Terms of Service

Last updated 27 September 2026

These terms govern your use of Flash Hosting (“we”, “us”), a Minecraft server hosting service available at flashhosting.net. By creating an account or paying for a plan you agree to them. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

1. The service

We provide hosted Minecraft: Java Edition servers with a control panel, backups, file management and related tools. Plans are described by player slots; we allocate and manage the underlying computing resources. We may change technical details of how servers run at any time as long as the advertised player capacity and features are maintained.

2. Accounts

  • You must be at least 16 years old, or have a parent or guardian accept these terms.
  • You are responsible for keeping your credentials safe and for everything done from your account, including by team members you invite.
  • We may suspend accounts that provide false information or are used to abuse the service.

3. Payments and renewals

Plans are billed monthly in advance through our payment partner, Polar, which acts as the merchant of record and handles taxes. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Upgrades take effect immediately and are prorated; downgrades take effect at the end of the current period. We may change prices at any time. A new price applies straight away to subscriptions started after the change. For an existing subscription we email you at least 7 days before the new price applies at your next renewal, and you can cancel before then to keep paying nothing more than you agreed to.

4. Cancellation, suspension and data

  • You can cancel at any time from the billing page. Your server keeps running until the end of the paid period.
  • If a payment fails, your server is suspended straight away. It comes back automatically as soon as a payment goes through.
  • Suspended servers keep their files for 7 days, after which they are archived for a further 30 days. After that the data is deleted. Download a backup if you want to keep it.
  • We may suspend a server immediately for violations of the Acceptable Use Policy or to protect the platform.

5. Your content

You keep all rights to worlds, plugins and other files you upload. You grant us the right to store, copy and transmit them as needed to run the service, including backups. You are responsible for having the rights to anything you upload, including plugins and resource packs.

6. Server addresses

Your server's address (name.flashhosting.net) is part of the service we provide; it is not yours to own or transfer. We may take a name back when we need it for our own services, when it imitates us, another person or a brand, when a rights holder asks, or for legal or security reasons. When we do, we email you, and you choose a new name from your panel; if you do not, we give the server a new one. Your server, worlds and files stay exactly as they are; only the address changes. Except where the reason is urgent (legal, security or impersonation), we give you at least 14 days' notice before the old address stops working.

7. Minecraft

Minecraft is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Flash Hosting is not affiliated with, endorsed by or associated with Microsoft or Mojang Studios. By creating a server you accept the Minecraft EULA and let us record that acceptance on the server for you. You must comply with the EULA and Microsoft’s usage guidelines on every server you run, including their rules on what may be sold to players.

8. Availability

We work hard to keep servers reachable, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted service. Maintenance, attacks on the network and failures at our providers can cause downtime. We do not offer a service level agreement. We may choose to give service credits after an outage, but we are not required to, and a credit is the only remedy for downtime.

9. Limitation of liability

To the extent permitted by law, our total liability for any claim relating to the service is limited to one month's fee for the service the claim relates to. We are not liable for indirect or consequential losses, such as lost income, donations or players. Hardware can fail at us or at the providers we rely on, and data can be lost with it, including backups. We are not liable for lost worlds or data; download backups regularly and keep your own copies of anything you cannot afford to lose.

10. Changes

We may update these terms. Material changes are announced by email at least 7 days before they apply. Changes needed to comply with the law, fix a security problem or stop abuse can apply immediately; we still tell you about them by email. Continuing to use the service after a change applies means you accept the new terms.

11. Contact

Questions about these terms: [email protected].