Rapidshare Free Account

(1) RapidShare provides its free users with line and memory capacity at its sole discretion. It is entitled to temporarily disallow the saving of new files, to determine limitations regarding the maximum possible file size, to have the download of files only started after a waiting period, to adapt the rate of transmission to the visitor traffic and to limit the amount of the maximum permissible downloads per file. RapidShare points out that in order to clean up its hard drives it deletes such files which were uploaded by free users and which were not accessed for a time period of 90 days.
(2) Users of the RapidShare infrastructure have the opportunity of registering so-called "Collector's Accounts". Free users can upgrade the functionality of the RapidShare services by means of those Collector's Accounts and can have all files which have been uploaded via this account displayed and managed.

Rapidshare Premium Account

(1) Apart from the free use indicated under section III, users of the RapidShare infrastructure have the opportunity of establishing premium memberships subject to costs with which they can make use of additional services.
(2) RapidShare shall - for the duration of his/her premium membership - provide each user with a volume of at least 500 GB web space in which the user can save his/her own files. Automatic file deletions according to section III (1) sentence 3 do not take place for premium users. Furthermore, RapidShare offers its premium users the opportunity of downloading every day without a waiting period and at a maximum speed a data volume as indicated during acquisition of the membership.
(3) The run-time for new premium memberships begins as soon as the user has logged on in his/her membership area (Premium Account) for the first time, however at the latest 21 days after the membership has been established. Premium users are obligated not to reveal the user names and passwords which are communicated to them. A transmission of user names and passwords to third parties is prohibited. A businesslike resale of premium memberships is only permitted with the consent of RapidShare. RapidShare reserves the right to disable memberships which are used directly or indirectly by several persons or which have been resold in a businesslike manner without the consent of RapidShare. RapidShare will not compensate damages caused by users who give away their passwords to third parties and/or by hackers who steal personal data/passwords from users.
(4) RapidShare would only like to render its services to customers who have made a conscious choice of becoming a member. Therefore, premium memberships are not automatically prolonged but rather end with the expiration of the booked time period without a cancellation being necessary. However, RapidShare reminds its premium users via email of an upcoming expiration of premium memberships and offers users the opportunity of prolonging their membership.