CUDAnetes

Terms of Service

Last updated: October 24, 2026

Provider and scope

CUDAnetes is operated by Ali Lamari, Einzelunternehmen, Heideweg 31, 34131 Kassel, Germany ("CUDAnetes", "we", "us"). Contact: [email protected]. Provider details are in the Impressum.

These Terms apply to consumers (§ 13 BGB) and businesses (§ 14 BGB) using the CUDAnetes platform. Mandatory consumer protection rights remain unaffected. By creating an account or using the service, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

The service

CUDAnetes provides a platform for deploying and orchestrating Docker containers on GPU instances rented through Vast.ai. You configure a deployment with a Docker image and GPU type; the platform provisions instances, monitors health, handles auto-scaling, and routes traffic through a proxy. The service is intended for users who are at least 18 years old or have full legal capacity.

Account and API keys

  • You must provide a valid email address and accurate account information.
  • You are responsible for keeping your API keys confidential. Do not share keys or commit them to public repositories.
  • You are responsible for all API usage that occurs under your account, regardless of who made the request.
  • If you suspect a key is compromised, delete it immediately from the dashboard and generate a new one.
  • You must comply with the terms of the third-party services you use, including Vast.ai and Polar.

Acceptable use

You may not use this service to:

  • Generate, store, or distribute content that is illegal, harmful, defamatory, or violates third-party rights
  • Distribute malware, conduct attacks, or circumvent security controls
  • Circumvent rate limits, quotas, or billing mechanisms
  • Resell or redistribute platform access without our written permission
  • Probe, stress-test, or scrape the service in ways that degrade availability for other users
  • Process data you do not have the legal right to process
  • Violate sanctions, export-control, or other applicable laws
  • Automate abusive behaviour against third parties

We may suspend or terminate access where legally permissible for violations of this section, security risks, or legal requirements.

GPU and deployment disclaimer

GPU availability and pricing are determined by Vast.ai, not CUDAnetes. GPU instances may be interrupted, preempted, or fail. CUDAnetes makes reasonable efforts to provision and maintain instances but does not guarantee uninterrupted GPU access.

We do not rent GPUs ourselves and are not a party to your Vast.ai contract. GPU instances are provided by Vast.ai under your own Vast.ai account. The service does not guarantee specific GPU performance, availability, or pricing. You are responsible for monitoring your Vast.ai spending and managing your Vast.ai account. CUDAnetes is not liable for costs incurred through Vast.ai due to auto-scaling decisions, configuration errors, or unexpected instance behaviours, except where mandatory law provides otherwise.

Plans, prices and taxes

  • Current plans and platform prices are shown on the pricing page. Prices are stated in USD.
  • For EU consumers, displayed prices include applicable VAT where required. Polar, as Merchant of Record, calculates and shows the final tax-inclusive amount at checkout.
  • CUDAnetes is a small business under § 19 UStG. Services supplied directly by CUDAnetes are not subject to VAT. Pro subscriptions are supplied by Polar as Merchant of Record; Polar calculates and collects applicable taxes.
  • GPU compute is billed separately by Vast.ai directly to your Vast.ai account.
  • We may change platform prices with reasonable notice. For existing paid subscriptions, material price changes take effect at the next renewal after at least 30 days' notice; you may cancel before the change takes effect.

Billing, cancellation and withdrawal

  • Paid subscriptions are sold by Polar Software, Inc. as Merchant of Record. Your payment contract for a paid plan is with Polar, which handles payments, VAT, invoices, and chargebacks. By subscribing, you also agree to Polar's buyer terms.
  • Paid plans are billed monthly in advance and renew automatically until cancelled. You can cancel through the Polar customer portal; cancellation stops future renewals but does not refund the current period unless required by law or Polar's policy.
  • Consumers in the EU/EEA may have a statutory right to withdraw from distance contracts. For Pro subscriptions, Polar is the seller and provides the pre-contractual withdrawal information and process; Polar's buyer terms apply. This does not affect mandatory rights.
  • Refunds are handled by Polar under its policies; statutory refund and withdrawal rights remain unaffected. If you believe a charge is incorrect, contact [email protected] within 30 days of the charge date.
  • GPU charges are billed separately by Vast.ai and are not part of the CUDAnetes subscription.

Service availability and warranty

We provide the service with reasonable care. We do not guarantee any specific uptime, latency, or availability, and we may modify, suspend, or discontinue features or the service itself with reasonable notice where practical. Statutory warranty rights remain unaffected.

Intellectual property

You retain ownership of the content you submit to the service. You grant us a limited, non-exclusive licence to process your content solely to provide the service. We do not claim ownership of your inputs or outputs.

You are responsible for ensuring you have the right to submit any content you send through the API, including content belonging to or describing third parties.

Data protection

We process personal data as described in our Privacy Policy. Where you process personal data inside your containers, you are the controller and we act as a processor to the extent we handle that data. Business customers can request a data processing agreement at [email protected]. Vast.ai is not our subprocessor: you contract with Vast.ai directly, and Vast.ai's own terms and privacy policy apply to your Vast.ai account.

Limitation of liability

  • We are liable without limitation for intent (Vorsatz), gross negligence (grobe Fahrlässigkeit), injury to life, body or health, guarantees, and liability that cannot be excluded under mandatory law.
  • For slight negligence, we are liable only for breach of essential contractual obligations and limited to the foreseeable damage typical for this type of contract.
  • We are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from third-party infrastructure, including Vast.ai availability or pricing, except where mandatory law provides otherwise.

Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability that cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law, including mandatory consumer rights.

Termination

You may delete your account at any time from the dashboard. Upon deletion, your data will be removed in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Deleting your account removes the Polar customer link; if you have an active paid subscription, cancel it in the Polar portal first so that renewal and invoice questions are settled before deletion. We may also terminate a subscription where required by law.

We may suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms, pose a security risk, are associated with fraudulent activity, or where required by law. Where reasonable, we will notify you before taking action.

Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. Material changes will be communicated by email at least 30 days before taking effect. If you do not agree to the updated Terms, you may terminate your account before the effective date. Where consent is required by law, we will ask for it separately.

Governing law and jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany, excluding the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG). Mandatory consumer protection rules of your country of habitual residence remain unaffected.

For merchants, legal entities under public law, and special funds under public law, the place of jurisdiction is Kassel, Germany. For consumers, the statutory jurisdiction rules apply.

Dispute resolution

We are neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (§ 36 VSBG).

Contact

Questions about these Terms: [email protected]
Ali Lamari, trading as CUDAnetes, Heideweg 31, 34131 Kassel, Germany.