Acceptable use policy

Last updated: 20 April 2026

This policy ("AUP") defines what you can and can't do with our Services. We keep it short and plain.

What we won't host

You may not use villagehosting.in to host or facilitate:

Content that is illegal under Indian law.
CSAM (child sexual abuse material) — we report and terminate immediately.
Phishing, malware, credential harvesting, botnets, or C2 infrastructure.
Mass unsolicited email (spam) or list-washing operations.
Copyright-infringing distribution (we honour valid DMCA-style takedowns).
Fraudulent schemes, Ponzi / pyramid / fake-returns sites.
Deepfake / non-consensual intimate imagery.
Hate speech or content inciting violence against people.
Services specifically designed for doxxing or harassment.

Technical abuse

You may not:

Run resource-exhausting scripts designed to harm other tenants.
Use shared hosting to relay outbound SMTP for another service.
Operate open proxies, open DNS resolvers, or open SMTP relays.
Launch DDoS or other attacks from our servers.
Run crypto-mining on shared plans (allowed on VPS/dedicated you pay for).
Bypass resource limits via process-cloaking or other evasion.

Email-specific

Every sender must have a reverse-DNS matching the sending IP.
SPF, DKIM and DMARC must be configured for outbound domains.
Mailing lists must use confirmed opt-in. We won't host bought lists.
Unsubscribe links must work and be processed within 24 hours.

Security

Keep your software patched. We'll email you about known-vulnerable versions; if you ignore, we may patch or isolate.
Don't store passwords, payment data or PII in plaintext.
Rotate credentials if we flag a compromise.

Enforcement

When we detect a violation we will:

Low severity / first-time: email you with a 24–48 hour window to fix.
Medium severity: temporarily suspend the offending site while keeping the rest of your account online.
High severity (CSAM, active DDoS, active malware distribution): immediate suspension and termination. Law enforcement notified where required.

We try to be reasonable — most real customers hit medium issues and fix them in an hour.

Reporting abuse

See something that violates this AUP? Email abuse@villagehosting.in. Include URLs, timestamps, and any headers / logs you have. We review every report within a few hours.

Changes

We may update this AUP. Material changes are announced by email with 30 days' notice.

Contact

AUP questions: hello@villagehosting.in.

What we won't host

You may not use villagehosting.in to host or facilitate:

Content that is illegal under Indian law.

CSAM (child sexual abuse material) — we report and terminate immediately.

Phishing, malware, credential harvesting, botnets, or C2 infrastructure.

Mass unsolicited email (spam) or list-washing operations.

Fraudulent schemes, Ponzi / pyramid / fake-returns sites.

Deepfake / non-consensual intimate imagery.

Hate speech or content inciting violence against people.

Services specifically designed for doxxing or harassment.

Technical abuse

You may not:

Run resource-exhausting scripts designed to harm other tenants.

Use shared hosting to relay outbound SMTP for another service.

Operate open proxies, open DNS resolvers, or open SMTP relays.

Launch DDoS or other attacks from our servers.

Run crypto-mining on shared plans (allowed on VPS/dedicated you pay for).

Bypass resource limits via process-cloaking or other evasion.

Enforcement

When we detect a violation we will:

Low severity / first-time: email you with a 24–48 hour window to fix.

Medium severity: temporarily suspend the offending site while keeping the rest of your account online.

High severity (CSAM, active DDoS, active malware distribution): immediate suspension and termination. Law enforcement notified where required.

We try to be reasonable — most real customers hit medium issues and fix them in an hour.