Terms of Service

Last updated: 29 May 2026

Welcome to Relay. These Terms of Service ("Terms") are an agreement between you and Relay ("we", "us") covering your use of the Relay desktop app and related services (together, the "Service"). By creating an account or using the Service, you agree to these Terms. If you don't agree, please don't use the Service.

1. Who can use Relay

You must be at least 13 years old to use Relay (or the minimum age of digital consent in your country, if higher). If you're under 18, you confirm that a parent or guardian agrees to these Terms on your behalf. You're responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for everything that happens under your account.

2. What Relay is

Relay lets small groups of friends run a shared Minecraft Java server that any member can host from their own computer. World data is stored in cloud storage so hosting can pass between members. Relay is a tool for trusted friend groups — it is not a public hosting platform, and we don't provide game servers ourselves.

Relay is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mojang Studios or Microsoft. "Minecraft" is a trademark of Mojang Studios. You are responsible for owning a valid Minecraft license and for complying with Minecraft's own end-user license agreement and usage guidelines.

3. Your content

"Your Content" means the worlds, plugins, configuration, and other data you and your group upload or generate through Relay. You keep all rights you already have in Your Content. You grant us a limited licence to store, copy, and transmit Your Content solely to operate the Service for you (for example, syncing a world between hosts).

You're responsible for Your Content and for having the rights to use it — including any third-party plugins you upload. Don't upload anything you don't have the right to distribute.

4. Acceptable use

You agree not to:

• Use Relay for anything illegal, or to store or share unlawful, infringing, or harmful content.
• Attempt to break, overload, reverse-engineer, or gain unauthorised access to the Service or other users' data.
• Resell or commercially redistribute the Service without our written permission.
• Upload malware, or plugins designed to harm hosts' computers or other players.
• Abuse storage or hosting in a way that degrades the Service for others.

Because Relay servers are invite-only and run by group members, you and your group are responsible for moderating your own community and resolving disputes between members.

5. Accounts and email verification

Creating an account requires a valid email address, which you must verify before you can create or host servers. We use your email for account-related communication (verification, security, important Service notices). You can delete your account at any time from the app's settings.

6. Storage limits and paid plans

Each account includes a free cloud-storage allowance. We may offer paid plans with higher limits. Pricing, limits, and features may change; we'll give reasonable notice of material changes. If and when paid plans launch, additional billing terms will apply and will be presented to you before you pay.

7. Service availability

We work to keep Relay running but we don't guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service. Hosting depends on group members' own computers and internet connections, which are outside our control. We may modify, suspend, or discontinue parts of the Service, and we'll try to give notice where practical.

8. Termination

You can stop using Relay and delete your account at any time. We may suspend or terminate your access if you breach these Terms or use the Service in a way that risks harm to others or to us. We'll try to give notice where reasonable, except where doing so isn't practical or would create a security or legal risk.

9. Disclaimers

The Service is provided "as is" and "as available", without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement, to the fullest extent permitted by law. You use Relay at your own risk. We are not responsible for lost worlds or data, though we do our best to keep your data safe.

10. Limitation of liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, or for loss of data, profits, or game progress arising from your use of the Service. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited by law.

11. Changes to these Terms

We may update these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we'll update the date above and, where appropriate, notify you in the app or by email. Continuing to use Relay after changes take effect means you accept the updated Terms.

12. Contact

Questions about these Terms? Reach us through the project page on GitHub.