Acceptable use policy

What you may and may not do on a rented VM or Mac mini. This is a draft pending legal review.

DraftThis text has not been reviewed by a lawyer and may change before launch. If anything is unclear, ask us before you pay.

Allowed

  • Building, testing, signing and publishing your own apps
  • AI agents and coding tools, CI runners, automation, scripts
  • Any legal software you hold a licence for
  • Using your own accounts and API keys within those services’ rules

Not allowed

  • Spam and bulk messaging: email, messengers, SMS, iMessage
  • Mass account registration, Apple ID farms, fake reviews or ratings
  • Fraud, phishing, distributing malware
  • Attacks, scanning other people’s networks, breaking security controls, botnets
  • Cryptocurrency mining
  • Breaking the terms of third-party services, AI services included: whether you may use them is governed by their terms, and following them is your responsibility
  • Using other people’s, purchased or shared accounts or API keys for AI services, or reselling access to them
  • Public proxies or VPNs for third parties, reselling access without our consent
  • Illegal content and copyright infringement
  • Modifying firmware or MDM profiles, or trying to keep a foothold on the machine after the rental
  • Trying to break out of a VM to the host computer, or to reach the other VM

What happens if the rules are broken

If we suspect a breach we may suspend access and ask for an explanation. For a clear and serious breach we may terminate access without a refund and, where the law requires, report it to the authorities.

Not sure whether something is allowed? Ask before you pay.

Rental terms (draft) →