Terms and conditions

§ 1 Scope

These terms and conditions apply to the use of the free hosting offer CraftingHosting.free (craftinghosting.free) by CraftingTech Wilms / CraftingHosting, owner Lucas Wilms, Lüdenscheider Str. 21, 51688 Wipperfürth, Germany (“provider”). The offer comprises free Minecraft servers and free Discord bot hosting. In addition, the terms of use & fair use apply to Minecraft servers and the terms of use for Discord bot hosting apply to Discord bots (together “terms of use”). Paid CraftingHosting plans are subject to separate terms.

§ 2 Services

The provider makes resources available free of charge for running a Minecraft server or a Discord bot, managed via the provider’s Pterodactyl panel. The resources are shared between all free servers on a node; the values stated are upper limits. The servers are currently located in Germany. There is no entitlement to a particular availability, performance, hardware or location. The provider may move servers to other nodes for technical reasons and carry out maintenance.

During the first launch phase (early access), servers are unlocked one after another via a waitlist. A spot on the waitlist does not entitle you to a server at a particular time. The provider may adjust the scope of the offer for new servers at any time, in particular the number of free servers per person.

Donations to the provider are voluntary. They are not consideration for a service and do not create any entitlement to a service, an upgrade, priority unlocking or the continuation of the free offer.

§ 3 Registration and minimum age

Use requires a user account with a confirmed email address. One account per person is permitted. Use is permitted from the age of 16; persons under 18 need the consent of their legal guardians. A contract is concluded when the email address is confirmed; there is no entitlement to conclude a contract.

§ 4 Fair use, runtime and deletion

The fair-use system and the 30-day cycle apply as described in the respective terms of use (Minecraft servers, Discord bots). When a cycle ends, the server is suspended and can be reactivated after the rest period. If it is not reactivated within 48 hours after the rest period ends, it is deleted including world, files and backups.

§ 5 Obligations of users

• Users keep their access data (panel password, access to their email inbox) secret and inform the provider immediately in case of misuse.
• Users are responsible for all content, plugins, mods and settings on their server and ensure that they hold the necessary rights.
• The server may only be used for its intended purpose – running a Minecraft server or a Discord bot respectively. Prohibited uses are listed in the respective terms of use.
• Users comply with the Minecraft end user license agreement (EULA) of Mojang/Microsoft or, for Discord bots, Discord’s Terms of Service and Developer Policy, as well as applicable law.

§ 6 Liability

As the services are provided free of charge, the provider is only liable for intent and gross negligence. This limitation does not apply to damage resulting from injury to life, body or health, to fraudulently concealed defects or to liability under the German Product Liability Act. For loss of data, the provider is only liable to the extent that the damage would also have occurred if the user had backed up their data properly.

§ 7 Backups

Automatic backups are provided without any guarantee of completeness or recoverability. Users are responsible for backing up their own data and can download worlds and files via the panel at any time.

§ 8 Term, termination and suspension

The contract runs for an indefinite period. Users can end it at any time without notice by deleting their account under “My servers”. The provider may terminate the contract by email with 14 days’ notice or discontinue the free offer with this notice period. The right to terminate without notice for good cause remains unaffected; good cause exists in particular in the case of serious or repeated violations of these terms or the terms of use. In case of violations, the provider may also suspend servers temporarily.

§ 9 Changes

The provider may change these terms with effect for the future if this is necessary for an objective reason (e.g. changes in the law, technical development, adjustment of the free offer). Users will be informed by email at least 14 days before the changes take effect. If they do not object by then, the changes are deemed accepted; the provider points out this consequence in the email. In the event of an objection, either party may end the contract.

§ 10 Final provisions

The law of the Federal Republic of Germany applies, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. For consumers, this choice of law only applies insofar as it does not deprive them of the protection of mandatory provisions of the country in which they have their habitual residence. If the user is a merchant, a legal entity under public law or a special fund under public law, the place of jurisdiction is the provider’s registered office. Should individual provisions be invalid, the validity of the remaining provisions remains unaffected.