You may not use VPS Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable laws. Prohibited illegal activities include but are not limited to the following categories.
Content crimes include hosting, distributing, transmitting, or linking to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), hosting or distributing pirated software, movies, music, or other copyrighted content without authorization, hosting or distributing obscene or illegal pornographic content, and hosting content that violates intellectual property rights, trademarks, or trade secrets.
Financial crimes include money laundering or terrorist financing, operating unlicensed gambling services, running Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, or other fraudulent investment programs, credit card fraud, identity theft, or financial fraud, and operating illegal cryptocurrency exchanges or money transmission services.
Cybercrime includes hosting or distributing malware, viruses, trojans, ransomware, spyware, or rootkits, operating command-and-control (C2) servers for botnets, hosting phishing websites or spoofed domains, distributing exploit kits or hacking tools for malicious purposes, and participating in or facilitating ransomware attacks.
Other illegal activities include drug trafficking or illegal pharmaceutical distribution, human trafficking or exploitation, sale of illegal weapons or regulated items, violating export control laws or distributing controlled technology, stalking, harassment, or threats of violence, and any activity that violates federal, state, or local criminal laws.
Illegal activities will result in immediate account termination, permanent ban, and reporting to law enforcement. CrossTrade will fully cooperate with criminal investigations.
You may not use VPS Services to disrupt, attack, or compromise networks, systems, or services. Prohibited network abuse includes the following categories.
Attacks on third parties include launching denial-of-service (DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, port scanning, vulnerability scanning, or network probing without explicit authorization, attempting to gain unauthorized access to systems (hacking, brute-force attacks, etc.), exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party systems, and packet flooding, SYN floods, or other network-level attacks.
Attacks on CrossTrade or other customers include attempting to access other customers' VPS instances, interfering with CrossTrade infrastructure or services, attempting to bypass security measures, firewalls, or access controls, exploiting vulnerabilities in CrossTrade systems, and using your VPS to attack or scan other VPS instances on CrossTrade's network.
Network abuse infrastructure includes operating open proxies, open relays, or VPN services without prior authorization, running TOR exit nodes, operating DNS amplification services, running IRC bots used for DDoS attacks, and hosting exploit databases or attack tools for distribution.
Network abuse will result in immediate suspension, investigation, and likely permanent termination. CrossTrade may provide your information to affected parties and law enforcement.
You may not use VPS Services to send or facilitate spam or unsolicited communications. Prohibited spam activities include the following.
Email spam includes sending unsolicited bulk email (spam) to recipients who have not opted in, operating mail servers for spam distribution, sending email marketing without proper consent and unsubscribe mechanisms, using purchased, scraped, or harvested email lists, forging email headers or engaging in email spoofing, and operating "mailer" scripts or bulk email software for spam purposes.
Other communication spam includes SMS/text message spam, social media spam or automated posting, blog comment spam or forum spam, robocalls or automated voice spam, and messaging app spam (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.).Spam infrastructure violations include hosting websites advertised via spam, operating redirect domains for spam campaigns, providing bulletproof hosting for spammers, running mail servers with open relays, and hosting email lists obtained through spam or scraping.
Spam is defined as unsolicited bulk communications sent to recipients who have not explicitly opted in to receive them. Even if you believe your messages are legitimate, if they meet the definition of spam or violate anti-spam laws (CAN-SPAM Act, GDPR, etc.), they are prohibited.
Spam violations will result in immediate suspension and likely termination. Repeat offenders will be permanently banned. Spam complaints may be reported to blacklist authorities and anti-spam organizations.
You may not use VPS resources in ways that are excessive, unreasonable, or harmful to CrossTrade's infrastructure or other customers. Prohibited resource abuse includes the following.
Cryptocurrency mining of any kind is strictly prohibited. This includes but is not limited to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, or any other cryptocurrency mining, running mining software even if not actively mining, participating in mining pools, and providing compute power for mining services. Cryptocurrency mining is only permitted if explicitly authorized in writing by CrossTrade and included in a specialized plan designed for compute-intensive tasks.
Excessive CPU/RAM usage includes running applications that continuously consume 90% or more of CPU for extended periods (30+ days) without legitimate need, running memory-intensive applications that cause resource contention for other customers, operating compute farms or distributed computing for non-trading purposes, and running stress tests or benchmarking tools that impact host performance.
Excessive storage I/O includes running applications that generate excessive disk I/O operations, operating databases with extremely high write operations, running continuous file read/write operations that degrade storage performance, and using your VPS primarily for file storage rather than compute purposes.
Bandwidth abuse includes operating file-sharing services, torrent clients, or peer-to-peer file distribution, streaming or hosting video/audio content for public consumption, running high-bandwidth applications unrelated to trading or automation, and intentionally consuming bandwidth to reach limits or prevent other customers' access.
Reselling or subletting includes reselling VPS resources or access to third parties, operating a hosting business using CrossTrade VPS Services, providing "VPS as a Service" to other users, and allowing multiple unrelated individuals to access your VPS for commercial purposes. You may allow employees, contractors, or service providers to access your VPS for legitimate business purposes related to your own trading or automation activities.
Resource abuse will result in throttling, suspension, or forced upgrade requirements. Repeated violations will result in termination.
You may not use VPS Services to host, distribute, or facilitate access to content that infringes intellectual property rights. Prohibited copyright violations include the following.
Infringing content includes hosting pirated movies, TV shows, or video content, hosting pirated software, games, or applications, hosting pirated music, albums, or audio content, hosting pirated ebooks, courses, or educational materials, and providing access to copyrighted content without authorization.
Infringing services include operating torrent trackers or torrent indexing sites, operating file locker services that primarily host pirated content, running "warez" sites or software distribution sites, operating streaming sites for pirated content, and providing links to or indexes of pirated content.
If CrossTrade receives a valid DMCA takedown notice related to content on your VPS, CrossTrade will forward the notice to you via email, you must remove the infringing content within 24 hours, failure to remove content will result in suspension or termination, and repeated DMCA notices will result in permanent account termination under CrossTrade's repeat infringer policy. You may file a DMCA counter-notice if you believe content was removed in error, following the procedures outlined in CrossTrade's Terms of Service.
DMCA violations will result in required content removal, potential suspension, and termination for repeat infringers.
You may not host content that violates CrossTrade's content policies. Prohibited content includes the following.
Harmful or dangerous content includes content that promotes, encourages, or provides instructions for self-harm, suicide, or eating disorders, content that promotes violence, terrorism, or extremism, content providing instructions for making weapons, explosives, or dangerous devices, and content promoting dangerous challenges or activities that could cause harm.
Hate speech and harassment includes content that promotes hate speech based on race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, disability, gender, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics, content that harasses, threatens, or incites violence against individuals or groups, doxxing or publishing private information about individuals without consent, and content that promotes discrimination or violence.
Fraudulent or deceptive content includes phishing pages or websites designed to steal credentials or information, fake login pages impersonating legitimate services, scam websites or fraudulent investment schemes, fake news sites or disinformation campaigns, and counterfeit product sales or trademark violations.
Adult content restrictions include illegal pornography (child abuse material, revenge porn, non-consensual content), prostitution or escort services in jurisdictions where illegal, and adult content that violates obscenity laws. Legal adult content for personal use is generally permitted but must comply with all applicable laws and must not be distributed publicly or commercially without proper age verification and compliance with 18 U.S.C. § 2257.Content violations will result in required content removal, suspension, or termination depending on severity.
You are responsible for securing your VPS and may not engage in activities that compromise security. Prohibited security violations include the following.Failure to secure your VPS includes using weak or default passwords, failing to install critical security updates for extended periods, leaving services exposed to the internet without proper authentication, and running known-vulnerable software without mitigation. While these are poor practices, they typically result in warnings and required remediation rather than immediate termination.
Unauthorized access includes attempting to access CrossTrade's infrastructure or other customers' VPS instances, sharing access credentials with unauthorized parties, allowing your VPS to be compromised and used for malicious purposes without taking corrective action, and operating honeypots or intentionally insecure systems to capture credentials.
Circumventing controls includes attempting to bypass resource limits or restrictions, modifying system files or configurations to gain unauthorized access, interfering with CrossTrade's monitoring or security systems, and using VPN or proxy services to evade IP-based restrictions.
Security violations range from required remediation to immediate termination depending on severity and intent.
Certain business activities are prohibited even if otherwise legal. Prohibited businesses include the following.
High-risk financial services include unlicensed money transmission or payment processing, unlicensed investment advisory services, pump-and-dump schemes or market manipulation, and operating unregistered securities exchanges.
Restricted services include operating online casinos or gambling services without proper licensing, pharmaceutical sales without proper licensing, VPN or proxy services without prior authorization, adult content distribution without proper compliance, and crowdfunding platforms without proper compliance.
Trading-related restrictions include operating "signal" services that provide investment advice without proper licensing, running "pay-to-pass" prop firm evaluation services, operating copy-trading services that may violate securities laws, and providing trade execution services without broker-dealer registration.
Prohibited business activities will result in immediate termination even if your specific operations are legal in your jurisdiction.
If you use your VPS to connect to third-party services (trading platforms, brokers, prop firms, etc.), you are solely responsible for complying with their terms of service and acceptable use policies. CrossTrade is not responsible for violations of third-party policies. If a third party reports that your VPS is violating their policies, CrossTrade may suspend or terminate your service to avoid liability.
Reporting Violations: If you become aware of AUP violations by other CrossTrade users, report them to [email protected]
When CrossTrade receives abuse complaints or detects AUP violations, CrossTrade will investigate the complaint or suspected violation, CrossTrade may suspend your VPS immediately if the violation is severe or poses risk to infrastructure, CrossTrade will notify you via email of the violation and provide details where feasible, you will be required to remedy the violation within a specified timeframe (typically 24-48 hours), and failure to remedy the violation will result in termination.
If you believe your VPS was suspended or terminated in error, you may appeal by contacting [email protected] with detailed explanation. Appeals are reviewed on a case-by-case basis. CrossTrade's decision is final. Suspensions or terminations for AUP violations do not entitle you to refunds for unused service time.
CrossTrade LLC cooperates fully with law enforcement agencies and may provide customer information, logs, or VPS data in response to valid subpoenas, court orders, or search warrants, requests from law enforcement regarding ongoing criminal investigations, national security letters or other government requests, and DMCA subpoenas related to copyright infringement. CrossTrade may suspend or terminate your VPS pending law enforcement investigation without notice.
CrossTrade may modify this Acceptable Use Policy at any time. Material changes will be communicated via email. Your continued use of VPS Services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated AUP.
To provide clarity, the following uses are generally acceptable.
Trading and automation includes running NinjaTrader, TradingView, or other trading platforms, operating automated trading strategies and algorithms, hosting trade copier tools or automation software, connecting to broker APIs for trade execution, and running backtesting or strategy development tools.
Business and productivity includes hosting business applications or databases for personal/business use, running development environments or testing infrastructure, operating monitoring tools or analytics software, hosting private file storage for business documents, and running remote desktop for business productivity applications.
Personal use includes web browsing and general internet access, running personal projects or applications, hosting small-scale websites or blogs (non-commercial), and running game servers for private use with friends (within resource limits).
These examples are illustrative, not exhaustive. When in doubt about whether a specific use is acceptable, contact [email protected] before proceeding.
For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us:
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
CrossTrade LLC
1309 Coffeen Ave, STE 1200
Sheridan, WY 82801
United States
