Last Updated: October 24, 2025
This Web Hosting Agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into by and between DaronR Managing Partners, Limited Company (“Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), operator of daronr.com, and the customer identified in the applicable order form, proposal, or statement of work (“Client,” “you,” or “your”). By purchasing, activating, or using our hosting or managed WordPress services (collectively, the “Hosting Services”), you agree to be bound by this Agreement in addition to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy, each incorporated herein by reference.
Important Billing & Cancellation Summary (For Convenience Only). Hosting fees are billed in advance and are non?refundable once billed, as Hosting Services are provisioned and rendered immediately upon billing. Client must provide at least thirty (30) days’ written notice prior to the end of the current service term to cancel. Failure to provide timely notice will result in auto?renewal for the next term. Service may be suspended or terminated for non?payment. See Sections 3, 4, and 9 for legally operative terms.
1.1 Managed WordPress & Cloud Hosting. Company provides managed WordPress hosting delivered via first?party or partner cloud infrastructure, including but not limited to WordPress.com / WP Cloud. For premium or enterprise deployments, Client may elect infrastructure on DigitalOcean, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), or Amazon Web Services (AWS), subject to additional fees and an applicable statement of work (“SOW”).
1.1.a Website Management Website management includes routine updates, minor edits, basic maintenance, and general support based on the selected plan. Major redesigns, custom development, advanced SEO, paid ads, extensive content work, emergency recovery, or third-party platform issues are not included unless agreed to in writing. Additional work may require a separate estimate or upgraded plan.
1.2 Service Components. Hosting Services may include one or more of the following, as specified in your order: compute resources, storage, bandwidth, SSL/TLS enablement, managed updates, security hardening, caching/CDN, backups (if purchased), staging environments, monitoring, and incident response targets. Resource classes (e.g., vCPU, RAM, storage, IOPS, bandwidth) are as listed in your order or SOW.
1.3 Exclusions. Unless expressly stated in an SOW, Hosting Services do not include content creation, custom development, malware removal, domain registration, DNS administration, email hosting/deliverability, or third?party license fees. Managed services beyond the defined scope are billable at Company’s then?current rates.
2.1 Initial Term. The initial term begins on the service activation date and continues for the period stated in the order (monthly or annually, unless otherwise specified).
2.2 Auto?Renewal. The Agreement automatically renews for successive terms of equal length unless either party provides timely written notice of non?renewal per Section 4. Hosting fees for renewal terms are due in advance on or before the renewal date.
3.1 Advance Billing. Hosting fees are billed in advance for each term upon activation and at the start of each renewal term. All invoices are due net ten (10) days, unless otherwise stated.
3.2 Non?Refundable. All hosting fees are non?refundable once billed because Hosting Services are provisioned and rendered immediately upon billing (including resource reservation, platform costs, and security configuration). No credits or refunds will be issued for partial months, downgrades, or unused resources.
3.3 Late Payment; Suspension. Past?due balances accrue interest at the lesser of 1.5% per month or the maximum rate allowed by law. Company may suspend or throttle the Hosting Services for non?payment, and may charge a service restoration fee to reinstate Services after payment is cured.
3.4 Payment Methods. Payments may be processed via third?party payment processors (including Stripe). By providing a payment method, you authorize us and our processors to charge fees, taxes, and authorized adjustments. You agree to maintain accurate billing information and sufficient funds.
3.5 Overages & Upgrades. If usage exceeds the allocated resource limits or fair?use thresholds (e.g., bandwidth, storage, requests), Company may assess overage fees or propose an upgraded plan. Upgrades may be applied mid?term with pro?rated fees.
4.1 Notice to Cancel. Client must provide no less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to cancel Hosting Services. Notice must be sent to legal@daronr.com with the subject line “Hosting Cancellation” and include domain(s), account owner’s name, and termination date.
4.2 Effective Date of Cancellation. Cancellations become effective at the end of the current term following the 30?day notice window. If notice is received fewer than 30 days before renewal, the plan will renew for one additional term and terminate thereafter.
4.3 Backups & Export. Prior to the termination effective date, Client should export site files, databases, and related content. Company may provide a final archive upon written request if backups are included in the plan, subject to an administrative fee. Post?termination data may be purged and is not guaranteed to be retrievable.
4.4 No Refunds for Partial Term. Cancellation does not entitle Client to a refund for any portion of a current term or for unused services.
5.1 WordPress.com / WP Cloud. Our preferred managed WordPress infrastructure partner is WordPress.com / WP Cloud. Deployments on WP Cloud benefit from WordPress?optimized caching, global edge, and automated updates, subject to WP Cloud/Automattic policies.
5.2 Premium/Enterprise Clouds. For higher performance, data residency, or specialized compliance, Client may elect deployment on DigitalOcean, GCP, or AWS. In such cases: (a) pass?through infrastructure fees apply; (b) instance classes, regions, storage tiers, and network egress are defined in the SOW; (c) platform SLAs apply in addition to Company’s targets; and (d) certain features (e.g., managed database, object storage, CDN, WAF) may incur additional charges.
5.3 Change of Platform. Migration between platforms (e.g., WP Cloud to AWS) is a billable project and may entail planned downtime, DNS propagation windows, and re?validation of SSL certificates.
6.1 Uptime Targets. Unless expressly stated in a written SLA, Hosting Services are provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis with commercially reasonable efforts for uptime and performance. Partner or cloud provider SLAs may apply per their terms.
6.2 Maintenance. Company may perform scheduled or emergency maintenance. We will use reasonable efforts to provide advance notice for scheduled maintenance that materially affects availability.
6.3 Incident Response. We monitor core services and will use commercially reasonable efforts to respond to severity?1 incidents. Response time targets are not guarantees unless set forth in a signed SLA.
7.1 Backups (If Purchased). If your plan includes backups, the frequency, retention, and recovery point objective (RPO) are as stated in your order or SLA. Restoration is subject to the availability and integrity of the latest successful backup. Backups are a best?effort service and are not a substitute for Client maintaining its own off?site copies.
7.2 Disaster Recovery. Recovery time objectives (RTO) are targets only, not guarantees, absent a signed SLA. Zero?day exploits, vendor outages, or force majeure events may affect recovery timelines.
8.1 Shared Responsibility. Security is a shared responsibility between Company, platform partners, and Client. Company implements reasonable safeguards appropriate for managed hosting. Client is responsible for application?level security, user access controls, API keys, content approvals, and credential hygiene (including multi?factor authentication where available).
8.2 Updates & Patching. Managed WordPress updates may include core, theme, and plugin updates. Updates can introduce compatibility changes. Company may defer or roll back updates that cause instability; remediation or custom fixes outside the plan are billable.
8.3 Malware & Abuse. Client shall not upload or enable malicious code, spam, or abusive traffic. If malware, phishing, or abuse is detected, Company may quarantine or disable affected components, require remediation, or suspend service until resolved.
9.1 Compliance. Client must comply with applicable laws, platform terms (including WP Cloud/Automattic, DigitalOcean, GCP, AWS), and Company’s acceptable use policies.
9.2 Prohibited Uses. Prohibited activities include, without limitation: illegal content; intellectual property infringement; spam or unsolicited bulk email; crypto?mining without written consent; denial?of?service tools; password lists or cracking tools; and content that is defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable per applicable law and platform rules.
9.3 Resource Abuse. Excessive CPU, RAM, disk I/O, database queries, or network requests that degrade platform stability may be rate?limited, sandboxed, or suspended until mitigated.
10.1 Ownership. Client retains ownership of Client Content. Client grants Company a non?exclusive license to host, cache, transmit, display, and process Client Content solely to provide the Hosting Services.
10.2 Client Warranties. Client represents that it has all rights necessary to host and distribute Client Content and that such content complies with applicable law and third?party rights.
10.3 Subsidized/Free Website Builds — Conditional Ownership. If Company designs, develops, or deploys a website for Client at a discounted rate, on a payment plan, or for free in consideration of Client’s commitment to purchase hosting and/or management for a minimum term (each a “Subsidized Build”), then ownership of the website (including layouts, templates, compiled code, and configuration) remains with Company until Client has fully satisfied the minimum term and paid all amounts due.
10.4 License During Commitment. Prior to satisfaction of the minimum term, Client receives a revocable, non?exclusive, non?transferable license to use the Subsidized Build only on Company?approved infrastructure while the account remains in good standing. Client may not export, transfer, sublicense, or replicate the Subsidized Build outside Company?approved infrastructure during the commitment period without written consent.
10.5 Breach, Early Cancellation, or Non?Payment. If Client breaches, cancels, or fails to complete the minimum term (including non?payment), Client does not acquire ownership of the Subsidized Build and the license in Section 10.4 automatically terminates. Upon such termination, Company may disable access to the site and associated licensed materials. Client’s rights are limited to export of Client Content and data (e.g., text, images supplied by Client, product data, blog posts); Client does not receive Company IP, templates, layouts, premium theme/plugin licenses held by Company, or other proprietary materials.
10.6 Buyout Option (At Company’s Discretion). Company may, at its sole discretion, offer a buyout of a Subsidized Build. The buyout fee shall be the greater of: (i) the undiscounted fair market value of the website as quoted by Company; or (ii) the remaining value of the minimum term (including any waived setup/onboarding fees), plus any third?party license transfer costs. Title transfers only upon Company’s written confirmation after receipt of all amounts due. Third?party premium licenses are excluded unless expressly transferred in writing.
11.1 Third?Party Terms. Hosting may involve third?party software, plugins, and services governed by their own terms and privacy policies (including WordPress/Automattic, WP Cloud, DigitalOcean, GCP, AWS, and security/CDN vendors). Company is not responsible for third?party availability, updates, pricing, or performance.
11.2 Premium Licenses. Premium theme or plugin licenses may be held by Company or Client as defined in the order. Continued updates after project completion may require Client to obtain its own license.
11.3 Open Source. Open?source components are provided under their respective licenses; to the extent of conflict, the open?source license controls.
12.1 Privacy. Personal data processed through the Hosting Services is subject to our Privacy Policy. Client is responsible for publishing appropriate privacy notices and obtaining consents for data collection (e.g., cookie banners) as required by law.
12.2 Processor Role. Where Company processes personal data on Client’s behalf, the parties shall execute a Data Processing Addendum (“DPA”), which forms part of this Agreement. Client is the controller; Company is the processor/service provider.
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN A SIGNED SLA, THE HOSTING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE. COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON?INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. UPTIME, RPO/RTO, PERFORMANCE, OR SECURITY OUTCOMES ARE TARGETS ONLY UNLESS GUARANTEED IN A SIGNED SLA.
Client shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Company and its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to: (a) Client Content; (b) Client’s breach of this Agreement or applicable law; (c) Client’s misuse of the Hosting Services; or (d) claims by end users or third parties related to the hosted sites or content.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, COVER, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, LOST REVENUE, LOST DATA, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY. COMPANY’S TOTAL AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATING TO THE HOSTING SERVICES SHALL NOT EXCEED THE FEES PAID BY CLIENT FOR THE HOSTING SERVICES DURING THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.
16.1 Suspension. Company may suspend Hosting Services immediately for non?payment, security risk, abuse, or legal violations. Suspension does not relieve Client of payment obligations.
16.2 Termination for Cause. Either party may terminate this Agreement for material breach not cured within thirty (30) days of written notice. Company may terminate immediately for illegal activity or platform policy violations.
16.3 Effect of Termination. Upon termination or expiration, Client shall pay all accrued and non?cancelable fees. Sections intended to survive (including Fees, IP, Privacy, Disclaimers, Limitation, Indemnity, and Dispute Resolution) shall survive.
Neither party shall be liable for delays or failures due to events beyond its reasonable control, including acts of God, natural disasters, war, terrorism, labor disputes, governmental actions, pandemics, supply chain failures, utility interruptions, platform outages, or internet backbone failures. Performance is excused for the duration of the event.
This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, without regard to conflict?of?laws principles. Disputes shall be resolved via binding arbitration administered by JAMS or AAA in Maricopa County, Arizona, before a single arbitrator. The parties waive jury trial and class actions to the fullest extent permitted by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may seek injunctive relief in a court of competent jurisdiction.
All legal notices must be in writing and delivered by hand, overnight courier with tracking, certified mail (return receipt), or email with confirmation to legal@daronr.com (subject: “Legal Notice – Hosting”). Routine account or support communications may be sent via email or ticketing system. Privacy inquiries shall be directed to privacy@daronr.com.
Client may not assign this Agreement without Company’s prior written consent. Company may assign to an affiliate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets. Company may subcontract portions of the Hosting Services to qualified partners (including WP Cloud, DigitalOcean, GCP, AWS) while remaining responsible for their performance. The parties are independent contractors.
This Agreement, together with the Terms & Conditions, Privacy Policy, any SOW, and any SLA or DPA, constitutes the entire agreement with respect to the Hosting Services and supersedes prior or contemporaneous understandings. In case of conflict, the order of precedence is: (1) DPA (data processing), (2) SLA (hosting uptime/backups), (3) SOW, (4) this Web Hosting Agreement, and (5) Terms & Conditions. Amendments must be in writing and signed or expressly accepted by both parties.
If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full force. No waiver of any breach constitutes a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. Failure to enforce any provision shall not constitute a waiver.
Client Acknowledgment. By activating, accessing, or paying for Hosting Services, Client acknowledges and agrees to the non?refundable, advance?billing policy, the 30?day cancellation notice, and the partner/platform options described above, including the conditional ownership terms for Subsidized/Free Website Builds in Section 10.
