvement of security measures.

8.7.2 In the event of a personal data breach, Minexnodes will:

a) assess the risk to individuals’ rights and freedoms;

b) notify the competent supervisory authority (IMY or another relevant authority) without undue delay and, where feasible, within 72 hours of becoming aware of a notifiable breach, unless the breach is unlikely to result in such a risk;

c) where the breach is likely to result in a high risk to individuals, notify affected individuals without undue delay, providing clear information about the incident and recommended measures; and

d) document breaches and remediation measures in accordance with GDPR.

8.7.3 In breach-related communication, Minexnodes will not request unnecessary personal data and will provide practical advice on steps such as password changes, credential hygiene and vigilance against phishing.

8.8 Cookies and Tracking

8.8.1 Minexnodes uses only essential cookies and similar technologies necessary for:

a) maintaining secure sessions and logins;

b) providing core panel and account functionality; and

c) protecting the services against abuse and attacks.

8.8.2 Non-essential tracking (for example, marketing cookies or invasive third-party analytics) is not used without your prior consent. If Minexnodes ever introduces such tools, additional information and consent mechanisms will be provided in accordance with applicable e-privacy and data protection rules.

8.9 Marketing Communications

8.9.1 Minexnodes may send transactional and service-related communications (such as invoices, security notices, maintenance notifications, and important service updates) without separate marketing consent, as such communications are necessary for providing the services.

8.9.2 Promotional or marketing emails (including newsletters) are sent only with your explicit consent, obtained during registration or later via settings in your account.

8.9.3 You may revoke your marketing consent at any time, for example by using unsubscribe links or by contacting Minexnodes. Revoking consent will not affect service-critical communications.

8.10 Law Enforcement, Legal Requests and Access to Data

8.10.1 Minexnodes will only disclose personal data to law-enforcement or other authorities where there is a clear legal basis to do so, such as a binding court order, warrant or other legally valid request under applicable law.

8.10.2 Where permitted by law, Minexnodes will use reasonable efforts to notify the affected Client before disclosing data, so that the Client can seek legal remedies, unless such notification is prohibited (for example, by a secrecy order).

8.10.3 Minexnodes requires that requests originate from competent authorities within the EU/EEA or are channelled through appropriate international cooperation mechanisms. Minexnodes does not voluntarily comply with informal or unsupported data demands.

8.10.4 Minexnodes may retain relevant logs or information for as long as required by law or reasonably necessary to comply with such requests.

8.10.5 Internally, Minexnodes will access your data only to the minimal extent necessary:

a) to comply with legal obligations or lawful orders;

b) to investigate and act on suspected abuse, security incidents or violations of Article 3;

c) to perform backup restoration or other recovery operations; or

d) to provide support services where you have requested help that requires temporary access.

8.11 Children and Minors

8.11.1 As explained in Article 1, the contract for services is intended to be entered into by adults or by persons with legal capacity, or by a parent/guardian on behalf of a minor.

8.11.2 Minexnodes does not knowingly collect personal data directly from children under 13 years of age for independent account registration or direct marketing purposes. If Minexnodes becomes aware that such data has been collected without appropriate authorization, it will take steps to delete or anonymise it or to obtain parent/guardian authorization, as appropriate.

8.11.3 For minors typically aged 13 to 15 using information society services, consent for processing that relies on consent (such as marketing) must, where required by applicable law, be given or authorized by a holder of parental responsibility.

8.11.4 Minors using the services do so under the responsibility of their parent or guardian, who is considered the contracting party and is responsible for ensuring that the minor’s data and use of the service comply with these Terms and with applicable law.

8.12 Controller–Processor Split for Game Hosting and VPS

8.12.1 When you host personal data of players, customers, or other end users on game hosting or VPS services (for example, IP addresses, usernames, chat logs or account data), you typically act as data controller for that processing.

8.12.2 In such cases, to the extent Minexnodes processes that data on your behalf, Minexnodes acts as data processor and will:

a) process such data only on your documented instructions, as set out in these Terms and in your technical configurations, except where required by law;

b) implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect such data, in line with clauses 8.4 and 8.7;

c) ensure that staff with access to such data are subject to confidentiality obligations;

d) engage sub-processors that provide publicly accessible data processing terms or binding service conditions that impose data protection obligations substantially equivalent to those set out in this Article, whether through their published terms, privacy policies, or incorporated data processing addenda made available on their respective websites; and

e) assist you, where reasonable and proportionate, in meeting your own GDPR obligations (for example, handling data subject requests or security incidents that relate to infrastructure under Minexnodes’ control).

8.12.3 As controller for your own end users, you are responsible for:

a) providing appropriate privacy notices to your players or customers;

b) ensuring that there is a valid legal basis for your processing of their personal data;

c) complying with rights requests from your data subjects (including EU/EEA users); and

d) ensuring that any special category data you process is handled in strict compliance with GDPR.

8.12.4 If you host or process personal data of individuals located in the EU/EEA, you must comply with GDPR or equivalent data protection rules where applicable. Use of the services for clearly unlawful or non-compliant data processing may result in suspension or termination under Article 3 and Article 7.

8.13 Contacts and Data Protection Queries

8.13.1 Minexnodes has not appointed a formal Data Protection Officer at this time, as it is not currently legally required to do so. Data protection and privacy matters are handled by designated internal personnel.

8.13.2 For privacy-related questions, data subject rights requests or security concerns, you can contact Minexnodes at:

a) support@minexnodes.com

– general support, including data subject requests;

b) abuse@minexnodes.com

– abuse, security incidents, suspected misuse;

c) legal@minexnodes.com

– legal correspondence, formal notices and law-enforcement requests.

8.13.3 When submitting a request, you should include sufficient information to identify your Account and describe the request. Minexnodes may request additional information where reasonably necessary to verify your identity or to clarify the scope of the request.

8.14 Sub-Processors and Audit Rights

8.14.1 The following third-party providers are used in connection with the delivery of the services and may process personal data as part of doing so:

Stripe, Inc. — payment processing and fraud prevention (see Stripe's Privacy Policy and Data Processing Agreement at stripe.com/legal/dpa);

Cloudflare, Inc. — DNS routing, IP management, and DDoS protection (see Cloudflare's Data Processing Addendum at cloudflare.com/cloudflare-customer-dpa);

Detalix — backup node infrastructure.

Google Cloud - Trafic routing, IP management, and DDoS protection.

Minexnodes relies on the published data processing terms of each such provider where available. Minexnodes will publish updates to this list on its website when sub-processors are added or replaced. Clients who object to a material change to this list may terminate affected services in accordance with Article 7.

8.14.2 The Client may request a written summary of Minexnodes' technical and organisational security measures by contacting legal@minexnodes.com with reasonable prior notice. Minexnodes will respond within a reasonable timeframe. Physical or on-site audits are not offered, but Minexnodes may provide documentation or attestations in lieu thereof.

Article 9 – Intellectual Property and User Content

9.1 Minexnodes Intellectual Property

9.1.1 Unless otherwise stated, all rights, title and interest in and to the following materials are owned or validly licensed by Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”):

a) the brand names, trade names and business identifiers “Minexnodes” and “Minexnodes Hosting”;

b) the website, including its text, layout, structure, look and feel, interface elements and underlying code to the extent authored by Minexnodes;

c) any control panels, management interfaces and dashboards developed or customized by Minexnodes;

d) any APIs made available by Minexnodes, including their design, endpoints, documentation and server-side implementation;

e) knowledge base articles, documentation, guides, and help content authored by or for Minexnodes;

f) custom scripts, launchers, installers, templates, configuration tools and similar utilities provided by Minexnodes;

g) all trademarks, logos, icons, graphic designs and visual identity elements used by Minexnodes in connection with its services; and

h) the infrastructure, servers and related hardware operated or controlled by Minexnodes in Sweden (or elsewhere), including the associated configuration and management, without prejudice to any ownership rights of third-party datacenter providers.

9.1.2 These materials are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws under Swedish and EU legislation. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or exploitation may constitute an infringement under applicable Swedish copyright law and EU directives.

9.2 License to Use Minexnodes Services and Interfaces

9.2.1 Subject to your compliance with these Terms, Minexnodes grants you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use:

a) the client area, control panels and interfaces made available to you;

b) any APIs or tools provided as part of the services; and

c) related documentation and knowledge base content,

solely for the purpose of using the services in accordance with these Terms and applicable law.

9.2.2 Unless expressly permitted by mandatory law, you are not granted any rights to:

a) obtain or use the source code of any Minexnodes software or platform;

b) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to derive the source code, underlying ideas or algorithms of any Minexnodes software, except to the limited extent that such activity is expressly permitted by mandatory law and only after providing reasonable prior notice to Minexnodes;

c) redistribute, sublicense, resell, rent, or lease Minexnodes’ proprietary software, panels, scripts or tools;

d) tamper with, modify, circumvent or bypass any technical protection measures, authentication mechanisms, rate limits, or usage restrictions implemented by Minexnodes; or

e) copy or reproduce significant parts of the user interface, visual identity or documentation for the purpose of building or operating a competing service.

9.2.3 You may create screenshots or screen recordings of the user interface for tutorials or documentation related to your own use of the services, provided that:

a) any such materials do not disclose personal data of other users without a valid legal basis; and

b) you do not present Minexnodes’ trademarks or branding in a misleading or defamatory manner.

9.3 Ownership of User Content

9.3.1 As between you and Minexnodes, you retain ownership of all content, data and configurations that you upload to or generate within the services, including but not limited to:

a) files, configurations and data stored on game servers or VPS instances;

b) mods, plugins, server jars and related assets that you lawfully provide;

c) websites, applications and databases you host; and

d) logs or data you generate or store within your own services.

9.3.2 Minexnodes does not claim ownership of your content. Minexnodes’ rights in relation to your content are limited to the licenses granted in clause 9.4 and to the actions permitted under Articles 3, 7 and 8 (for example, security, abuse handling and legal compliance).

9.3.3 When you delete content or when a service is terminated, Minexnodes will cease actively storing that content on production systems, subject to:

a) the thirty (30) day post-termination period referred to in Article 3 and Article 7; and

b) the existence of node-level backups and system logs, which may continue to hold older copies of data for approximately four (4) weeks, until they are overwritten in the normal course of operations.

9.4 License Granted by Users to Minexnodes

9.4.1 By uploading, storing or otherwise making content available through the services, you grant Minexnodes a limited, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to:

a) store the content on Minexnodes’ infrastructure;

b) copy, process and transmit the content as technically necessary to provide game hosting, VPS hosting and related services (including routing, caching, and load balancing);

c) create and store backups of the content for operational continuity and disaster recovery; and

d) scan and analyze the content using automated tools to the extent necessary for security, abuse detection, malware detection, and compliance with Article 3 and applicable law.

9.4.2 This license is strictly limited to the purposes of:

a) providing, maintaining and securing the services;

b) fulfilling Minexnodes’ legal obligations; and

c) enforcing these Terms (including handling abuse and legal complaints).

9.4.3 The license granted under this clause:

a) remains in effect for the duration of the active service and for a reasonable period thereafter to allow for backups, legal compliance and orderly termination; and

b) expires when the content is permanently deleted from Minexnodes’ systems and backups in accordance with Articles 3, 5, 7 and 8, without prejudice to any legal retention obligations that may require Minexnodes to retain certain data for longer periods.

9.5 Permitted and Prohibited User Content

9.5.1 You may upload and process content using the services only to the extent that such content complies with:

a) these Terms, including the acceptable use rules in Article 3;

b) applicable law; and

c) the licensing and usage conditions of any third-party platforms or game developers whose software you use (for example, Mojang/Microsoft, Valve/Steam, or other game publishers).

9.5.2 In particular, you may not use the services to host, store or distribute:

a) malware, trojans, viruses, botnets or other malicious code;

b) configurations, scripts or tools whose primary purpose is to disrupt, overload or damage networks, hardware or services (such as intentional infinite loops, “nuker” scripts or equivalent); or

c) server jars or game assets that are pirated, unlicensed or used in violation of the applicable EULA.

9.5.3 You are solely responsible for ensuring that your use of any game servers, mods, plugins or related tools complies with the applicable license terms, EULAs and platform rules.

9.6 Removal and Deletion of Content by Minexnodes

9.6.1 Minexnodes may remove, block or restrict access to user content, in whole or in part, where:

a) the underlying service or Account has been terminated and the post-termination period of thirty (30) days has elapsed;

b) Minexnodes has a reasonable basis to believe that the content is illegal under applicable law;

c) the content violates the Acceptable Use rules in Article 3 (for example, contains malware, illegal content, or is used to conduct attacks);

d) the content or its execution threatens the stability, security or performance of Minexnodes’ infrastructure or other Clients’ services; or

e) Minexnodes is ordered or required to do so by a court, law-enforcement authority or other competent body.

9.6.2 Where legally permitted and reasonably feasible, Minexnodes will use reasonable efforts to inform you of the removal or restriction and the main reasons for it.

9.6.3 Minexnodes may place certain content in quarantine (for example, suspected malware) to prevent execution while it is being investigated.

9.7 Notice-and-Takedown for Copyright and Other Illegal Content

9.7.1 Minexnodes operates a notice-and-takedown mechanism for alleged illegal content, including copyright-infringing material, in line with EU notice-and-takedown principles and, where relevant, DMCA-style procedures for U.S.-based rights holders.

9.7.2 Copyright or illegal content complaints should be sent to abuse@minexnodes.com

and should include at least:

a) the complainant’s legal name and contact information;

b) a clear description of the content alleged to be illegal or infringing;

c) a statement of the complainant’s rights or authority (e.g. rights holder or authorized agent); and

d) sufficiently precise information to allow Minexnodes to locate the content (such as exact URLs, server identifiers or equivalent references).

e) a good-faith statement that the information is accurate

9.7.3 For copyright-related complaints, Minexnodes may request supporting documentation that reasonably substantiates the ownership claim or authorization.

9.7.4 Upon receiving a sufficiently substantiated notice, generally within seven (7) days, where reasonable and legally permissible, Minexnodes will:

a) record the notice and log relevant technical data for legal defense and compliance purposes;

b) where feasible, notify the Client responsible for the relevant content and provide them an opportunity to respond, generally within seven (7) days, unless the notice indicates an urgent and manifest infringement or the law requires faster action; and

c) assess whether the content appears clearly illegal or infringing to a diligent operator.

9.7.5 Minexnodes may remove or disable access to content where:

a) the content is clearly a verbatim or substantially identical copy of a protected work without any plausible legal justification;

b) the uploader admits they do not have the necessary rights; or

c) the complainant provides sufficiently strong evidence of ownership and infringement.

d) Minexnodes is not required to perform an in-depth legal assessment.

9.7.6 Where applicable (for example under the DMCA for U.S. rights holders), Minexnodes may implement a counter-notice process, under which the user can dispute the removal. If a valid counter-notice is submitted, Minexnodes may restore the content unless the complainant initiates legal action within the applicable timeframe, If a valid counter-notice is submitted

9.7.7 Minexnodes reserves the right to reject abusive, incomplete or clearly unfounded notices and to report misuse of the notice-and-takedown mechanism where appropriate.

9.8 User Warranties Regarding Intellectual Property

9.8.1 You represent and warrant that:

a) you have all necessary rights, licenses and permissions to upload, store and use the content you process via the services;

b) your use of mods, plugins, server jars and other software complies with the applicable license terms and EULAs, including those imposed by game developers and platform providers (such as Mojang/Microsoft, Valve/Steam and others);

c) you will not upload or distribute content that infringes third-party copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights; and

d) you are responsible for the actions of your own users and players in connection with your servers and services, including any content they upload or share within environments you control.

9.8.2 Minexnodes is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting on behalf of any game developer or platform, unless explicitly stated for specific partnerships. Your compliance with third-party terms remains your responsibility.

9.9 Misuse of Minexnodes’ Systems and Reverse Engineering

9.9.1 You may not:

a) copy or replicate significant parts of Minexnodes’ user interface, panel design or branding to create or promote a competing service;

b) probe or misuse Minexnodes’ APIs beyond documented, authorized use, including stress-testing or scraping outside permitted limits;

c) reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any Minexnodes software, except to the limited extent expressly permitted by mandatory law;

d) attempt to circumvent security controls, rate limits, authentication systems or technical protections;

e) use access to the services to develop or operate competing infrastructure or platforms in violation of applicable law or unfair competition rules; or

f) introduce exploits, backdoors or malicious code into Minexnodes’ infrastructure.

9.9.2 Any such behaviour may result in immediate suspension or termination under Article 3 and Article 7, and may be reported to competent authorities where appropriate.

9.10 Publicity and Showcasing of User Services

9.10.1 Minexnodes does not acquire general publicity rights over your content or services. By default, Minexnodes will not publicly showcase or promote your specific servers, logos or content without your prior consent.

9.10.2 Where you explicitly consent (for example, as part of a partner or showcase program), you may authorize Minexnodes to display:

a) your server or project name;

b) your logo or branding; and/or

c) screenshots or descriptions of your services,

subject to any conditions agreed between you and Minexnodes.

9.10.3 If you operate a multi-user game server and agree to be featured, Minexnodes may reasonably rely on your representation that you have informed your users or obtained any necessary permissions for such showcasing, but this does not relieve you of your own legal obligations.

9.11 Game Developer and Third-Party Platform Rules

9.11.1 You must comply with all applicable game developer, publisher and platform terms, including but not limited to EULAs and server usage policies for games hosted on Minexnodes’ infrastructure.

9.11.2 Minexnodes is not liable for your breaches of such third-party terms and may suspend or terminate services where there are reasonable indications that your use of the services:

a) violates the applicable game or platform terms; or

b) exposes Minexnodes to legal or contractual risk with such third parties.

9.11.3 Minexnodes may, in the future, enter into partnerships with game developers or platform providers. Such relationships will be disclosed on Minexnodes’ website and, where relevant, via updated terms or product pages. Unless explicitly stated, such partnerships do not change your underlying obligations to comply with the relevant third-party terms.

9.12 AI-Generated Content

9.12.1 Use of AI on Minexnodes infrastructure. If you use AI tools, models or services running on or integrated with Minexnodes’ infrastructure (whether provided by Minexnodes or run by you on a VPS):

a) All resulting content must comply with applicable law and with Article 3 (including prohibitions on illegal content, harassment, and other abuses).

b) You remain responsible for the content generated, including any use, distribution or publication of such content.

9.12.2 Minexnodes-operated AI features (if any). To the extent AI-generated content is created using AI tools operated or provided by Minexnodes in response to your instructions, and subject to any third-party model or API terms:

a) As between you and Minexnodes, you are generally treated as the owner or primary rights holder of the AI-generated output to the extent permitted by applicable law.

b) You grant Minexnodes a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, store and process such AI-generated output (and the necessary related inputs) solely as necessary to provide, maintain, secure and improve the relevant AI feature and related Services, for the duration of the relevant service and for a reasonable period thereafter

c) For clarity, clause 9.12.2 applies only to AI tools operated or provided by Minexnodes and does not grant Minexnodes any additional rights in content generated by AI systems that you operate yourself on a VPS beyond the limited hosting license in clause 9.4.

9.12.3 Similarity and third-party rights. Minexnodes does not guarantee that any AI-generated content is free from third-party rights or that it will not resemble existing works.

To the maximum extent permitted by law, Minexnodes is not liable if AI-generated content infringes third-party rights, provided that:

a) Minexnodes did not intentionally train or configure the AI system to reproduce specific protected content; and Minexnodes did not materially contribute to the infringing use.

b) Upon receiving a sufficiently substantiated notice of infringement, Minexnodes acts in accordance with clause 9.7.

9.12.4 AI Inputs. “AI Inputs” means prompts, instructions, or materials you submit to Minexnodes-operated AI features; you agree not to submit personal data or confidential information unless you have a lawful basis to do so, and any processing of personal data remains subject to Article 8.

9.13 Content Used for Abuse and Malicious Activity

9.13.1 If Minexnodes has reasonable grounds to believe that content or configurations hosted via the services are being used to:

a) conduct or facilitate DDoS attacks or other network abuse;

b) distribute malware, botnets or other malicious code;

c) operate illegal services or infrastructure; or

d) otherwise cause serious harm to Minexnodes, other Clients or third parties,

Minexnodes may take immediate measures including:

a) deleting or quarantining the offending content;

b) suspending or terminating the relevant services or Account under Article 3 and Article 7;

c) preserving logs and relevant data to the extent necessary for investigation and to comply with legal obligations; and

d) cooperating with competent authorities, including by providing relevant information in accordance with applicable law.

9.14 Imported Mods, Plugins and Third-Party Code

9.14.1 You may upload your own mods, plugins or other third-party code to your services, subject to Article 3 and this Article 9. You are solely responsible for:

a) ensuring that such code is lawfully obtained and properly licensed; and

b) verifying that such code is not malicious, does not contain backdoors, and does not violate third-party rights.

9.14.2 Minexnodes does not test or certify user-provided third-party code. You use such code at your own risk.

9.14.3 Minexnodes reserves the right to scan and quarantine files that appear suspicious or are associated with malicious behaviour, and to restrict execution of such files where necessary to protect infrastructure and other Clients.

9.15 Feedback

9.15.1 Definition. “Feedback” means any suggestions, ideas, feature requests, enhancement proposals, bug reports, or other input you voluntarily provide regarding the Services (including game hosting, web services and VPS).

9.15.2 Not Customer Content. Feedback does not include (a) content you host or process using the Services (e. g., website files, game assets, server worlds, databases), (b) your software/code/configurations, or (c) personal data of your end users that you submit as part of routine service usage; those are governed by the relevant provisions of these Terms (including Article 8) and applicable law.

9.15.3 License to use Feedback. You grant Minexnodes a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free, fully paid-up license, sublicensable solely to Minexnodes' contractors acting on its behalf, to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, disclose, incorporate, distribute and otherwise exploit the Feedback in any media now known or later developed, for purposes directly related to operating, maintaining, developing, and improving the Services, without any obligation to you.

9.15.4 No compensation; no obligation. You acknowledge that (a) you will not receive compensation for Feedback, and (b) Minexnodes has no obligation to implement or use any Feedback.

9.15.5 No confidentiality. Feedback is provided on a voluntary, non-confidential basis. You should not submit any information as Feedback that you consider proprietary, confidential, or subject to any confidentiality obligation. Minexnodes has no obligation to treat Feedback as confidential, and no implied duty of confidence arises from the submission of Feedback.

9.15.6 Your responsibility. You represent and warrant that you have the right to provide the Feedback and that Minexnodes’ use of the Feedback as permitted by these Terms will not infringe any third-party rights.

9.15.7 Public attribution. Minexnodes will not publicly attribute Feedback to you (e.g., quoting you in marketing) without your consent, consistent with the approach in Article 9.10 (Publicity and Showcasing of User Services).

Article 10 – Changes to these Terms and to the Services

10.1 General Principles and Fairness

10.1.1 Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”) may modify these Terms, associated policies and the characteristics of the services, provided that such changes are:

a) transparent, clearly communicated in advance where reasonably possible;

b) consistent with applicable Swedish and European Union consumer and contract law, including rules on unfair terms and transparency; and

c) not contrary to any mandatory rights you have under applicable law.

10.1.2 Any modification that would be considered unfair or invalid under mandatory consumer protection rules will not apply to consumer Clients to the extent of the inconsistency, and statutory rights will prevail.

10.1.3 Where changes materially disadvantage you, you will have the right to terminate the affected services without penalty before the change takes effect, subject to the notice and termination options described in this Article and Articles 4 and 7.

10.2 Types of Changes

10.2.1 For the purposes of this Article, changes to these Terms and to the services are categorized as follows:

a) Minor changes – purely editorial or administrative updates (such as correction of spelling, formatting, cross-references or clarifications), and changes that do not alter the substance of your rights or obligations.

b) Moderate changes – changes that adjust processes or wording, or that provide additional detail, without significantly increasing your obligations or reducing Minexnodes’ obligations.

c) Major changes – changes that:

i. increase your payment obligations or introduce new fees;

ii. significantly alter or restrict available features;

iii. make the Acceptable Use Policy (Article 3) more restrictive;

iv. alter cancellation, refund, liability or SLA provisions to your detriment;

v. modify privacy or data processing practices in a way that affects your or your users’ rights;

vi. change contract renewal mechanics (including auto-renewal behavior or notice requirements) to your detriment;

vii. reduce uptime guarantees or remedies; or

viii. otherwise significantly increase your obligations or decrease Minexnodes’ obligations.

10.2.2 In addition, certain change types are treated as structural or high-impact changes, such as:

a) pricing and billing structure changes;

b) significant hardware or infrastructure architecture changes that may impact performance, integrations, workflows or compliance; and

c) changes relating to data rights and data protection practices, to the extent they are not strictly required by law.

10.3 Notice Periods

10.3.1 Minexnodes will generally respect the following minimum notice periods before changes take effect, counted from the date on which notice is provided:

a) Minor changes to these Terms: at least fourteen (14) days;

b) Moderate changes: at least thirty (30) days;

c) Major changes: at least sixty (60) days.

10.3.2 For changes that affect financial, operational or data-related aspects, the following stricter minimum notice periods apply:

a) Financial or operational changes (for example, billing procedures, invoicing logic, operational workflows): at least thirty (30) days, and not less than the periods in clauses 10.3.3 and 10.3.4 where they apply.

b) Changes that affect data rights or privacy (for example, how personal data is processed, shared or retained, beyond what is strictly required by law): at least sixty (60) days, unless an earlier effective date is required by law.

c) Structural changes that impact integrations, workflows or compliance (for example, major platform migrations or architectural changes affecting APIs or connectivity): at least ninety (90) days, subject to emergency and legal-change provisions in clause 10.7.

10.3.3 For specific categories of change, the following additional minimum notice periods apply:

a) Billing changes:

i. consumer Clients: at least sixty (60) days;

ii. business Clients: at least ninety (90) days;

iii. business Clients with long-term contracts or volume/commitment tiers: normally at least one hundred and twenty (120) days, where the change materially affects the agreed commercial model.

b) Pricing changes (including price increases on existing services):

i. at least ninety (90) days’ notice for all Clients affected;

ii. pricing for new orders may change with immediate effect, provided such changes do not alter the price for already ordered and active services during their current billing period, in accordance with Article 4.

c) Hardware and infrastructure specifications:

i. minor specification tweaks or improvements without functional degradation: at least thirty (30) days’ notice, where notice is meaningful;

ii. decommissioning, downgrades or architectural shifts that may reduce capacity or change performance characteristics: typically sixty (60) to ninety (90) days’ notice, depending on the impact;

iii. business Clients with specific SLAs or infrastructure commitments: where reasonably possible, at least one hundred and twenty (120) days’ notice before changes that materially affect their infrastructure planning.

d) Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) changes in Article 3:

i. consumer Clients: at least thirty (30) days before more restrictive AUP changes take effect, unless an earlier date is necessary for legal or security reasons;

ii. business Clients: at least sixty (60) days before more restrictive AUP changes take effect, subject to clause 10.7 for urgent security or legal changes.

10.3.4 These notice periods do not prevent you from exercising any additional rights to terminate or switch providers that you may have under applicable law, including, where relevant, EU rules on switching and termination for certain data processing and cloud services.

10.4 Methods of Notification

10.4.1 Minexnodes will provide notice of changes using one or more of the following methods:

a) email sent to the primary contact address associated with your Account;

b) prominent notification within the client area or control panel (for example, banners or pop-up notices); and/or

c) publication of an updated version of these Terms on Minexnodes’ website, with a clear indication of the effective date and a summary of key changes.

10.4.2 Major changes, especially those affecting pricing, billing, liability, refunds, SLAs or data protection, will normally be communicated via both email and in-panel notice, where feasible.

10.5 Acceptance of Changes and Right to Object

10.5.1 For minor and moderate changes that do not significantly disadvantage you, your continued use of the services after the effective date of the change may be treated as acceptance, provided you were given clear prior notice under clause 10.3.

10.5.2 For major changes, Minexnodes may require explicit confirmation, which may include:

a) clicking an “accept” or equivalent button within the panel to indicate agreement; and/or

b) for changes that directly affect fees, payment obligations or pricing, providing confirmation via email or another explicit consent mechanism.

10.5.3 If you do not agree to a major change that materially disadvantages you, you may:

a) terminate the affected services before the change takes effect, using the cancellation mechanisms described in Article 7; and

b) where applicable and permitted by law, receive a pro-rata refund or service credit for any unused prepaid period after the termination date, in accordance with Article 4.

10.5.4 If you neither accept nor expressly reject a major change, but continue to use the services after the effective date:

a) Minexnodes may, subject to applicable law and fairness requirements, consider this as implied acceptance for ongoing usage; however

b) for consumers and where fairness so requires, Minexnodes will interpret ambiguities in your favour and will not enforce materially disadvantageous changes retroactively where you were not given a realistic opportunity to understand and react to the change.

10.6 Changes that Do Not Require Individual Consent

10.6.1 Certain changes are of such nature that they cannot reasonably be rejected by Clients, although Minexnodes will still strive to provide information where appropriate. These include:

a) changes strictly necessary to comply with new or amended Swedish or EU laws, regulations or binding decisions of courts or authorities;

b) updates to reflect security fixes, patches or improvements that reduce risk or address vulnerabilities;

c) purely administrative, editorial or technical corrections that do not alter rights or obligations (such as fixing typos, updating references, clarifying wording); and

d) changes that clearly improve your legal or practical position (for example, increased rights, better SLAs or more generous remedies) without introducing new burdens.

10.6.2 Even for such changes, Minexnodes will typically update the online version of the Terms and, where the change is relevant to your use of the services, provide appropriate notice.

10.7 Legal, Regulatory and Emergency Changes

10.7.1 Minexnodes may be required to modify these Terms or the services with immediate effect or on shortened notice where:

a) this is required to comply with new or amended Swedish law, EU regulations or regulatory guidance, including but not limited to consumer protection rules, data protection rules and platform regulations;

b) a court or competent authority issues a binding order or judgment that requires changes;

c) urgent security or infrastructure issues arise, such as critical vulnerabilities or widespread attacks, where delay would significantly increase risk;

d) payment providers, datacenter partners or network providers impose new mandatory conditions that Minexnodes must follow to continue providing the services; or

e) immediate action is required to prevent serious harm to Clients, third parties or Minexnodes.

10.7.2 In such exceptional cases, Minexnodes will:

a) apply only those changes that are strictly necessary to address the legal or emergency situation;

b) endeavour, where feasible, to remain within the timeframes set in clause 10.3 or to provide the longest notice that circumstances allow; and

c) inform affected Clients without undue delay about the changes, their reasons, and any options available (including termination rights where applicable).

10.8 Partners, Affiliates and Special Agreements

10.8.1 For partners, resellers, affiliates or enterprise Clients who have entered into separate agreements or addenda incorporated into or referenced by these Terms, whether by written exchange, electronic acceptance, or other agreed means, the change procedures and notice periods in those agreements may apply in addition to or instead of this Article 10.

10.8.2 Where a partner or enterprise Client is subject to a specific written agreement that extends or modifies these Terms, any special TOS or addendum shall prevail over this Article 10 to the extent of any conflict, provided that such arrangements remain compatible with mandatory law.

10.8.3 In the absence of conflicting provisions in a separate agreement, partners and affiliates are, as a rule, subject to the same notice periods and change rules as other business Clients.

10.9 Archiving and Access to Previous Versions

10.9.1 Minexnodes will maintain an internal archive of previous versions of these Terms for at least the last twelve (12) months.

10.9.2 Upon reasonable request submitted via the contact channels set out in Article 8, Minexnodes will provide you with a copy of the version of the Terms that applied to your contract at a specific past date within that twelve-month period, to the extent available.

10.9.3 The archived versions do not create additional rights beyond those granted under applicable law and the contract in force at the relevant time.

10.10 Service Discontinuation and Product Sunsetting

10.10.1 If Minexnodes decides to discontinue a product, feature or service line for reasons not related to your breach of these Terms, Minexnodes will normally provide at least ninety (90) days’ notice before the effective date of discontinuation, without prejudice to the more specific rules in Article 7.

10.10.2 During that notice period, Minexnodes will use reasonable efforts to:

a) allow you to migrate or export your data;

b) provide information about alternative services or configurations, where available; and

c) offer appropriate pro-rata refunds or credits for any prepaid periods that extend beyond the discontinuation date, in accordance with Article 4 and applicable law.

Article 11 – Language, Localization and Interpretation

11.1 Governing Language

11.1.1 These Terms of Service and any documents expressly incorporated by reference are drafted in English. The English version is the only legally binding and controlling version of the Terms.

11.1.2 If any ambiguity or inconsistency arises between different language versions of the Terms or related documents, the English language version shall prevail and be used to interpret the parties’ rights and obligations.

11.2 Translations and Localization

11.2.1 Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”) may, from time to time, provide informal translations of these Terms, the Privacy & Data Protection information, product descriptions or other documents into languages other than English.

11.2.2 Any such translations are provided for convenience only and:

a) are not legally binding;

b) do not create additional rights or obligations beyond those contained in the English version; and

c) may not perfectly reflect legal nuances, technical terms or jurisdiction-specific concepts.

11.2.3 Users may not claim any right, exemption or interpretation based solely on a translation, machine or human, that differs from the English version. In case of doubt, the English text controls.

11.3 Service Localization and Territorial Variations

11.3.1 Unless stated otherwise in a specific product description or contract, services are provided under a single unified contractual framework governed by these Terms, without separate country-specific variants.

11.3.2 Currency and pricing:

a) Prices are generally denominated in euro (EUR) for all Clients, unless explicitly stated otherwise for a specific product or region.

b) Tax treatment (for example, VAT) follows the rules applicable to the Client’s location, as described in Article 4, but the underlying contractual pricing and currency remain standardized, subject to applicable law.

11.3.3 Data protection:

GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) applies as a matter of law only to individuals located within the European Union and European Economic Area. For users located outside the EU/EEA, Minexnodes voluntarily applies GDPR-equivalent data protection standards on a best-effort basis, including: (a) transparency about data collection and processing purposes; (b) providing access, rectification, erasure, and portability rights where technically feasible; (c) limiting data retention to what is necessary for the stated purpose; and (d) implementing reasonable technical and organizational security measures. This voluntary commitment does not create a legally enforceable GDPR obligation toward non-EU/EEA users, but reflects Minexnodes' commitment to a consistent global privacy standard. To the extent mandatory local privacy laws (such as CCPA, LGPD, or PDPA) impose stricter or different requirements, those laws govern.

11.3.4 Consumer protection and mandatory local law:

a) Nothing in this Article limits the application of mandatory consumer protection or other mandatory rules in the Client’s country of residence where such rules apply and cannot be waived.

b) To the extent such mandatory rules differ from these Terms, they override only the conflicting parts and only for the affected Clients.

11.4 Communication Language

11.4.1 The official language for all contractual communications with Minexnodes (including support, abuse reports, billing inquiries and legal notices from Clients) is English.

11.4.2 Minexnodes may, at its discretion, respond in other languages in individual cases or in the future introduce support for additional languages, but:

a) this is not guaranteed;

b) such responses are provided on a best-effort basis only; and

c) any differences between non-English correspondence and the English Terms do not modify the contract.

11.4.3 Minexnodes may reject or decline to process messages and requests that are not submitted in a supported language (currently English), where the content cannot be reasonably understood without excessive translation effort.

11.5 User Interface and Content Language

11.5.1 The client area, control panels and other service interfaces are provided in English by default. Additional language options may be introduced in the future, but Minexnodes does not guarantee their availability or continuity.

11.5.2 If alternative interface languages are offered at any time:

a) they are provided for convenience;

b) the English version of the interface remains the authoritative reference in case of discrepancies; and

c) any mistranslations, omissions or inconsistencies in non-English UI text do not alter your rights or obligations under these Terms.

11.5.3 User-generated content (including server descriptions, in-game text, websites, configs, or messages) is not restricted by language, provided that:

a) it complies with these Terms (including Article 3) and applicable law; and

b) any language-specific illegal content (such as hate speech or unlawful incitement) is prohibited to the same extent as in English.

11.6 Language of Notices and Time-Sensitive Information

11.6.1 Unless explicitly agreed otherwise, Minexnodes will issue the following communications in English:

a) security and abuse-related notices;

b) incident and breach notifications;

c) important operational messages impacting stability, performance or security; and

d) legal notices, including notices relating to enforcement of these Terms.

11.6.2 Billing and account-related email communications are generally provided in English. If, in the future, Minexnodes supports additional languages for billing communications, such localized messages will be provided only where technically and operationally feasible. Where a localized billing message cannot be provided, the English version will be used as the default.

11.6.3 Minexnodes’ communications with authorities, courts and other official bodies will normally occur in English or Swedish as appropriate under the relevant legal procedure. This does not change the fact that, vis-à-vis Clients, the English version of the Terms remains controlling.

11.7 Conflicts with Localized Materials

11.7.1 Product pages, FAQs, marketing materials, localized descriptions and other non-contractual texts are intended to provide general information only. While Minexnodes aims for accuracy and consistency, such materials do not override these Terms.

11.7.2 In case of conflict or inconsistency between:

a) these Terms (English version); and

b) any localized or non-contractual information (including FAQs, blog posts, marketing text, or translated pages),

the Terms (English version) shall prevail.

11.7.3 If any non-English description, marketing statement or FAQ appears more favourable than the English Terms, this is not binding unless explicitly incorporated into an individual written agreement with you.

11.8 Translation Errors and Limitations

11.8.1 Minexnodes does not guarantee that translations or machine-translated content (including automated support responses or UI elements) are complete, accurate or up to date.

11.8.2 To the maximum extent permitted by law:

a) translation errors or omissions do not create additional rights or obligations beyond those set out in the English version;

b) Clients may not rely on errors or ambiguities in translations to interpret the contract contrary to the clear meaning of the English version; and

c) where a discrepancy exists, the text of the English version governs.

11.8.3 Nothing in this Article affects any mandatory transparency or information obligations that Minexnodes may have under applicable law; however, where multiple acceptable language options exist under such law, English shall be the default contractual language between Minexnodes and the Client.

Article 12 – Governing Law and Dispute Resolution

12.1 Governing Law

12.1.1 These Terms, and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them, are governed by and shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of Sweden, without regard to conflict-of-law rules that would lead to the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

12.1.2 For consumers resident in the EU/EEA, this choice of law does not deprive them of the protection afforded by mandatory provisions of the law of their country of residence, where such provisions apply and cannot be derogated from by agreement.

12.1.3 Nothing in these Terms limits or excludes the application of mandatory consumer protection, data protection or other mandatory rules in any jurisdiction where Minexnodes is required to comply with such rules.

12.2 Jurisdiction and Venue

12.2.1 If you are a consumer resident in the EU/EEA, jurisdiction for disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms will be determined in accordance with the Brussels I (Recast) Regulation (Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012) and applicable national law. In particular, you may generally bring proceedings:

a) before the courts of the Member State where Minexnodes is domiciled; or

b) before the courts of the place where you are domiciled, where the Regulation so provides.

12.2.2 Minexnodes will not bring proceedings against an EU/EEA consumer except before the courts of the Member State in which that consumer is domiciled, where such protection is required by applicable EU rules.

12.2.3 For non-EU/EEA consumers and for all business Clients, any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms (including non-contractual disputes) shall be submitted to the courts of Sweden, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction, subject to the arbitration provisions in clause 12.4.

12.2.4 Without prejudice to the above, nothing in this Article prevents either party from:

a) seeking to enforce a judgment in any jurisdiction where the other party has assets; or

b) applying to any competent court for interim or injunctive relief as set out in clause 12.10.

12.3 Internal Resolution and Mediation

12.3.1 Before initiating court or arbitration proceedings, you shall first make a good-faith attempt at internal resolution by opening a ticket or contacting Minexnodes via the designated support or legal contact channels, providing a reasonable description of the dispute and the relief sought.

12.3.2 If the dispute is not resolved within fourteen (14) days from Minexnodes’ confirmation of receipt of your complaint (or such longer period as the parties may agree), either party may escalate the dispute to mediation or to the appropriate court or arbitration mechanism, subject to the following clauses.

12.3.3 Mediation requirement (non-consumers and non-urgent cases):

a) Before commencing court proceedings (other than small-claims actions under clause 12.5 or applications for interim measures under clause 12.10), the parties shall, where reasonable, attempt to resolve the dispute through a mediation process under Swedish mediation practice, for example under the Swedish Mediation Rules or an equivalent framework.

b) The mediator shall be jointly selected by the parties, failing which the mediator may be appointed by a competent mediation institution in Sweden.

c) This clause does not prevent or unduly delay a consumer from exercising any mandatory rights to bring proceedings before a competent court.

12.4 Arbitration for Business Clients

12.4.1 For business Clients (i. e., Clients who are not consumers under applicable law), Minexnodes may agree with the Client that disputes arising out of or in connection with these Terms shall be finally resolved by arbitration instead of court proceedings.

12.4.2 Unless the parties expressly agree otherwise in writing, such arbitration shall be:

a) held with its seat in Sweden (Umeå);

b) conducted in English;

c) administered under the rules of a recognized Swedish arbitration or mediation institution or on an ad hoc basis, as agreed; and

d) capable of being conducted in whole or in part through online or virtual hearings, to the extent permitted by the applicable rules and by the parties.

12.4.3 Any pre-dispute arbitration agreement with a consumer shall only be binding to the extent permitted by applicable law and, where such law requires, only if the consumer explicitly agrees to arbitration after the dispute has arisen.

12.4.4 The arbitration tribunal may decide on its own jurisdiction and on the allocation of costs and fees, subject to applicable arbitration law.

12.5 Small Claims and Exceptions

12.5.1 The mediation and arbitration arrangements in this Article do not prevent either party from bringing an individual claim before a court of competent jurisdiction where the claim can be handled under that court’s small claims or simplified procedure, to the extent such procedure is available.

12.5.2 In such cases, the ordinary jurisdiction rules in clause 12.2 apply, and the parties may proceed without first attempting mediation if the procedural framework of the small claims court so provides.

12.6 Limitation Periods

12.6.1 For business Clients and non-EU/EEA users, any claim arising out of or in connection with these Terms (whether contractual or non-contractual) must be brought within twelve (12) months from the date on which the claimant became or should reasonably have become aware of the facts giving rise to the claim, unless a longer mandatory limitation period applies under Swedish law.

12.6.2 For consumers located in the EU/EEA, the limitation periods for bringing claims shall be governed by mandatory provisions of Swedish law and, where applicable, the law of the consumer’s country of residence, including rules that, for certain consumer-related claims, provide limitation periods of approximately three (3) years or longer, as applicable.

12.6.3 Where applicable law prohibits shortening the statutory limitation period (particularly in consumer contracts), the limitation rules in such law shall prevail over any contrary contractual provision in this Article.

12.7 Costs and Legal Fees

12.7.1 Unless otherwise agreed or otherwise required by applicable law or the rules of the competent court or arbitral tribunal, each party shall bear its own costs and legal fees in connection with any dispute under these Terms.

12.7.2 Courts or arbitral tribunals remain free, in accordance with applicable procedural rules, to order one party to reimburse the other party’s reasonable legal fees and costs.

12.8 Consumers, ADR and Regulatory Developments

12.8.1 Minexnodes recognizes that EU consumers may have access to national alternative dispute resolution (ADR) bodies or consumer complaint mechanisms in their country of residence, in accordance with national implementations of EU consumer law.

12.8.2 The former EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platform, previously established under Regulation (EU) No 524/2013, has been discontinued and repealed by Regulation (EU) 2024/3228, with the platform permanently closed in 2025. Accordingly, Minexnodes is no longer required to provide, and does not provide, any link or access to that platform.

12.8.3 Nothing in these Terms constitutes an undertaking by Minexnodes to participate in any specific ADR scheme unless Minexnodes has explicitly agreed to do so in writing or is required by mandatory law.

12.9 Minors and Legal Representatives

12.9.1 Where a minor uses the services under the responsibility of a parent or legal guardian, as described in Articles 1, 6 and 8:

a) the parent or legal guardian is considered the primary contracting party; and

b) any dispute arising out of or in connection with the services will normally be handled with the parent or guardian as the counterpart to Minexnodes.

12.9.2 Minexnodes is not obliged to conduct separate or parallel proceedings with the minor personally, except where required by applicable law or ordered by a competent authority.

12.10 Interim and Injunctive Relief

12.10.1 Notwithstanding any mediation or arbitration provisions in this Article, Minexnodes may, at any time, seek urgent interim or injunctive relief from any court of competent jurisdiction, in particular to:

a) stop or prevent actual or threatened abuse, security breaches or violations of Article 3 (e.g., DDoS attacks, malware deployment, unauthorized access attempts);

b) protect its intellectual property rights or confidential information; or

c) prevent imminent harm to Minexnodes, its infrastructure, other Clients or third parties.

12.10.2 Seeking such interim relief does not constitute a waiver of any right to later refer the underlying dispute to mediation, court proceedings or arbitration as provided in this Article.

12.11 Distinction Between Consumers and Business Clients

12.11.1 Where you register or use the services for business, professional or organizational purposes, you acknowledge that:

a) you are not treated as a consumer under Swedish or EU consumer law; and

b) certain consumer-specific protections (such as the 14-day cooling-off rules and certain limitation periods) do not apply to you, except where mandatory law unexpectedly classifies you as a consumer.

12.11.2 To the extent permitted by law, business Clients agree to the stricter dispute resolution rules in this Article, including:

a) the exclusive jurisdiction of Swedish courts in clause 12.2.3 (subject to agreed arbitration);

b) the limitation period in clause 12.6.1; and

c) the mediation and arbitration options outlined above.

Article 13 – Force Majeure

13.1 Definition of Force Majeure

13.1.1 For the purposes of these Terms, a Force Majeure Event is any event or circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the affected party which prevents or materially impedes the performance of one or more contractual obligations, and which could not reasonably have been foreseen, avoided or overcome by that party using the efforts described in this Article.

13.1.2 Force Majeure Events include, without limitation:

a) natural events, such as fire, flood, storm, lightning, earthquake or other natural disasters;

b) war, armed conflict, invasion, terrorism, sabotage, civil unrest, riots or insurrection;

c) acts of government or public authority, including embargoes, export or import restrictions, sanctions, expropriations, mandatory closures, or other binding measures that make performance illegal or impossible;

d) epidemics, pandemics or public health emergencies and related government restrictions that directly hinder performance;

e) widespread or regional failures of power grids, utilities or critical infrastructure, not caused by Minexnodes’ own breach;

f) major datacenter failures or incidents outside Minexnodes’ reasonable control, including fires, floods, structural damage or extended facility outages;

g) significant failures or outages of upstream network carriers or backbone providers, or routing incidents beyond Minexnodes’ reasonable control;

h) severe supply-chain disruptions or hardware shortages that make timely procurement or replacement of equipment impossible within normal lead times;

i) strikes, lockouts, blockades or other industrial or labour disputes affecting third-party providers or the broader sector (excluding purely internal disputes arising solely from Minexnodes’ own breach of employment obligations); and

j) large-scale or infrastructure-level cyber incidents, including:

i. nation-state or equivalent level attacks targeting core infrastructure;

ii. massive DDoS attacks that exceed the realistic mitigation capacity of Minexnodes and its upstream providers; and

iii. datacenter-wide compromises or incidents that require emergency shutdown, isolation or rebuild of systems.

13.1.3 Force Majeure does not include:

a) Minexnodes’ own hardware capacity planning mistakes or foreseeable under-provisioning;

b) bad code deployments or configuration errors solely within Minexnodes’ control; or

c) Minexnodes’ insolvency or bankruptcy.

13.2 Effect of Force Majeure on Obligations

13.2.1 Where a party is prevented or materially impeded from performing its contractual obligations due to a Force Majeure Event, its affected obligations shall be suspended for the duration of the Force Majeure Event, to the extent and for as long as the event prevents performance.

13.2.2 During a Force Majeure Event affecting Minexnodes:

a) applicable deadlines and performance obligations (including those related to provisioning, migration, and maintenance windows) are extended for a period equal to the duration of the Force Majeure Event plus a reasonable recovery period; and

b) Minexnodes shall not be liable for downtime, delays, non-performance or reduced performance caused by the Force Majeure Event, including any related losses, for as long as the event persists and cannot be overcome with the efforts described in clause 13.3, subject to any non-excludable liability under Article 6.

13.2.3 Service level commitments and SLA credits under Article 5 do not apply to outages or degradations directly caused by a Force Majeure Event.

13.3 Commencement, Duration and Mitigation

13.3.1 A Force Majeure Event is considered to affect Minexnodes from the time when:

a) the event occurs and actually impacts Minexnodes’ ability to perform its obligations; and

b) Minexnodes becomes or reasonably should have become aware of such impact.

13.3.2 The Force Majeure relief continues only for as long as:

a) the event or its direct consequences prevent or materially impede performance; and

b) the affected party cannot reasonably avoid or overcome the effects of the event, despite using the efforts described in this clause.

13.3.3 The party invoking Force Majeure must use best efforts (interpreted in a commercially realistic way) to:

a) mitigate the impact of the event on the performance of the contract;

b) implement reasonable workarounds, rerouting or fail-over solutions where technically and economically feasible; and

c) resume normal performance as soon as reasonably possible after the event or its effects cease.

13.4 Notification and Status Updates

13.4.1 The party seeking to rely on a Force Majeure Event shall notify the other party as soon as reasonably possible after becoming aware that the event materially affects its performance, specifying:

a) the nature of the event;

b) the obligations affected; and

c) where possible, an initial estimate of the expected duration and impact.

13.4.2 Minexnodes will, where reasonably possible:

a) provide updates via its status page or equivalent communication channels; and

b) send email notifications to affected Clients for significant or extended incidents, particularly where restoration is expected to exceed normal outage durations.

13.5 Extended Force Majeure and Termination Rights

13.5.1 If a Force Majeure Event affecting the performance of core services continues for more than sixty (60) consecutive days, or it becomes clear that restoration of the impacted service to a substantially similar level is not reasonably achievable in the near term, then:

a) either party may terminate the affected service(s) upon written notice, with immediate effect or effect from a date specified in the notice; and

b) where the termination is not caused by a breach of these Terms by the Client, Minexnodes will offer free cancellation of the affected services and, to the extent technically and legally feasible, a pro-rata refund or service credit for any prepaid period after the termination date, in accordance with Article 4.

13.5.2 Termination under this clause does not affect:

a) any accrued payment obligations up to the effective date of termination; or

b) any other rights or remedies the parties may have in respect of events or breaches unrelated to the Force Majeure Event.

13.6 Interaction with Refund and Termination Rules

13.6.1 In case of a Force Majeure Event:

a) the refund rules in Article 4 apply only to the extent they do not conflict with this Article; and

b) the termination rules in Article 7 are supplemented by this Article for long-lasting Force Majeure Events.

13.6.2 To the extent of any inconsistency between this Article 13 and Articles 4 or 7 regarding long-term non-performance caused by Force Majeure, Article 13 prevails, without limiting any mandatory statutory remedies you may have under applicable law.

13.7 Client-Side Force Majeure

13.7.1 Force Majeure Events primarily regulate Minexnodes’ ability to perform. For Clients, Force Majeure does not automatically suspend payment obligations, except where mandatory law provides otherwise.

13.7.2 If you are seriously affected by a Force Majeure Event on your side (for example, natural disaster, regional outage or similar):

a) you should contact Minexnodes as soon as reasonably possible; and

b) Minexnodes may, at its discretion and where commercially reasonable, offer temporary accommodations (such as extended payment deadlines, temporary suspension or plan adjustments), without prejudice to Minexnodes’ right to enforce its contractual and statutory rights.

13.7.3 Nothing in this clause reduces any mandatory consumer protection rights or other mandatory legal relief available to you under applicable law.

13.8 Exclusion of Hardship

13.8.1 Force Majeure under this Article applies to events that make performance impossible or genuinely prevented, not merely more difficult or expensive. Situations where performance becomes only economically burdensome but still possible are generally treated as commercial risk, unless otherwise provided by mandatory law.

Article 14 – Miscellaneous Provisions

14.1 Entire Agreement

14.1.1 These Terms, together with any documents or policies expressly incorporated by reference (including the Privacy and Data Protection terms, the Acceptable Use Policy, and any service-specific addenda), constitute the entire agreement between you and Minexnodes Hosting (“Minexnodes”) regarding the services.

14.1.2 All prior proposals, promises, negotiations, understandings or representations—whether oral or written—are superseded by these Terms.

14.2 No Waiver

14.2.1 A failure or delay by Minexnodes to exercise any right or remedy under these Terms does not constitute a waiver of that right or remedy.

14.2.2 A waiver is only valid if explicitly stated in writing and signed or confirmed by an authorized representative of Minexnodes.

14.3 Severability

14.3.1 If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable by a competent court or authority, that provision will be interpreted in a way that most closely matches the original intent, and only to the extent permitted by law.

14.3.2 The remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.

14.4 Assignment

14.4.1 You may not assign, transfer or delegate any rights or obligations under these Terms without prior written consent from Minexnodes.

14.4.2 Minexnodes may assign or transfer these Terms (in whole or in part):

a) to an affiliated entity; b) as part of a merger, acquisition or reorganization; or c) in connection with a transfer of infrastructure or business operations,

provided that the assignment does not materially reduce your rights under these Terms.

You will be notified of any such assignment as required under Article 10.

14.5 Survival

14.5.1 The following provisions survive termination or expiration of these Terms: Articles 4 (Billing), 5 (Service Levels), 6 (Liability & Indemnity), 7 (Termination), 8 (Data Protection), 9 (IP & User Content), 11 (Language), 12 (Dispute Resolution), 13 (Force Majeure), and 14 (Miscellaneous), along with any obligations that by their nature reasonably should survive.

14.6 Interpretation

14.6.1 Headings and article titles are for convenience only and do not affect interpretation.

14.6.2 References to “including” or “for example” are not exhaustive and should be interpreted as “including, without limitation.”

14.7 Relationship of the Parties

14.7.1 Nothing in these Terms creates a partnership, joint venture, employment relationship or agency relationship between you and Minexnodes. You and Minexnodes remain independent contracting parties.

14.8 Notices

14.8.1 Unless a specific Article provides otherwise, all formal notices to Minexnodes must be sent to:

support@minexnodes.com (general matters)

legal@minexnodes.com (legal notices)

abuse@minexnodes.com (abuse-related matters)

14.8.2 Notices sent by Minexnodes to you will be delivered via:

a) email to your registered account email address, or b) prominent posting or notification within your client area.

Such notices are considered delivered when sent, unless mandatory law requires otherwise.

14.9 Third-Party Rights

14.9.1 These Terms do not create rights enforceable by third parties, except where explicitly stated or required by mandatory law.

14.10 Governing Version

14.10.1 As stated in Article 11, the English version of these Terms is the only legally controlling version. Translations do not create or modify rights or obligations.

14.11 Effective Date

14.11.1 These Terms enter into force on the date indicated on Minexnodes’ website or client portal as the “Effective Date.”

14.11.2 Continued use of the services after the Effective Date constitutes acceptance of these Terms, according to Article 10.