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Acceptable Use Policy

Last updated: 2026-05-08

What you can and cannot run on our infrastructure.

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

This Acceptable Use Policy ("Policy") is part of our Terms and Conditions ("Legal Terms") and should therefore be read alongside our main Legal Terms: https://citruxhosting.com/legal/terms. If you do not agree with these Legal Terms, please refrain from using our Services. Your continued use of our Services implies acceptance of these Legal Terms.

Please carefully review this Policy which applies to any and all:

(a) uses of our Services (as defined in "Legal Terms") (b) forms, materials, consent tools, comments, post, and all other content available on the Services ("Content") (c) material which you contribute to the Services including any upload, post, review, disclosure, ratings, comments, chat etc. in any forum, chatrooms, reviews, and to any interactive services associated with it ("Contribution")

WHO WE ARE

We are Hongmei Zhang, doing business as Citrux Hosting ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"), a company registered in Texas, United States at 1700 W Polo Rd, Suite 102, Grand Prairie, TX 75052. We operate the website https://citruxhosting.com (the "Site"), as well as any other related products and services that refer or link to this Policy (collectively, the "Services").

USE OF THE SERVICES

When you use the Services, you warrant that you will comply with this Policy and with all applicable laws.

You also acknowledge that you may not:

Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
Make any unauthorized use of the Services, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on the use of the Services and/or the Content contained therein.
Engage in unauthorized framing of or linking to the Services.
Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
Make improper use of our Services, including our support services or submit false reports of abuse or misconduct.
Engage in any automated use of the Services, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Services or the networks or the Services connected.
Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
Use any information obtained from the Services in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Services and/or the Content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Services, except as expressly permitted by applicable law.
Attempt to bypass any measures of the Services designed to prevent or restrict access to the Services, or any portion of the Services.
Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Services to you.
Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content.
Copy or adapt the Services’ software, including but not limited to Flash, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, or other code.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, Trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Services.
Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats ("gifs"), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as "spyware" or "passive collection mechanisms" or "pcms").
Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Services, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Services.
Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.

SUBSCRIPTIONS AND HOSTING INFRASTRUCTURE

If you subscribe to our Services, you understand, acknowledge, and agree that you may not, except if expressly permitted:

Engage in any use, including modification, copying, redistribution, publication, display, performance, or retransmission, of any portions of any Services, other than as expressly permitted by this Policy, without the prior written consent of Hongmei Zhang, which consent Hongmei Zhang may grant or refuse in its sole and absolute discretion.
Reconstruct or attempt to discover any source code or algorithms of the Services, or any portion thereof, by any means whatsoever.
Provide, or otherwise make available, the Services to any third party.
Intercept any data not intended for you.
Damage, reveal, or alter any user's data, or any other hardware, software, or information relating to another person or entity.
Fair Use of Resources: Excessive or abnormal resource usage that negatively impacts node stability or shared hardware performance may result in the immediate throttling, suspension, or termination of the specific instance at our sole discretion.
Prohibited Game Server Types: Servers intentionally designed to overload CPU, RAM, or network resources are forbidden. This includes, but is not limited to, unmanaged/malicious Anarchy servers, mass bot farms, and AFK farms explicitly designed to artificially degrade Server TPS (Ticks Per Second).
Cryptocurrency Mining: Utilizing server resources (CPU, RAM, or Disk) for cryptocurrency mining or similar compute-intensive background processes is prohibited as it degrades the shared hosting environment.
Malicious Resource Abuse: Intentional creation of "lag machines," scripts, or configurations designed to crash a hosting node or negatively impact other customers is forbidden.
Network Misuse: Using the Services to launch DDoS attacks, port scanning, IP stressers, or any other form of network interference is strictly prohibited.
Unauthorized Proxies: Using the hosting instance as a public proxy, VPN, or open relay is not permitted.
Spamming: Using Citrux Hosting infrastructure to send unsolicited bulk emails (SPAM) or marketing communications is forbidden.
Safety & Harm: Any activity that threatens the safety of an individual or involves the processing of sensitive data to cause harm is strictly prohibited.
Illegal & Pirated Content: Hosting or distributing "cracked" Minecraft software, stolen mods, or any other copyrighted material without authorization is prohibited.
Deceptive Practices: Providing false, incomplete, or inaccurate information during registration or support inquiries is a violation of this policy.

CONTRIBUTIONS

In this Policy, the term "Contributions" means:

any data, information, software, text, code, music, scripts, sound, graphics, photos, videos, tags, messages, interactive features, or other materials that you post, share, upload, submit, or otherwise provide in any manner on or through to the Services; or
any other content, materials, or data you provide to Hongmei Zhang or use with the Services.

Some areas of the Services may allow users to upload, transmit, or post Contributions. We may but are under no obligation to review or moderate the Contributions made on the Services, and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage resulting from any of our users' breach of this Policy. Please report any Contribution that you believe breaches this Policy; however, we will determine, in our sole discretion, whether a Contribution is indeed in breach of this Policy.

You warrant that:

you are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases, and permissions to use and to authorize us, the Services, and other users of the Services to use your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and this Policy;
all your Contributions comply with applicable laws and are original and true (if they represent your opinion or facts);
the creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance, and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party; and
you have the verifiable consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in your Contributions to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of your Contributions in any manner contemplated by the Services and this Policy.

You also agree that you will not post, transmit, or upload any (or any part of a) Contribution that:

is in breach of applicable laws, regulation, court order, contractual obligation, this Policy, our Legal Terms, a legal duty, or that promotes or facilitates fraud or illegal activities;
is defamatory, obscene, offensive, hateful, insulting, intimidating, bullying, abusive, or threatening, to any person or group;
is false, inaccurate, or misleading;
includes child sexual abuse material, or violates any applicable law concerning child pornography or otherwise intended to protect minors;
contains any material that solicits personal information from anyone under the age of 18 or exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner;
promotes violence, advocates the violent overthrow of any government, or incites, encourages, or threatens physical harm against another;
is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, violent, harassing, libelous, slanderous, contains sexually explicit material, or is otherwise objectionable (as determined by us);
is discriminatory based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age;
bullies, intimidates, humiliates, or insults any person;
promotes, facilitates, or assists anyone in promoting and facilitating acts of terrorism;
infringes, or assists anyone in infringing, a third party's intellectual property rights or publicity or privacy rights;
is deceitful, misrepresents your identity or affiliation with any person and/or misleads anyone as to your relationship with us or implies that the Contribution was made by someone else than you;
contains unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, pyramid schemes, chain letters, spam, mass mailings, or other forms of solicitation that has been "paid for," whether with monetary compensation or in kind; or
misrepresents your identity or who the Contribution is from.

REVIEW AND RATINGS

When your Contribution is a review or rating, you also agree that:

you have firsthand experience with the services being reviewed;
your Contribution is true to your experience;
you are not affiliated with competitors if posting negative reviews (or linked in any way to, e.g., by being the owner or seller/manufacturer of, a product or service if posting positive reviews);
you cannot make or offer any conclusions as to the legality of conduct;
you cannot post any false or misleading statements; and
you do not and will not organize a campaign encouraging others to post reviews, whether positive or negative.

REPORTING A BREACH OF THIS POLICY

We may but are under no obligation to review or moderate the Contributions made on the Services and we expressly exclude our liability for any loss or damage resulting from any of our users' breach of this Policy.

If you consider that any Service, Content, or Contribution:

breaches this Policy, please email us at support@citruxhosting.com, or refer to the contact details at the bottom of this document to let us know which Service, Content, or Contribution is in breach of this Policy and why.
infringes any third-party intellectual property rights, please check out our Legal Terms for information about our copyright infringement reporting process here: https://citruxhosting.com/legal/dmca

We will reasonably determine whether a Service, Content, or Contribution breaches this Policy.

CONSEQUENCES OF BREACHING THIS POLICY

The consequences for violating our Policy will vary depending on the severity of the breach and the user's history on the Services, by way of example:

We may, in some cases, give you a warning and/or remove the infringing Contribution. However, if your breach is serious or if you continue to breach our Legal Terms and this Policy, we have the right to suspend or terminate your access to and use of our Services and, if applicable, disable your account. We exclude our liability for all action we may take in response to any of your breaches of this Policy.

PRIVACY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION

No Expectation of Privacy: Users should have no expectation of privacy on the Service. We may access, preserve, or disclose your data when required by law, during abuse investigations, or when necessary to protect our infrastructure and ensure the safety of our users.
Law Enforcement Cooperation: We may cooperate with law enforcement agencies and comply with lawful requests for information. We may notify law enforcement or issue legal proceedings against you when we believe there is a genuine risk to an individual, a threat to public safety, or an illegal operation occurring on our infrastructure.

DISCLAIMER

Hongmei Zhang is under no obligation to monitor users’ activities, and we disclaim any responsibility for any user’s misuse of the Services. Hongmei Zhang has no responsibility for any user or other Content or Contribution created, maintained, stored, transmitted, or accessible on or through the Services, and is not obligated to monitor or exercise any editorial control over such material. If Hongmei Zhang becomes aware that any such Content or Contribution violates this Policy, Hongmei Zhang may, in addition to removing such Content or Contribution and blocking your account, report such breach to the police or appropriate regulatory authority. Unless otherwise stated in this Policy, Hongmei Zhang disclaims any obligation to any person who has not entered into an agreement with Hongmei Zhang for the use of the Services.

HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS POLICY?

If you have any further questions or comments or wish to report any problematic Content or Contribution, you may contact us by:

Email: legal@citruxhosting.com

This page is provided for informational purposes and is not legal advice.