Acceptable Use Policy

Effective Date: May 7, 2026 | Last Modified: May 7, 2026

1. Purpose and Scope

This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") establishes standards for use of CutVPS infrastructure and Services. All customers ("you," "your," or "User") agree to comply with this AUP as a condition of using CutVPS Services. This policy applies to all VPS instances, resources, and associated infrastructure. Violations of this policy may result in service suspension or termination without refund.

2. Prohibited Activities

You agree not to use CutVPS Services for any of the following prohibited activities:

2.1 Spam and Unsolicited Communications

Prohibited activities include:

2.2 Malware and Malicious Code

You shall not:

2.3 Phishing and Social Engineering

Prohibited activities include:

2.4 Denial of Service (DoS) and Network Abuse

You agree not to:

2.5 Port Scanning and Network Reconnaissance

Prohibited activities include:

2.6 Copyright Infringement and Piracy

You shall not:

2.7 Cryptographic Mining and Resource Hijacking

Prohibited activities include:

2.8 Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and Exploitation

You absolutely shall not:

CutVPS has zero tolerance for CSAM. Any suspected illegal activity involving minors will be immediately reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and law enforcement authorities.

2.9 Illegal Activities and Content

You shall not use your VPS to:

2.10 Open Resolvers and DNS Abuse

You agree not to:

3. Resource Usage and Bandwidth Limits

3.1 Plan Resource Limits

Each plan includes the following resource allocations:

3.2 Bandwidth Overage Charges

Bandwidth usage is monitored monthly. If your usage exceeds your plan's allocation, overage charges apply at the rate of $0.01 USD per gigabyte (GB) of excess bandwidth. These charges will be added to your monthly invoice.

3.3 Excessive Resource Consumption

You agree not to use your VPS in a manner that:

CutVPS reserves the right to temporarily suspend or throttle your VPS if resource consumption impacts infrastructure stability or other customers' services. In cases of repeated or severe violations, we may upgrade you to a higher plan or suspend your account.

4. Network Abuse Monitoring and Detection

CutVPS employs automated and manual monitoring systems to detect network abuse, including:

If suspicious activity is detected, we will notify you and may investigate your infrastructure. You agree to cooperate with investigations and provide evidence of legitimate use when requested.

5. DMCA Takedown and Copyright Compliance

5.1 Takedown Process

If we receive a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice alleging copyright infringement on your VPS, we will:

5.2 Counter-Notice Procedure

If you wish to contest a DMCA takedown, you may file a counter-notice with CutVPS including:

Submit counter-notices to support@cutvps.com with "DMCA Counter-Notice" in the subject line. CutVPS will consider your counter-notice and may reinstate the content if we determine the counter-notice has merit.

5.3 Repeat Infringers

Accounts with repeated DMCA takedowns or copyright violations may face suspension or termination at CutVPS's sole discretion.

6. User Content Responsibility

You are solely responsible for all content on your VPS, including ensuring compliance with applicable laws and third-party rights. CutVPS does not pre-screen, monitor, or endorse content on customer VPS instances (except when investigating abuse reports or security threats). By hosting content on CutVPS, you warrant that:

6.1 Security Responsibility

CutVPS provides unmanaged VPS hosting with full root access. You are solely responsible for the security of your VPS instance, including but not limited to:

CutVPS is not liable for any data loss, security breach, or service disruption caused by your failure to adequately secure your VPS. If your VPS is compromised and used for malicious activity (spam, DDoS, malware distribution), CutVPS may suspend your service under Section 7 regardless of whether the activity was initiated by you or by an unauthorized third party who exploited your security configuration.

7. Enforcement and Disciplinary Tiers

7.1 Progressive Enforcement

CutVPS uses a progressive enforcement approach for policy violations:

7.2 Tier 1: Warning

For first-time minor violations, you will receive an email warning describing:

You must respond to the warning and provide proof of remediation.

7.3 Tier 2: Service Suspension

For repeated or severe violations, CutVPS may suspend your Services without prior notice, including:

During suspension, your data is retained but inaccessible. Suspension typically lasts 7-14 days pending investigation and your response to our inquiries.

7.4 Tier 3: Termination

For egregious violations, repeated non-compliance after warnings and suspension, or activities involving illegal content or harm to others, CutVPS will:

7.5 Exceptions to Progressive Enforcement

CutVPS reserves the right to skip enforcement tiers and proceed directly to suspension or termination without warning for:

8. Abuse Reporting and Investigation

8.1 How to Report Abuse

If you believe a CutVPS customer is violating this AUP, please report the abuse to:

8.2 Required Information

Please provide the following in your abuse report:

8.3 Investigation Process

Upon receiving an abuse report, CutVPS will:

8.4 False Reports

Repeatedly filing false or frivolous abuse reports may result in blocking your abuse reporting access or termination of your account if you are also a CutVPS customer.

9. Law Enforcement and Legal Cooperation

CutVPS cooperates fully with law enforcement agencies and governmental authorities. We maintain logs and records that may be disclosed to law enforcement in response to:

We retain connection logs for a minimum of thirty (30) days to facilitate law enforcement investigations.

10. Policy Updates

CutVPS reserves the right to update this Acceptable Use Policy at any time. Material changes will be effective fourteen (14) days after notification via email or prominent website notice. Your continued use of CutVPS Services constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

11. Contact and Support

For questions regarding this Acceptable Use Policy or to report abuse, contact us at: