Terms of Service
Last updated: September 3, 2026
Last updated: September 3, 2026
Welcome to Homerun, a platform designed for personal self-hosting. This document constitutes the legal agreement ("Terms") between you ("User") and Ethereal Network Sciences PBC, DBA Hintjen ("Hintjen," "we," "our"), the developers of Homerun Desktop and Homerun Go. Your use of our software application ("Software") signifies your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by these Terms in their entirety.
The Software comes in two forms. Homerun Desktop runs game servers on your Windows computer — depending on your system and the choices you make during setup, either inside the Windows Subsystem for Linux or natively on Windows. Homerun Go does the same on an iPhone or Android phone, running the server on the device itself. Both present the same interface, and both are covered by these Terms; where a provision applies to only one, it says so.
If you obtained Homerun Go from the App Store or from Google Play, that store's own terms apply to the download alongside these Terms, and where a store requires a term we cannot vary, that term prevails over anything inconsistent here. Apple and Google are not parties to this agreement, are not responsible for the Software, and have no obligation to provide support for it.
Our Privacy Policy is incorporated into these Terms by reference and forms part of this agreement. It describes what information the Software collects and how we use it.
The use of the Software is restricted to individuals who are at least 14 years of age. Users who have not reached the age of majority in their jurisdiction must obtain consent from and be supervised by a parent or legal guardian when using the Software.
Homerun Go carries an age rating in each app store. Those ratings describe what the app itself contains; they do not lower the age requirement in this section, and they say nothing about the servers other people host, which we do not control.
You represent that you are not barred from using the Software under the laws of your jurisdiction, and that you will comply with Section 21.4 regarding export controls and sanctions.
Through the Software, you are granted the ability to:
As a user, you correspondingly agree to:
The Software incorporates proprietary technology, design elements, and content developed by Hintjen. While certain components may incorporate open-source elements, the core application and its distinctive features remain the exclusive intellectual property of Hintjen. Applications made available through our repository are subject to the intellectual property rights of their respective developers.
You are expressly prohibited from:
You retain all rights in the content and data you create or host using the Software. Nothing in these Terms transfers ownership of your content to us.
To maintain system integrity and compliance with applicable laws, users are strictly prohibited from utilizing the Software to:
The Software provides the technical framework for you to host various applications and services, which may include game servers, media servers, and other self-hosted solutions. With this capability:
Hintjen does not monitor, review, or assume any control over user-hosted content and expressly disclaims any liability arising from such content.
You sign in using your email address: we send a single-use link to that address, and following it authenticates you and issues your session. We do not ask you to choose a password. You may instead sign in with a Google or Apple account, in which case that provider authenticates you and tells us the address associated with it — including a private relay address, where Apple issues one. Accounts and sessions are managed through our identity provider, and the Software separately provisions an identifier on the Matrix protocol that it uses internally for device communication and data replication.
Guest accounts. You may use the Software without giving us an address at all, in which case we create a guest account for you. A guest account exists only on the device that created it and cannot be signed into from anywhere else: losing that device, or deleting the app, loses the account and everything on it. You can turn a guest account into an ordinary one at any time by giving us an email address, which keeps the servers you have already made. We may delete guest accounts that are never claimed.
By using these features:
Please notify us promptly at [email protected] if you believe your account has been accessed without your authorization.
The Software transmits information to us in the course of operating: system and installation diagnostics, crash and error reports, product usage data, and operational information about the servers you host, including information about the players who connect to them. What is collected, why, and how to object to it is described in full in our Privacy Policy.
By using the Software you acknowledge this collection. Where your local law requires your consent for any part of it — the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland — we ask before anything is sent, and collect nothing until you answer. Everywhere else you can turn product analytics and crash reporting off at any time in the same place: More → Privacy in Homerun Go, and the account menu in Homerun Desktop.
The Software automatically copies the data of the servers you host to infrastructure we operate, so that servers can be restored, moved between machines, and shared with co-hosts. Backups are taken automatically, typically when a server stops, and are retained on a rolling schedule of approximately thirty days of snapshots.
We hold the keys to these backups and are technically capable of reading their contents; we access them only where necessary to operate or support the service.
Backups are a convenience, not a guarantee. We do not warrant that any backup will exist, be complete, or be restorable, and you should keep your own copies of anything you cannot afford to lose. Deleting a server may not immediately remove its stored backups.
The Software checks for updates automatically and may download and install them without further action from you, including while the application window is hidden. Updates may add, change or remove functionality. Keeping the Software current is often necessary for security and for continued compatibility with our services, and we may require a minimum version in order to connect.
The interface the Software presents is updated separately from the Software itself: it is downloaded from us, verified against a signature, and replaced without going through an app store. This means the interface may change between one launch and the next, and that a change we make reaches you without an app store update. The version installed from the store always remains available as a floor, so the Software is complete and usable without any such download.
To investigate faults, our systems can request diagnostic logs from the Software running on your machine over an authenticated connection associated with your account, and the Software uploads server logs and configuration automatically when a hosted service fails. These logs may contain information about your system, your server configuration, and players connected at the time. We use them to diagnose and fix problems.
Some features make information visible beyond your own account:
We may remove, delist or refuse to list any server, and may remove leaderboard entries, where we consider the content unlawful, harmful, deceptive, or in breach of these Terms. Where we do so you may appeal by contacting [email protected], and we will review the decision.
The Software is currently offered as pre-release ("beta") software. It may contain defects, behave unpredictably, lose data, or change substantially between versions, and features may be added or withdrawn without notice. Pre-release software is provided for evaluation and use at your own risk, and the disclaimers in Sections 14 and 15 apply with particular force.
The operation of a personal server environment inherently involves certain technical risks. While Hintjen implements reasonable measures to ensure the reliability and security of the Software, we expressly disclaim liability for:
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Hintjen shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, or for lost profits, revenues or data, and Hintjen's total liability shall not exceed the greater of the amount paid by you for the Software in the twelve months preceding the claim, or one hundred United States dollars.
Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation, or for any other liability that cannot lawfully be excluded. Some jurisdictions do not allow certain limitations, so parts of this section may not apply to you.
The Software is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise. Hintjen specifically disclaims all warranties of:
Where applicable law grants you statutory warranties or consumer guarantees that cannot be excluded, those rights are unaffected by this section.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Hintjen, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any claims, damages, losses, or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your use of the Services, violation of these Terms, or infringement of any third-party rights, including intellectual property rights. This obligation applies only to the extent permitted by applicable law, and does not apply where you are a consumer and local law prohibits it.
You may stop using the Software and close your account at any time by contacting us. Uninstalling the Software does not by itself delete data held on our systems; see the Privacy Policy for how to request deletion.
We may suspend or terminate your access, or remove content or servers, where we reasonably believe you have breached these Terms, where required by law, or where necessary to protect the Platform, other users, or third parties. Except where a delay would cause harm or is legally precluded, we will give you notice and, where the breach can be remedied, an opportunity to remedy it. You may appeal a suspension or termination by contacting [email protected].
We may also discontinue the Software or any of its features. Where we discontinue the service generally, we will give reasonable advance notice so that you can retrieve your data. Sections 4, 6, 14, 15, 16, 20 and 21 survive termination.
Hintjen reserves the right to modify these Terms as the Software evolves or as required by legal or operational considerations. We will provide notification of material changes through the Software interface or by email. Your continued use of the Software following such notification constitutes acceptance of the modified Terms. If you do not accept a change, your remedy is to stop using the Software and close your account.
Hintjen shall not be liable for any failure or delay in performing its obligations under these Terms due to unforeseen circumstances or causes beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to natural disasters, pandemics, strikes, closures, government actions, network or utility failures, or other force majeure events.
20.1 Governing law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, United States, without regard to its conflict-of-law rules. Where you are a consumer resident elsewhere, this choice does not deprive you of the protection of mandatory provisions of the law of your country of residence.
20.2 Informal resolution first. Before starting formal proceedings, please contact us at [email protected] with a description of the dispute. We will try in good faith to resolve it within 60 days.
20.3 Arbitration. If we cannot resolve a dispute informally, it will be settled by binding individual arbitration administered under the rules of a recognised arbitration provider, seated in Delaware, and may be conducted remotely or on written submissions where the provider's rules permit.
20.4 Carve-outs. Either party may bring an individual claim in small-claims court, and either party may seek injunctive relief in court to protect intellectual property or prevent unauthorized access to the Platform.
20.5 No class actions. Disputes will be resolved on an individual basis. Neither party may bring a claim as a plaintiff or class member in a class, consolidated or representative action.
20.6 Opt-out and local law. You may opt out of Sections 20.3 and 20.5 by emailing [email protected] within 30 days of first accepting these Terms; opting out does not affect the rest of these Terms. Sections 20.3 and 20.5 do not apply where they are prohibited or unenforceable under the law applicable to you — including for consumers resident in the European Economic Area and the United Kingdom, who may bring proceedings in the courts of their own country and are entitled to use their local consumer dispute resolution mechanisms.
21.1 Severability. If any provision of these Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be limited or removed to the minimum extent necessary and the remainder will continue in full force.
21.2 Entire agreement. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Hintjen regarding the Software, and supersede any prior agreements or understandings on that subject.
21.3 No waiver; assignment. A failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of it. You may not assign these Terms without our written consent; we may assign them in connection with a merger, acquisition or sale of assets.
21.4 Export control and sanctions. You may not use or export the Software in violation of applicable export control or sanctions laws, and you represent that you are not located in, or ordinarily resident in, a jurisdiction subject to comprehensive sanctions, and are not a person with whom dealings are prohibited under those laws.
21.5 Third-party services. The Software interoperates with services operated by others — including Microsoft and Mojang for Minecraft sign-in and account lookup, Discord, the repositories that distribute mods and modpacks you choose to install, Apple's and Google's notification services where you allow notifications, and the app store you installed Homerun Go from — and your use of those services is governed by their own terms. Apple and Google are not parties to these Terms and have no responsibility for the Software.
If you believe that content available through our application repository infringes upon your copyright, please submit a notification to our designated DMCA agent at [email protected]. Your notification must include:
For inquiries regarding these Terms or any aspect of the Software, please contact us at [email protected]. For privacy matters specifically, please use [email protected].