1. Subject of these Terms of Service

Nexpell is a free, self-hosted content management system (CMS) for creating and managing websites.

These Terms of Service govern:

• the use of the Nexpell software
• the use of optional update and plugin infrastructures operated by the project

Hosting, operation, or content management of websites are not part of Nexpell.

2. Nature of the Software

Nexpell is provided as a locally installable CMS software and is operated by the user on their own or third-party infrastructure at their own responsibility.

Nexpell is:

• ❌ not a hosting provider
• ❌ not a service provider
• ❌ not a website operator
• ❌ not a content provider

3. User Responsibility

The user is solely responsible for:

• content created or published using Nexpell
• the legal compliance of the website
• compliance with all applicable laws
• data protection and data security
• operation, maintenance, and security of the installation

Nexpell assumes no responsibility or liability for website content or operation.

4. Optional Update and Plugin Infrastructure

To support the software, Nexpell operates optional server infrastructures, in particular for:

• core updates
• plugin installer and plugin registry
• theme downloads
• version and update checks
• related API services

This infrastructure serves solely to improve convenience and maintenance of the software.

5. Voluntary Nature of the Services

Use of the update and plugin infrastructure is voluntary. The Nexpell software can generally be used without these services.

Nexpell reserves the right to:

• restrict services
• modify services
• or discontinue services at any time

8. No Interference with Third-Party Systems

• no deactivation of plugins on user systems
• no deletion of content
• no modification of configurations
• no interference with running websites

The local installation always remains fully under the control of the user.

9–11. Further Provisions

• Use of the software and services is at the user’s own risk
• Changes to these Terms of Service are reserved
• If any provision is invalid, the remaining provisions remain unaffected
• The law of the Federal Republic of Germany shall apply