Terms of Service

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing or using Cockpit.run ("Service", "Platform"), provided by Intellaris Private Limited ("we", "us", or "Company"), you agree to be legally bound by these Terms of Service ("Terms"). If you are using the Service on behalf of an organization or corporate entity, you represent and warrant that you possess full legal authority to bind that entity to these Terms.

If you do not agree to all provisions contained herein, you must refrain from accessing or utilizing Cockpit.run.

2. Nature of Service & Non-Custodial Architecture

Cockpit provides a visual web application interface, terminal multiplexer, file management tool, and telemetry dashboard designed to communicate with remote Linux instances via OpenSSH or lightweight scoped worker proxies.

Non-Custodial Guarantee: Our architecture is fundamentally non-custodial. We do not store your private keys or root passwords in plaintext on our centralized databases. Authentication occurs client-side in your local browser runtime. You acknowledge that if you lose your local authentication keys or master credentials, we cannot retrieve them on your behalf.

3. Ownership & Authorization of Target Hosts

You explicitly represent and warrant that:

• You own, lease, or possess verified, explicit administrative authorization to connect to each IP address, domain, or server registered in your Cockpit account.
• Connecting your target infrastructure to Cockpit does not violate any employment agreements, non-disclosure contracts, or hosting terms of service with third-party providers (including AWS, GCP, Hetzner, DigitalOcean, or OVH).
• You maintain full responsibility for any commands, scripts, cron jobs, or container deployments initiated through the Cockpit terminal or desktop surface.

4. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)

You agree not to misuse the Platform or assist any third party in doing so. Strictly prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

• Using Cockpit to probe, scan, or exploit vulnerabilities on unauthorized networks or host machines.
• Launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, unauthorized network stress tests, or amplification floods.
• Transmitting, storing, or hosting malicious software, rootkits, trojans, botnet command nodes, or phishing infrastructure.
• Engaging in unauthorized crypto-mining or hardware resource exhaustion on shared or abusive infrastructure.
• Attempting to bypass our client-side encryption boundaries, reverse-engineer proprietary cloud relay protocols, or disrupt platform availability for other users.

Violation of our Acceptable Use Policy results in immediate, permanent termination of account access without prior notice.

5. Server Marketplace & Billing Terms

Free Core Tier: Managing your own servers (Bring Your Own Server / BYOS) is 100% free of software licensing fees. We do not charge subscription fees for connecting existing Linux machines.

Marketplace Cloud Compute: When provisioning new cloud compute or VPS instances through our integrated marketplace:

• Compute pricing is billed according to the selected hardware specifications and underlying provider rates presented at checkout.
• Billing cycles are charged in advance for monthly allocations or calculated on an hourly consumption basis.
• Because provisioned cloud hardware is allocated immediately by underlying data centers, fees paid for consumed compute periods are strictly non-refundable.
• You may terminate or destroy any marketplace instance at any time via the management dashboard to cease further recurring billing.

6. Intellectual Property & Data Rights

Our IP: The Cockpit.run brand, user interface design, logos, graphics, source code, and custom operating surfaces are the exclusive intellectual property of Intellaris Private Limited.

Your Data: You retain complete, unrestricted ownership of all software, databases, source code, and configuration files residing on your connected Linux hosts. Cockpit claims zero ownership or intellectual property rights over any customer workloads.

7. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not warrant that the Service will be uninterrupted, error-free, secure from all potential vulnerabilities, or that terminal sessions will remain persistently active during network interruptions beyond our reasonable control.

8. Limitation of Liability

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event shall Intellaris Private Limited, its directors, officers, employees, or affiliates be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, including loss of data, loss of business, loss of revenue, or system downtime resulting from:

• Your access to, use of, or inability to access or use the Platform.
• Any commands, file alterations, system reboots, or data deletions executed on your target servers through the visual console.
• Unauthorized access, interception, or alteration of your transmissions or data resulting from client-side security failures on your personal device.
• Downtime, network outages, or hardware failures caused by third-party cloud hosting providers.

9. Modifications to Terms

We reserve the right to revise or update these Terms periodically to reflect changes in our service offerings, technical architecture, or legal obligations. Material amendments will be communicated via notice on our website or through an updated version date at the top of this document. Continued use of Cockpit after the effective date of revisions constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms.

10. Governing Law & Dispute Resolution

These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of Intellaris Private Limited, without regard to its conflict of law principles. Any legal disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms shall be resolved exclusively through competent courts situated in our corporate jurisdiction.