Acceptable Use Policy
Last updated: June 19, 2026
We value privacy and we don't require your identity — but that privacy depends on every customer using the network responsibly. This Acceptable Use Policy ("AUP") describes what you may not do with GhostVPS. It is part of, and incorporated into, our Terms of Service.
1. You must comply with upstream provider policies
Our servers are provisioned on third-party cloud infrastructure. You must not use GhostVPS in any way that would violate the acceptable-use or terms of service of those upstream providers (for example, DigitalOcean's Acceptable Use Policy). A breach of an upstream policy is also a breach of this AUP, and may force us to act immediately to protect our infrastructure.
2. Zero-tolerance: never permitted
The following are strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination without refund, preservation of relevant logs, and reporting to the appropriate authorities where required by law:
- Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or any sexual content involving minors — creation, storage, distribution, or facilitation of any kind. Zero tolerance, no exceptions.
- Network attacks — launching, participating in, or controlling denial-of-service (DoS/DDoS) attacks, botnets, amplification/reflection attacks, or "stresser/booter" services.
- Malware and intrusion — distributing malware, ransomware, or operating command-and-control (C2) servers; unauthorized access to, or compromise of, systems, accounts, or networks you do not own.
- Phishing and fraud — hosting phishing pages, fake login or "scam" sites, carding operations, or any deceptive scheme designed to defraud people.
- Terrorist content or content that incites or facilitates violence or serious harm against people.
- Human trafficking or other exploitation of people.
3. Network abuse and spam
- No sending of unsolicited bulk email (spam), or operating open mail relays or open proxies that enable spam.
- No mass port scanning, vulnerability scanning, brute-forcing, or probing of networks and hosts you do not own or have explicit written authorization to test.
- No spoofing of IP addresses, headers, or other identifiers; no falsifying email or message origins.
- No activity that gets our IP space placed on blocklists (RBL/DNSBL) or that triggers abuse complaints from upstream networks.
4. Resource abuse
- No cryptocurrency mining (proof-of-work CPU/GPU mining), hash-cracking, or similar workloads designed primarily to consume CPU/GPU at the expense of shared infrastructure. (Running a trading bot, node, or wallet is fine; mining is not.)
- No activity that intentionally degrades, overloads, or destabilizes shared infrastructure, networks, or other customers' servers.
- Use resources in line with the plan you purchased; sustained abuse of "unlimited"-sounding resources beyond fair use may be throttled or suspended.
5. Content and legal compliance
- No content or activity that is illegal where you operate or where our infrastructure is located.
- No infringement of intellectual property — do not host or distribute material you do not have the rights to (piracy, counterfeit goods, etc.).
- No sale or distribution of illegal goods or services, and no facilitation of money laundering.
- You are responsible for complying with applicable sanctions and export-control laws.
6. Privacy of others
Your privacy does not extend to violating others'. Do not use GhostVPS for stalking, doxxing, non-consensual surveillance, harassment, or unauthorized collection of personal data.
7. What we don't restrict
We host a wide range of legitimate, privacy-respecting workloads. Trading and automation bots, VPN and proxy servers for your own lawful use, game servers, web and application hosting, development and CI, self-hosted apps, and similar uses are all welcome — provided they comply with this AUP and the law. We do not prohibit honest reviews or public criticism of our service.
8. Reporting and enforcement
If you become aware of abuse originating from our network, report it to abuse@ghostvps.shop — see the Abuse Contact page for details. When we receive a credible report or detect abuse, we may, depending on severity: request that you fix the issue, throttle or suspend the server, terminate the server or account, preserve logs, and cooperate with lawful requests. For zero-tolerance categories we act immediately. Terminations for abuse are not eligible for a refund of the offending resources.
9. Changes
We may update this AUP to address new forms of abuse or upstream requirements. The current version always governs; the "Last updated" date above reflects the latest revision.