Terms Note: By signing up for or otherwise using the server services you agree to the following terms. For questions regarding our terms, please send a mail to company@pockethost.net.
§1 General
1.1 Pockethost GmbH (hereinafter also referred to as “Provider”) operates the software with the name “Pockethost”, which can be obtained via various app stores or accessed via web (https://pockethost.app).
1.2 Pockethost is provided exclusively on the basis of these GTC, they regulate the contractual relationship between the Provider and the users of Pockethost (hereinafter also referred to as “Customer”).
1.3 Deviating GTC of the Customer are not recognized unless the Provider expressly agrees to their validity in writing.
1.4 The contract language is English and German. In case of discrepancies between the English and German versions of these Terms, the German version shall prevail.
§2 Registration of a user account
2.1 In order to be able to use the service of the Provider to the full extent, the Customer must create a user account or “register”.
2.2 A created user account is personal and the customer is forbidden to give it to other persons.
2.3 The Customer accepts that he does not acquire any ownership rights to User Accounts created with Pockethost. User accounts can be changed, blocked, closed or deleted by the Provider at any time for any reason even without notifying the Customer.
§3 Duties of the customer / Misuse
3.1 Underage customers guarantee that a consent of the legal guardians for the use of Pockethost is available.
3.2 The customer may not violate legal prohibitions, morality and rights of third parties by his usernames, server addresses or other self-written or uploaded content.
3.3 The customer undertakes that the user name or uploaded content such as pictures chosen by himself do not contain any obscene, extremist or disparaging terms or abbreviations.
3.4 In addition, the customer undertakes
– not to use any mechanisms, software or other scripts that interfere with the functions of Pockethost.
– not to intentionally cause a disturbance or malfunction.
– to refrain from excessive load on the networks, through untargeted or improper use.
– not to use Pockethost for illegal activities or to support illegal activities.
3.5 The Customer agrees to indemnify the Provider in accordance with the law for all costs, damages and losses incurred as a result of the Customer’s breach of these TOS.
§4 Payment of the Services and Subscriptions
4.1 Payments for Pockethost services, including purchases of virtual currency (“Tokens”) and subscriptions, are processed through FastSpring, PlayStore or AppStore, our designated Merchants of Record. The purchase contract is established between the Customer and the Merchant of Record, subject to their terms of service and refund policies.
4.2 The Customer agrees that acquired Tokens have no monetary value, are non-refundable, and cannot be exchanged for real currency. Tokens are tied to the respective user account and cannot be transferred.
4.3 When purchasing Tokens, the Customer acquires a limited, personal, revocable license to use them within Pockethost. The credit of virtual currency does not represent stored monetary value.
4.4 Subscription payments and renewals are managed by FastSpring, PlayStore, or AppStore. Subscription durations, auto-renewal conditions, and cancellation policies follow the respective Merchant of Record’s terms of service.
4.5 Subscriptions automatically renew at the end of the billing cycle unless canceled at least 1 day before renewal. The renewal period matches the original subscription period.
4.6 The Customer may cancel a subscription at any time, with effect at the end of the current billing period. Cancellations must be made through the FastSpring portal, PlayStore, AppStore, or via the cancellation functions available within Pockethost. Refunds for partially used billing periods are not provided unless required by law or covered by the respective Merchant of Record’s policies.
4.7 All prices displayed in Pockethost are inclusive of the applicable statutory VAT.
4.8 Purchased Tokens must be redeemed within one year of purchase. After this period, unused Tokens expire and may be removed from the Customer’s account.
§5 Granting of rights of use
5.1 The Provider grants the Customer a simple, non-transferable and non-sublicensable right to use Pockethost for private use for the duration of the Agreement.
5.2 The Customer is prohibited from copying, distributing, sending or making the Provider’s Software and in particular the software modules publicly available on the Internet.
5.3 Decompiling, disassembling or reverse engineering the Software is prohibited unless the Customer is expressly authorized to do so by law.
5.4 The Customer is also prohibited from circumventing or removing any security measures of the Provider.
§6 Liability
6.1 Regardless of the legal grounds, the Provider, its legal representatives, or vicarious agents shall only be liable for damages resulting from injury to life, body, or health caused intentionally or by gross negligence.
6.2 In cases not mentioned in 6.1, the Provider shall only be liable for slight negligence if an essential contractual obligation is violated. In this case, liability is limited to the typically foreseeable damage.
6.3 The Provider shall not be liable for indirect or consequential damages.
6.4 The Provider assumes no liability for:
– Input, transmission, or evaluation errors;
– Disturbance, delay, or failure of services;
– Actions within the provided game servers.
6.5 The Provider assumes no liability for violations of the minimum age law of the games, since it is not possible to track who uses the servers created by the customer.
6.6 The Customer is responsible for content that he has written or uploaded and is liable for any violations of the law.
6.7 The Provider shall not be liable for damages caused by ordinary negligence, except where such damages arise from breach of essential contractual obligations (Kardinalpflichten). In such cases, liability is limited to typical foreseeable damages.
Valid from: 10.02.20251