Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of these Terms

By creating an account, listing a device, or using RentYourCompute (the “Service”), you agree to these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Acceptable Use Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the Service.

2. Scope of the Service

RentYourCompute operates a two-sided marketplace that connects device owners (“Providers”) who make idle compute or network capacity available with buyers (“Renters”) who pay to run workloads or use residential proxies. The Service currently offers:

• Residential proxies— SOCKS5/HTTP egress through rented end-user devices, billed per gigabyte of gateway-measured traffic.
• Compute slices— short-lived SSH-access CPU/RAM partitions on rented devices, billed per slice-hour (gateway-measured; interruptible).

The Service is a marketplace and control plane only; it is never in the path of customer traffic. All live workloads connect device-to-device over our overlay network, never transiting RentYourCompute servers as a relay.

3. Account responsibilities

By using the Service you represent and agree that:

• You are at least 18 years old (or the age of majority where you live).
• You own or control every device you list. You are responsible for the contents that the device sends on the network when used by a Renter.
• The information you provide during signup is accurate. You will keep your contact details and payout details current.
• You will not allow any third party to access your account credentials or use the Service on your behalf outside the intended flow.

4. License grant to RentYourCompute

You grant RentYourCompute a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to operate the Service on your behalf, including: enrolling the devices you list, holding and forwarding telemetry, processing billing, displaying marketplace metadata, and enforcing the Acceptable Use Policy. This license ends when you terminate your account and is automatically revoked for accounts terminated for cause.

5. Provider warranties

Providers additionally represent and warrant that:

• Each listed device is physically possessed by you, is not stolen, and is not subject to a third-party lien that would restrict commercial use.
• You have the legal right to operate the device on the network where it is located (for example, your home or business broadband), and to share its capacity for the marketplace.
• Any software installed on the device (including our agent) is installed with appropriate authority.

6. Fees and billing

Pricing for the marketplace is described on each listing and confirmed at the moment of purchase. Bandwidth and compute are metered and billed as separate dimensions and are never bundled into a flat rate. All billable numbers are gateway-measured on our infrastructure; any self-reported numbers from devices are used only for reconciliation and fraud detection.

Sales tax, VAT, and any applicable transaction taxes are added at checkout. Invoices are issued monthly and are payable in the currency shown on the invoice.

7. Termination and suspension

We may suspend or terminate any account, listing, rental, or device that violates the Acceptable Use Policy, poses a safety or security risk, or fails to pay amounts due. Suspension may be temporary pending investigation; termination is permanent. Where practical we will give advance notice and an opportunity to cure, but cases involving illegal activity, child safety, or active abuse may be terminated without notice.

You may terminate your account at any time from the settings page. Outstanding financial obligations survive termination.

8. Disclaimers

The Service is provided on a best-effort basis. Devices may go offline, slices may be pre-empted, and proxy connections may drop without warning. We do not provide a service-level agreement, uptime guarantee, or warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use the Service only when your workload can tolerate interruptions; critical workloads belong on hyperscaler infrastructure.

9. Limitation of liability

To the maximum extent permitted by law, RentYourCompute’s total cumulative liability to you for any claim arising out of or related to the Service is limited to the greater of (a) the fees you paid to RentYourCompute in the twelve (12) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim, or (b) USD $100. Neither party is liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages.

10. Indemnity

You will indemnify and hold RentYourCompute, its affiliates, and their respective officers and employees harmless from any claim brought by a third party arising out of (a) your violation of these Terms or the Acceptable Use Policy, (b) content sent or received through a device you listed, or (c) your violation of any applicable law.

11. Governing law and disputes

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, without regard to conflict-of-laws principles. Any dispute will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Delaware, and you consent to personal jurisdiction there.

12. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be announced by email to the address on your account at least thirty (30) days before they take effect. Continued use of the Service after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the updated Terms. The current version and its effective date are always shown at the top of this page.

13. Contact

Questions about these Terms should be sent to legal@rentyourcompute.com. Abuse reports should be sent to abuse@rentyourcompute.com (see the Acceptable Use Policy for response expectations).

First draft — pending lawyer review. Do not deploy as final legal text.