A. Prohibited Content Standards

You may not host, transmit, link to, or promote any content that:

1. Adult Content

Pornographic, obscene, or sexually explicit material
Escort services, live‑cam or adult chat sites
Content intended to sexually exploit or harm individuals

2. Gambling

Online casinos, lotteries, or betting systems
Games of chance involving real money or prizes

3. Illegal Activities

Any content violating local, national, or international laws
Drug paraphernalia, controlled substances
Fraudulent schemes (Ponzi, MLM, fake investment programs)
Violence, hate, or extremist activity

4. Copyright or Intellectual Property Infringement

Pirated media, “warez,” cracked software
Unauthorized file sharing or torrent trackers
Material that infringes copyrights, trademarks, or patents

5. Harm to Minors

Any content that exploits, harms, or targets minors
Child sexual abuse material (automatic termination)

 

B. Prohibited System Activities

To ensure stable, secure, and fair usage of our servers, you may not:

1. Resource Abuse

Use more than 10% of server resources for extended periods
Run background processes, daemons, bots, or persistent scripts
Run CPU‑intensive applications (AI tools, crypto mining, encoding)

2. Email Abuse & Spam

Send unsolicited bulk email (SPAM)
Use mailing lists or bulk‑marketing tools without a 3rd‑party SMTP provider
Exceed safe sending limits (e.g., 200–300 emails/hour unless authorized)
Operate email campaigns that cause IP blacklisting

3. Network Misuse

Participate in DDoS attacks
Port scanning, brute‑force attacks, packet sniffing
Running IRC services, command‑and‑control bots, or malware

4. Unauthorized Hosting Uses

Operate proxy servers, VPN services, anonymizers
Crypto mining or automated scraping
Use hosting purely for file storage, backups, videos, or archives
Host large media libraries unrelated to a public website
Use hosting as a personal cloud drive or storage locker

5. Excessive Cron Jobs / Automation

Running cron jobs more often than every 5 minutes
Running automation scripts that constantly ping outside APIs

 

C. Security Requirements
To protect our platform and customers, you must:

Keep all CMS software (e.g., WordPress) updated
Maintain updated themes, plugins, and scripts
Remove unsupported, vulnerable, or hacked software
Secure your account with strong passwords and proper access control
Fix hacked sites promptly when notified
Not upload malware, viruses, or malicious scripts

If your website becomes compromised, we may temporarily suspend it to protect the server.

 

D. Backups & Data Responsibility
While ibusinesshosting.com may offer backup features:

You are fully responsible for backing up your own data.
We do not guarantee the preservation of your data.
We are not liable for data loss due to customer actions, attacks, or software issues.

Always maintain an off‑server backup of your website.

 

E. Bandwidth & Fair Use
Our services are designed for hosting publicly accessible websites.
You may not:

Use bandwidth for large‑scale storage, video hosting, or download repositories
Run streaming servers or high‑bandwidth applications
Abuse “unlimited” hosting by storing non‑website files

If bandwidth usage threatens system performance, restrictions may be applied.

 

F. Enforcement
Violation of this AUP may, at our sole discretion, result in:

Warning or request for corrective action
Temporary service suspension
Immediate termination of services without refund
Removal of content without notice
Reporting of illegal activity to authorities

We reserve the right to decide what constitutes a violation.

 

G. Reporting Violations
If you believe a customer is violating this AUP, please contact our abuse team at:
abuse@ibusinesshosting.com
Include any relevant evidence or links to assist our investigation.