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Do you actually read your host's ToS or just scroll

General Discussion by polskiegsm 5 replies 183 views
polskiegsm

Member OP

#1

Actually I dont think nobody reads them XD not my circus not my monkeys if the vps works I pay if not I open ticket but actually last week I found something funny in Contabo ToS https://contabo.com they have something about you cannot use server for mining cryptocurrencies or similar computational intensive activities but actually they dont define similar so is folding at home similar what about prime95 actually nobody knows

So actually do you read or not

haroldgsm

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Grumpy Old Sysadmin

2 #2

Works on my end

Obviously I read the ToS, anyone who doesnt is asking for trouble. RTFM

polskiegsm said:
They dont define similar

Your "finding" is just user misconfiguration, @polskiegsm. If you actually read section 14.3 you'd see "similar" is defined by resource utilization percentage. Basic stuff.

IPv4, IRC, and irssi — fight me
UL

Member

2 #3

Read ToS once, in 2019. Nothing since. Time is money.

FlowSana

Member

SRE

#4

1. I read ToS for new providers, not for renewals.
2. Specific example: Hostinger's ToS v3.2 (January 2025) contains a clause in section 8.4 regarding hardware replacement timelines.
3. The clause states: "If hardware failure exceeds 72 hours, customer may request equivalent or better replacement at no charge."
4. I experienced a RAID controller failure on a dedicated server. Downtime: 89 hours.
5. Cited the clause. Received free upgrade from SATA to NVMe drives, approximately $18/month value increase.

Recommendation: skim for numerical thresholds (downtime SLAs, refund windows, resource limits). These are the only enforceable sections that matter in practice.

It's always DNS. Always.
adam20

Member

Ex-Abuse Desk

1 #5

The ticket said...

"your server sending 47gbps udp to russia, please explain"

User replied: "I read the ToS and it didnt say I couldnt"

It did. Section 12, "no amplification attacks." we terminated in four hours.

read the ToS, folks. or dont. The abuse team doesnt actually care which.

reported. resolved. repeat.
josemcelroy

Member

#6

I never read anything ever just scroll and click agree who has time for that life is too short for legal documents written by people who get paid by the hour to make them longer I got a vps from Vultr last month and I still dont know what I agreed to probably sold my kidney already maybe thats why ipv4 prices are going up too many people clicking agree without reading cant complain though works fine so far uptime is good support answers tickets in like twenty minutes so whatever not reading clearly has no consequences for me at least

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