Legal Notice

Last updated: 1 June 2026

Site publisher

This website and the Hostabye service are published by:

Chicnuit LTD (company incorporated in England & Wales)
Company Number: 15646867 (Companies House, United Kingdom)
Registered office: 71-75 Shelton Street, London WC2H 9JQ, United Kingdom
Contact: via the contact form on this website

Hostabye is a trading name operated by Chicnuit LTD. The company is not UK VAT registered.

Publication director

The legal representative of Chicnuit LTD.

Hosting

The website and service are hosted by:

Hetzner Online GmbH — Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen, Germany (Helsinki, Finland datacenter)

Purpose of the service

Hostabye is an independent automation service that, when a visitor rings a Ring intercom connected by the user, triggers the door opening according to the rules set by the user (always-on or time slots). The service connects to the user's Ring account with their consent and never stores their password.

Intellectual property

All elements of the site (text, interface, the Hostabye logo, code) are protected. Any unauthorised reproduction is prohibited. Third-party trademarks mentioned (in particular Ring and Amazon) belong to their respective owners.

Independence from Ring / Amazon

Hostabye is an independent service. It is not affiliated with, associated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Ring LLC or Amazon. "Ring" is a registered trademark of Amazon. Hostabye interfaces with the user's Ring account at the user's express request.

Liability

Hostabye relies on third-party services (in particular Ring's infrastructure) over which the company has no control. If those services are unavailable, automatic opening may be temporarily interrupted. See the Terms of Service for liability limitations.