RunPod provides no uptime warranty, availability guarantee, or support for Community Cloud services, and is not a party to transactions between Hosts and compute consumers. Users access Community Cloud at their own risk with no warranty that services will meet their requirements.
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This provision establishes that Community Cloud services operate without any service level agreement, uptime commitment, or RunPod support obligation. Users selecting Community Cloud over paid Compute Services have no contractual recourse against RunPod for service failures or Host misconduct.
The updated Terms of Service remove previous promotional language including referral bonuses (previously described as $5-$500 random credit bonuses) and product feature descriptions. The revised document now explicitly states it is a legally binding agreement between you and RunPod, Inc., with a last-updated date of March 24, 2026. No new restrictions or obligations are introduced by this change; the restructuring primarily formalizes the legal framework and eliminates marketing content that previously appeared within the terms document.
View change record →Under this clause, Community Cloud users have no warranty coverage, uptime guarantee, or support entitlement from RunPod. RunPod's contractual role is limited to connecting Hosts and consumers, with no liability for Host actions or service availability.
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Compare across platforms →"Runpod has no responsibility for the actions of Hosts, and Runpod makes no warranty that the Community Cloud Offerings will meet your requirements or be available on an uninterrupted, error-free basis. Runpod does not make any specific uptime warranties with respect to the Community Cloud Offerings. Runpod is only the venue to connect Hosts with consumers, and Runpod is not a party to any interaction between compute consumer and any Host.Excerpt from RunPod's Terms of Service
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The disclaimer of all warranties and the characterization of RunPod as merely a venue engages platform liability principles under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and general contract law regarding warranty disclaimers.
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This provision establishes that Community Cloud services operate without any service level agreement, uptime commitment, or RunPod support obligation. Users selecting Community Cloud over paid Compute Services have no contractual recourse against RunPod for service failures or Host misconduct.
Under this clause, Community Cloud users have no warranty coverage, uptime guarantee, or support entitlement from RunPod. RunPod's contractual role is limited to connecting Hosts and consumers, with no liability for Host actions or service availability.
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