Terms of Service
These Terms of Service form a legally binding agreement between you and SkyNodes. Please read them carefully before using our services.
Terms of Service – SkyNodes
Legally Binding Master Agreement
These Terms of Service ("Terms") form a legally binding agreement between you ("User", "Customer", "Client") and SkyNodes ("Company", "we", "our", "us"). These Terms govern your access to and use of our website (https://skynodes.in), billing panel, APIs, servers, infrastructure, and all related services.
By registering an account, purchasing, or using our services, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), and Refund Policy.
⚠ If you do not agree to these Terms in full, you must discontinue the use of our website and services immediately.
1. Eligibility
Age & Legal Capacity Requirements
Age Requirement
You must be at least 14 years old or the minimum legal age of digital consent in your jurisdiction to register or use SkyNodes services.
Business Entity Authority
If acting on behalf of an organization, company, or business, you represent and warrant that you have full legal authority to bind that entity to these Terms.
Identity Verification
We reserve the right to request identity verification (KYC/ID or phone confirmation) at any time to prevent fraudulent transactions or security risks.
Restricted Jurisdictions
Services may not be procured or used in sanctioned countries or by individuals located in restricted trade zones under international law.
2. Account Registration
Account Integrity & Verification
• Accurate Information
You must provide accurate, complete, and current registration details at all times.
• No False Identities
False identities, proxy emails, disposable phone numbers, or misleading information are strictly prohibited.
• Bypassing Limits Prohibited
Multiple accounts created to bypass tier limits, free quotas, or promotional caps will be permanently terminated.
• Verification Holds
We reserve the right to suspend or place accounts on hold pending positive identity verification.
Account Security: You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and for all activities that occur under your account.
3. Services Provided
Infrastructure & Hosting Offerings
SkyNodes provides reliable cloud hosting solutions, including but not limited to:
4. Free Hosting Terms
Discretionary Provision & Limitations
• Free hosting is provided strictly at our discretion for evaluation and learning purposes.
• No SLA or Backup: No uptime guarantee, SLA credits, or automated backup guarantees apply to free tiers.
• Resource Limits: Resources may be throttled, capped, or modified at any time to preserve node stability.
• Inactivity Policy: Free server instances may be terminated, archived, or deleted for inactivity without prior warning.
• Advertisements or SkyNodes branding watermarks may be displayed on hosted pages or consoles.
Free Plans Strictly Prohibit:
Violating accounts will be suspended or deleted immediately without advance notice or opportunity for data retrieval.
5. Paid Services
Billing Terms & Resource Allocation
Note: Paid services grant temporary access to compute instances and do not confer ownership of underlying physical hardware or IP infrastructure.
6. VPS & Root Access Responsibility
Unmanaged Server Operations
If your service includes root, SSH, or administrative access (e.g. VPS, VDS, Dedicated nodes):
7. Payments & Billing
Invoicing, Taxes, & Chargeback Rules
8. Billing & Account Management
Mandatory Client Responsibilities
You are solely responsible for managing and monitoring your account, including active services, renewal dates, unpaid invoices, and credit balance.
You agree to log in regularly to review:
No Excuse for Inactivity: SkyNodes is not liable for suspension, termination, service interruption, or data loss caused by failure to check or pay invoices on time. Not logging into your account is not a valid excuse.
Credit Balance: You must maintain a sufficient credit balance or active payment method to prevent unintended service interruptions.
Email Notification Disclaimer: While courtesy invoice and renewal reminders are sent automatically, you are responsible for ensuring your registered email address is active, functional, and checked. Failure to receive email (due to spam filters or ISP blocks) does not excuse missed payments.
Third-Party Actions: We are not responsible for actions or negligence by third parties managing your account unless authorized by us in writing.
Permanent Data Deletion: All hosted data may be permanently deleted after suspension due to non-payment.
9. Refund Policy
Eligibility Criteria & Strict Exclusions
• 24-Hour Window: Refund requests must be made within 24 hours of first payment.
• VPS Services Non-Refundable: VPS services are strictly non-refundable due to immediate resource reservation.
• Strictly Non-Refundable Items: Dedicated IPs, Domains, Setup fees, Custom Add-ons, and Abuse-related suspensions.
• Payment Method: Approved refunds are issued only to the original payment method.
10. Resource Usage & Fair Use
Node Stability & Abuse Throttling
• Fair Share Allocation: Excessive CPU, RAM, bandwidth, or disk I/O usage that degrades neighbor performance may result in immediate throttling or suspension.
• Infinite Loops: Infinite loops, unoptimized forks, or abusive background scripts are prohibited.
• Public File Storage: Operating public file-sharing platforms, open cloud storage, or torrenting hubs without prior approval is strictly forbidden.
• Crypto Mining: Cryptocurrency mining or blockchain node verification requiring continuous heavy computation is prohibited unless explicitly contracted on dedicated servers.
11. Prohibited Activities
Zero-Tolerance Violations
The following activities are strictly prohibited across all SkyNodes services:
Violations will result in immediate termination without refund and may be reported to competent law enforcement agencies. Consult our Acceptable Use Policy.
12. Abuse Complaints
24-Hour Resolution Window
• Abuse reports and DMCA notices forwarded by SkyNodes must be investigated and resolved within 24 hours.
• Failure to respond or rectify the reported violation within 24 hours may result in automatic service suspension.
• Repeat or deliberate violations will lead to permanent service termination and network blacklisting.
13. Staff Harassment Policy
Zero Tolerance Workplace Standard
Harassment, threats, insults, slurs, profanity, or abusive conduct toward SkyNodes staff, agents, or moderators via tickets, live chat, or Discord will result in immediate account termination without refund.
14. Data & Backups
Client Responsibility & Disclaimers
• Independent Backups: You are solely responsible for maintaining regular, independent off-site backups of your files, databases, and configuration.
• No Restoration Guarantee: Although automated snapshots may be offered as convenience tools, SkyNodes does not guarantee data recovery or restoration.
• Exclusion of Liability: SkyNodes is not liable for data loss caused by hardware failures, cyberattacks, software bugs, or accidental user deletion.
15. Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
Uptime Target & Credit Qualifications
16. Dedicated IP Policy
Address Allocation & Reputation Rules
• IP addresses remain the property of SkyNodes or its upstream infrastructure partners.
• Misuse, spam blacklisting, or unauthorized scanning will result in immediate IP revocation without refund.
• You are responsible for maintaining the clean sending reputation of your assigned IP addresses.
17. Affiliate Program
Referral Terms & Commission Clawback
• Self-referrals, fake accounts, or fraudulent referral schemes are strictly prohibited.
• Commissions will be reversed if the referred client initiates a refund, chargeback, or policy violation.
• We reserve the right to modify commission rates or terminate affiliate accounts at any time.
18. Reseller Policy
Commercial Resale Authorization
• Reselling VPS, game servers, or infrastructure instances requires prior written authorization from SkyNodes.
• Unauthorized reselling, subleasing, or account sharing may result in immediate termination.
19. Intellectual Property
Proprietary Assets & Trademarks
All SkyNodes branding, logos, software, website templates, panels, and proprietary code remain the sole intellectual property of SkyNodes. Unauthorized reproduction or reverse engineering is prohibited.
20. Limitation of Liability
Statutory Caps & Exclusions
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law:
SkyNodes is not responsible for upstream transit provider outages or third-party service failures.
21. Indemnification
User Defense & Hold Harmless
22. Force Majeure
Unforeseen Macro Events
23. Suspension & Termination
Remedies for Policy Breach
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate services immediately without prior notice for:
No refunds or credits will be issued for accounts terminated due to policy breaches or fraud.
24. Severability
Independent Validity of Terms
25. Entire Agreement
Comprehensive Master Agreement
These Terms of Service, along with our Privacy Policy, Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), and Refund Policy, constitute the entire and exclusive agreement between you and SkyNodes regarding your use of our infrastructure and services, superseding all prior oral or written agreements.