Effective Date: October 2025

Welcome to Hostabay.com (referred to herein as “Hostabay,” “I,” “my site,” or “me,” maintained by an individual blogger). These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of the Hostabay website and its services. By accessing or using my site, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, you must not use my site.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using this website, you confirm that you are at least 18 years of age or are accessing the site under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. If you are using the site on behalf of an organization, you agree to these Terms on behalf of that organization.

2. Intellectual Property and Content License

A. Ownership of Content

All content on Hostabay.com, including reviews, articles, graphics, logos, images, and code (collectively, the “Content”), is the sole property of Hostabay or its content suppliers and is protected by international copyright laws.

B. Limited License to Users

I grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not modify the Content or remove any copyright or proprietary notices.

C. Prohibited Use of Content

You must not republish, redistribute, sublicense, sell, rent, translate, reverse engineer, or create derivative works based on any Content found on Hostabay without my express prior written consent.

3. User Conduct and Responsibility

When using Hostabay, you agree not to:

  • Violate Laws: Use the site for any unlawful purpose or in violation of any national or international law.
  • Impersonate: Impersonate any person or entity.
  • Harm the Site: Engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the functionality of Hostabay (e.g., spamming, introducing viruses, or excessive scraping).
  • Post Prohibited Content: Post any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Collect Data: Use any automated system, including “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” to access the site in a manner that sends more request messages to my servers than a human can reasonably produce in the same period.

4. Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

A. Information Accuracy

The content on Hostabay is provided for general information and review purposes only. I make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

Hostabay reviews web hosting services and utilizes affiliate links. I am not responsible for the performance, quality, or terms of service of any external websites or hosting companies linked from this site. Your interaction with any third party, including purchases made through affiliate links, is governed solely by the third party’s terms and conditions.

C. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Hostabay and its maintainer shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses resulting from:

  1. Your use of or inability to use the service.
  2. The cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods, data, information, or services purchased or obtained, or messages received or transactions entered into through or from the service.
  3. Statements or conduct of any third party on the service.

5. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Hostabay and its individual maintainer from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Service or your use of the website, including, but not limited to, your submission of content.

6. Termination

I reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the site, without notice, for conduct that I believe violates these Terms of Service or is harmful to other users of the site, me, or third parties, or for any other reason.

7. Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Your Jurisdiction/State/Country], without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

8. Changes to the Terms

I reserve the right, at my sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. I will make reasonable efforts to notify users of any material changes. By continuing to access or use my service after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Service, please contact me at:

[praveenkumar@hostabay.com] (Subject: Terms of Service Inquiry)

Last Updated: October 2025